A political coalition under the banner of the Kogi Alliance for Renewed Hope, KARH, has faulted recent comments made by Senator Sunday Steve Karimi, representing Kogi West, over his reaction to the pro-Tinubu endorsement rally held in Lokoja last week. In a statement issued on Monday and signed by Toba Ogundele and Idris Abubakar, the […] More
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris on Monday, countered claims by some foreign individuals alleging Christian genocide in Nigeria. DAILY POST reports that some lawmakers and religious freedom fighters in the United States recently claimed that Christians are being persecuted in Nigeria. Rep Riley M. Moore of the US Congress and Senator Ted […] More
The Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, on Monday said nobody doubts where the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike stands on any issue. Fagbemi said Wike is like a Computer Based, CBT, test whenever you ask him for a favour. He disclosed this at the flagging off ceremony of the construction […] More
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused opposition politicians of using the ongoing #FreeNnamdiKanu protests to cause tension and score cheap political points. In a statement on Monday, the party’s spokesperson, Seye Oladejo, described the protests as orchestrated tension and politically motivated street agitations taking place in parts of the […] More
Another petroleum tanker carrying sixty thousands, 60,000, litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petroleum has fallen in Oyo State. The incident occurred at at Iroko town, along Oyo/ Ibadan Expressway in Ibadan, Sunday evening. It was learnt that the tanker with registration number GZA55OXA swerved into a nearby ditch, spilling its content. […] More
High Court of Kano has sentenced two men, Aliyu Hussaini and Amir Zakariyya, to death by hanging for killing Buhari Imam, a lecturer at Northwest University, Kano. Justice Fatima Adamu delivered the judgment on Monday after finding the defendants guilty on three counts; conspiracy, armed robbery, and culpable homicide. “The action of the defendants shows […] More
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the death of the Commanding Officer of the 202 Tank Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Saidu Paiko, along with several soldiers, following a fierce confrontation with Boko Haram insurgents in the Kashimri area of Bama Local Government Area, Borno State. According to a statement issued on Monday by the Acting Director […] More
NSUKKA — Former Governor of Enugu State and ex-National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo, on Monday urged the Federal Government to release the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, to enable him seek proper medical treatment outside the custody of the Department of […] More
The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to allocate N350 million in the 2026 budget to revive moribund industries and support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Nigeria. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion moved by Hon. Akarachi Amadi, who represents the Mbaitoli/Ikeduru Federal Constituency of Imo State. Amadi noted […] More
Stakeholders in Nigeria’s justice sector have renewed calls for the abolition of death penalty, urging the Federal Government to replace it with life imprisonment and adopt restorative justice measures that uphold human dignity. The call was made during the commemoration of the 23rd World Day Against the Use of the Death Penalty, themed “Death Penalty […] More
Tragedy struck at Obadore, inward Igando, along the LASU-Igando Road, Lagos, at about 11 p.m. on Saturday, when a fully loaded commercial bus rammed into a broken-down Private Sector Participant (PSP) waste truck, leaving one person dead and several others injured. The incident prompted a swift response from the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA). […] More
Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has dissociated himself from separatist agitation in the South-East, insisting that the region’s progress and prosperity are intrinsically tied to its unity within the Nigerian federation. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Sunday, the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor clarified that while he supports peaceful […] More