Category: News

House rent in major cities in the South-East region: Enugu, Awka, Abakaliki, Aba, Owerri, Onitsha, Umuahia and other places, has been on a steady astronomical rise. Residents, particularly civil and public workers and small business owners, are crying out over the matter, saying many of them can no longer cope with the choking rent, especially […]

cites no healthcare services, worsening kidnapping, terrorism, armed gangs Citing unavailability of healthcare services, the increasing rate of kidnapping, terrorism, and armed gangs, among other crimes, the United States government has issued a fresh travel advisory to its citizens, warning against travel to Nigeria over the It issued the travel advisory as part of its […]

The Senate passed a bill for an act to establish the Federal Oil and Gas Hospital in Benikrukru, Delta. The passage was sequel to the presentation and consideration of the report of the Committee on Health (Secondary & Tertiary) on Federal Oil and Gas Hospital Benikrukru (Establishment) Bill, 2025 (SB. 847) by the Chairman, Senator […]

holds special session for Buhari The Senate has debunked its reported creation of 12 new states as fake news. Also, it said it will hold a special session today in honour of the departed President Muhammadu Buhari. It debunked the reported new creation following a motion raised by Senator Abdul Ningi, which drew his colleagues’ […]

The Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s external borrowing plan of over $21 billion for the 2025–2026 fiscal cycle, paving the way for the full implementation of the 2025 Appropriation Act. It did this at its sitting on Tuesday. The comprehensive borrowing package includes $21.19bn in direct foreign loans, €4bn, ¥15bn, a $65m grant and […]

The suspended senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, was shut out of the National Assembly in Abuja on Tuesday. She had arrived at the National Assembly complex at exactly 12:20 p.m in fulfilment of her earlier vow to resume legislative activities on Tuesday. She was accompanied by prominent political activist Aisha Yesufu among […]

 says govt has no proof defence files legal reply The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has called on the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss the ongoing case against its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, asserting that the prosecution has failed to establish a prima facie case. In a statement released by IPOB’s Media and […]

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has vomdemned the exclusion of the South-East and South-South regions in recent appointments into the boards of federal parastatals by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Dr. Ezechi Chukwu, the group described the appointments as a violation of national equity and […]

President Bola Tinubu has called on African nations to take control of the pricing and trade of their natural resources, stating that the continent must no longer remain a “price taker.” He made this call in a statement posted via his verified X (formerly Twitter) account on Tuesday. The remarks come as Nigeria prepares to […]