archiveJanuary 10, 2025

Senator John Azuta-Mbata has been elected as the President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide. The election was held on Friday at the Old Government Lodge Enugu. Sen. Azuta-Mbata represented Rivers East constituency under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The event was witnessed by prominent Igbo leaders and stakeholders, Governors Hope Uzodimma...

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and governorship aspirant, Otunba Emmanuel Fayose, has stated that he is determined to win the party ticket and, ultimately, win next year’s election in the southwestern state. In a statement made available to newsmen by his media office, Otunba Fayose said his...

The presidency on Friday cautioned Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State over his sustained criticism of the Tax Reform Bills before the National Assembly. Sunday Dare, Special Adviser to the President, Media and Public Communication, in a statement, said attempts to stampede or abort the tax Reform Bills must be...

In its ongoing efforts to clean the nation of internet fraud and other acts of corruption, operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested four Chinese and 101 Nigerians in a business apartment in the Gudu axis of Abuja. They were arrested on Thursday, January 9, 2025....

Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has urged leaders of the Church of Nigeria's Anglican Communion to reclaim their role as a moral compass in society. Soludo made this assertion at the annual retreat of over 170 bishops in Awka this week, where he stressed the moral decadence in Nigerian...

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has approved the appointment of Prince Abimbola Owoade as the new Alaafin of Oyo. This was announced in a statement on Friday by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade. According to the statement, Owoade was chosen after extensive consultations and traditional...

Another triumph for Nigeria’s gospel music industry comes as a second artist, Jumbo Aniebeit prepares to perform at an event commemorating US President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration in Washington, D.C. It should recalled that pastor and singer Nathaniel Bassey made headlines after reports emerged that he was invited to minister at...

The Defence Headquarters has given the details of last Saturday attack by terrorists on the Forward Operating Base in the Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State. It was reported on Monday that terrorists launched an attack on the military base, killing at least six newly recruited soldiers. In a...

The Court of Appeal has set aside the ruling of the Federal High Court, Kano, that nullified the appointment of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the 16th Emir of Kano. The Federal High Court had on Thursday, June 20, 2024, reinstated deposed Ado it Bayero as the emir, consequently annulling the...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed deep sympathy to the Nigerian military following the loss of six soldiers in a terrorist attack on an army base in Sabon Gida, Damboa, Borno State, on January 4, 2025. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed deep sympathy to the Nigerian military following the...