Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Mathew Hassan Kukah, has urged former President Goodluck Jonathan to be cautious as he weighs calls to contest the 2027 presidential election. Speaking on Wednesday at the Democracy Dialogue of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation in Accra, Ghana, Kukah praised Jonathan’s 2015 conceding of defeat as a defining moment for Nigeria’s…
The President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Senator John Azuta-Mbata, has called on the Federal Government to release the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, to enable him to seek proper medical attention. This is as Azuta-Mbata called on Igbos across the country to ensure they register in the ongoing…
The Plateau State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has told the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, to perish the idea of “installing” a governor in the state in 2027 as the state belongs to the PDP and the people are happy with Gov. Caleb Mutfwang. Prof. Yilwatda…
The Benue State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has dismissed as false a claim by the Senator David Mark-led faction of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, that it has lured more than 10,000 PDP members and taken over the Agatu political landscape. In a statement on Thursday, the party’s State Publicity Secretary, Tim…
The Pan Niger Delta Forum has hailed the lifting of the state of emergency in Rivers State, effective midnight, Wednesday, September 17, 2025. In a statement signed by Board members and National Executive Committee members on Thursday, PANDEF commended President Bola Tinubu for rectifying what they described as an anomaly. The statement was co-signed by…
The Osun Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Leye Adegboyega has charged motorists in the state to be law abiding and to commit themselves to being safe road users. Adegboyega while stressing that road safety is a shared responsibility also reiterated the commitment of the FRSC in the state to the discharge…
The Rivers State House of Assembly led by Speaker, Martins Amaewhule is expected to begin its post-emergency plenary on Thursday. It was gathered that the lawmakers will resume sitting at Conference Hall located within the legislative quarters in Port Harcourt. The conference hall has been the lawmakers’ temporary meeting area since their official chamber at…
Seven victims have been confirmed dead following the fire incident at the Afriland Tower in the Lagos Island area of Lagos State on Tuesday. The victims were said to have died in hospitals across the state, where they had been rushed to after being evacuated from the high-rise building. It was gathered that doctors are battling…
The Federal Government has reintroduced Nigerian History as a compulsory subject in the basic education curriculum to strengthen national identity, unity, patriotism, and responsible citizenship. The Federal Ministry of Education announced the introduction in a statement on its official X account on Wednesday. “For the first time in decades, Nigerian pupils will study History continuously…
The federal government has paid poor Nigerians the sum of N330 billion in cash transfers through the National Social Safety-net Coordinating Office. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, disclosed this while briefing the press, in Abuja, yesterday. He disclosed that there were about 19.7 million poor and vulnerable…
