archiveOctober 2023

    The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) on Tuesday said 149 incidents of crude theft were recorded across the Niger Delta in the past week. The oil firm said this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. The company said across the Niger Delta, the war on crude...

Pastor Isaac Oyedepo, one of the sons of Bishop David Oyedepo, founder of Living Faith Church, aka Winners Chapel, has resigned. Isaac, who was recently appointed as the Global Youth Pastor of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, resigned to start his own ministry. Isaac had recently said, “My God-given mandate...

Vice President Kashim Shettima has wooed foreign investors to invest in the country’s agricultural sector, assuring them that Nigeria is ready for business. Shettima made the call on Tuesday in Iowa, United States, while delivering his address titled “Nigeria’s Agribusiness Roadmap for a Prosperous Future” during the 2023 Norman Borlaug...

  The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Services, Sunday Karimi, has explained the reason behind the decision of the leadership of the two chambers of the National Assembly to buy luxury cars for lawmakers. As reported by Channels TV, Karimi said the National Assembly decided to get the luxury...

President Bola Tinubu has approved N18 billion for the Group Life Assurance benefits and other entitlements for families of fallen heroes of the Nigerian Armed Forces. Tinubu announced the approval on Wednesday, during the Launch of the Emblem Appeal for the 2024 Armed Forces Remembrance Day at the State House,...

    Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, has called on former US President Barack Obama, King Abdullah of Jordan, former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, former Ireland President Mary Robinson, and former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo to intervene as mediators with Israel over the ongoing war...

The Supreme Court of Nigeria will rule on Thursday regarding the appeals to oust President Bola Tinubu from office. As recorded in the court docket officially marked by Registrar Zainab Garba, the apex court issued a directive regarding the judgment disclosing its schedule for October 26. “Take notice that judgment...

  President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday directed the immediate implementation of fiscal policy and tax reforms recommendation of a report on the ‘quick-win achievement’. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this while briefing journalists in Abuja after the committee met with the president...

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed concerned over the pre-election court judgments on the eve of the November 2023 off-cycle elections in Bayelsa, Kogi, and Imo states. INEC National Chairman Mahmood Yakubu said this in Abuja on Tuesday during the Commission’s meeting with stakeholders. “On the issue...

  As a bold move towards accountability and internal cleansing, the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr.  Ola Olukoyede,  has directed staff of the Commission to immediately declare their assets in line with  civil service regulations and procedures. According to a press statement by the...