The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has secured a landslide victory in the Katsina State local government elections, winning all 34 chairmanship positions and all 361 councillorship seats in the poll conducted on Saturday, February 15, 2025. The Chairman of the Katsina State Independent Electoral Commission (KTSIEC), Lawal Alhassan, announced the results on Sunday, February … Read more
The body of a police inspector, Haruna Mohammed, has been discovered in a hotel room at Anthony Uzum Estate, Oyeyemi, Akute, located in the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State. Reports indicate that the officer, attached to the Ishashi Police Division in Lagos State, checked into the Super G Royal Hotel with a woman … Read more
Ngor-Okpala, Imo state – The Imo state police command has initiated an investigation into a fatal motor accident that occurred on Sunday, February 16, 2025. Legit.ng gathered that the road accident happened at about 6:45 pm at Amala in Ngor-Okpala. The tragic incident involved a Toyota Camry with registration number EPE 541 JO and a … Read more
Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Monday, 17th February, 2025 Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu has reduced the debt servicing burden from 96% of the 2023 revenue to 67%. The lawmaker made the disclosure on … Read more
Justice A.O. Adeyemi of the Lagos State High Court Family/Probate Court in Ikeja, has dismissed the application filed by Christian Wigwe and Pastor Shyngle Wigwe, seeking the appointment of interim administrators in the estate of the late former Group Managing Director and CEO of Access Bank, Herbert Wigwe. In a ruling delivered on February 6, … Read more
Senator Austin Akobundu, representing the Abia Central Senatorial District, has hailed Chief Dr Emelike Godwill Okoro, a former Secretary to the Abia State Government, as a multifaceted individual whose contributions to the state’s development over the years are invaluable. In his birthday message on the occasion of Dr Eme Okoro’s 80th birthday, celebrated on Sunday, … Read more
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, and the Director-General, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Chris Najomo, have canvassed technological adaptation and deeper economic regulation to drive safer Nigerian aviation industry. They both spoke at the Nigeria Civil Aviation (NCAA) 25 Years Anniversary symposium held in Abuja, weekend. The symposium had the … Read more
Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Senator George Akume, has said President Bola Tinubu means well for the nation, pledging to continue to work hard to support the Nigerian leader to achieve his many laudable programmes and vision for the country. Akume expressed these positions at the weekend when he was decorated as … Read more
FCT, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has extended his warm congratulations to Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai on his 65th birthday. The President celebrated the former Kaduna State governor’s longstanding contributions to Nigerian politics and democracy. In a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, via X, President Tinubu … Read more
The Enugu State Police Command is under increasing scrutiny following allegations of extorting N62 million from businessman Mr Olu Agwu by the state’s anti-kidnapping unit. The situation has escalated with the involvement of Police Commissioner Mr. Kanayo Uzuegbu now being closely examined. Recent reports indicate that Agwu was pressured into transferring the substantial amount to … Read more