Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu (APC-Abia) has urged President Bola Tinubu to declare the late Chief MKO Abiola as one of Nigeria’s former presidents, posthumously. Kalu, who chairs the Senate Committee on Privatisation, said Abiola’s portrait should also be hung among that of Nigerian presidents. He spoke at the National Assembly on Tuesday against the background…
The leadership of the Lagos State House of Assembly has called on the Director of the Department of State Services (DSS) to immediately release three of its staff members who were arrested and remain in custody. The DSS reportedly arrested the three assembly staff last Friday for interrogation over an incident that occurred the previous…
South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol was facing his final impeachment hearing on Tuesday before judges decide whether to formally remove him from office over his disastrous martial law declaration. Yoon’s short-lived suspension of civilian rule plunged democratic South Korea into political turmoil, and he was removed from office by parliament in December. After…
The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers says it is engaging the Lagos State Government to resolve the ongoing issue of towed trucks. It said that the negotiation aims to prevent disruptions in fuel distribution, which could lead to widespread scarcity. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos, on…
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, on Tuesday, condemned the recent attacks in the state, which he said have claimed 24 lives. The first clash, which was said to have claimed 22 lives as against the seven reported by the Edo State Police Command, was between cocoa farmers and some alleged produce thieves in the agrarian…
Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has said that he believes the former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, is hurt because he was blocked from being a minister in the Tinubu administration. El-Rufai, who has been critical of Tinubu’s government in recent times, claimed on Monday night during…
President Bola Tinubu has said that his administration has strengthened the nation’s security apparatus to enable it tackle the emerging security challenges confronting the country effectively. The President stated this while declaring open the fifth edition of the Conference and Retreat for Senior Police Officers (CARSPO), held in Abeokuta, Ogun State. President Tinubu affirmed that…
The United States has released the list of eligible countries for its 2025 Visa Waiver Programme (VWP), with notable updates. While the United Kingdom has been excluded from general eligibility, it remains eligible under specific conditions. Significantly, no African countries, including Nigeria, Ghana, or South Africa,were included in the list. A major highlight of the…
The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has dismissed former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s claim that former military President, Ibrahim Babangida, was among those who tormented Tinubu during the military era. Osinbajo had made the remark while reviewing Babangida’s autobiography, A Journey in Service, at its public presentation in…
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has directed all commands of the Force to implement a comprehensive plan to reduce crime rates by 50 per cent in 2025. He gave the directive at the 5th Edition of the Annual Conference and Retreat for Senior Police Officers in Abeokuta on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria…
