The Ondo State Police Command has apprehended 19 suspects in connection with the deaths of four individuals in the Owo community, located in the Owo Local Government Area of the state. Naija News reports that among the victims of the violent incident, which occurred on Monday, was a prominent leader of the All Progressives Congress … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has assured Africans that the continent will be lifted from poverty by their leaders. Speaking at the inauguration of President John Mahama of Ghana on Tuesday, January 7, Tinubu said African leaders are focused on building resilient economies across nations of the continent. According to Tinubu, these African leaders are doing this … Read more
Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, has assured Ghanaians that their President, John Mahama, would bring the required positive change in the country. Naija News reported President Tinubu, along with some governors from Nigeria, graced the swearing-in ceremony of Mahama on Tuesday. In his address, released by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu … Read more
Corps members across the country can look forward to receiving a minimum wage of ₦77,000, the Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, has announced. Ahmed made this assurance in Abuja on Tuesday while commissioning a staff bus donated by a company. He stated that arrangements for the increased … Read more
FCT, Abuja – Angry retired military personnel on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, staged a protest by blocking the entrance to the ministry of finance in Abuja. As reported by The Guardian, the disgruntled former military employees blocked the ministry’s entrance with canopies and chairs, demanding the immediate settlement of their long-pending entitlements. The Punch also … Read more
A family of four returning from the Christmas and New Year holidays in Benue State met a tragic end in a fatal car accident on Sunday at Akwanga, Nasarawa State. Victor Tyohemba, an Abuja-based accountant, his wife, a lawyer, and their two young children were en route to Abuja when their vehicle reportedly suffered a … Read more
FCT, Abuja – An eyewitness said the bomb that resulted in an explosion at the Sani Uthman Islamiyya School in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja was brought to school by one of the students from Katsina state. Legit.ng recalls that two students lost their lives in the tragic incident at the Kuchibuyi Village, Bwari … Read more
The Bauchi State Police Command has taken decisive disciplinary action against officers found guilty of professional misconduct, including dismissing one police constable and demoting four others. The state Commissioner of Police, Auwal Musa Muhammad, revealed this while presenting the Command’s activities report for 2024. CP Muhammad highlighted the efforts to maintain accountability and professionalism within the … Read more
His Excellency Wang Yi, the Foreign Affairs Minister of the People’s Republic of China will arrive Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city on Wednesday, January 8. A statement by Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China will visit Nigeria on … Read more
A high court in Ibadan, Oyo state capital has denied the bail applications of Naomi Silekunola, the estranged wife of the Ooni of Ife, and Abdullahi Fasasi, the Principal of Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan. The court’s decision comes amidst widespread outrage and calls for justice following the tragic stampede that claimed the lives of … Read more
A police Corporal Ebuka Okonkwo, with Force No. 527324 has been demoted to the rank of Constable. Okonkwo’s demolition followed an approval by the commissioner of police in Abia State, Danladi Isa, a statement by the command’s public relations office, Maureen Chinaka said on Tuesday, January 7. According to Chinaka, the demoted corporal previously served … Read more
The Oyo State High Court in Ibadan has denied the bail applications of the estranged wife of the Ooni of Ife, Naomi Silekunola, and the Principal of Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, Abdullahi Fasasi. The duo faces charges related to the tragic children’s festive party held in December 2024, which resulted in a stampede claiming … Read more
The lead counsel for Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Aloy Ejimakor has turned down the Federal Government’s move to set a date for the resumption of the agitator’s trial. He based his rejection on the fact that Justice Binta Nyako of the Abuja Federal High Court entered and enrolled an … Read more
Police in Ondo State have arrested 19 suspects following a deadly clash between rival cult groups in Owo, an ancient town in the state. The violent confrontation, which began around 2 a.m. on Monday, has left at least nine people dead, including a local political leader and a mother with her child, who were struck … Read more
The Director-General of the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), Adewale Oyerinde, has declared that no state of the federation should use insufficient funds as an excuse not to pay the recently approved new minimum wage of ₦70,000. He argued that the federal government has consistently increased the monthly revenue to state governments, so claims of … Read more
Some retired personnel of the Nigerian Military on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, erected canopies in front of the gate of the Ministry of Finance Complex in Abuja to protest the long overdue payment of their entitlements. In photos seen by Politics Nigeria, the ex-service men were captured blocking the entrance of the Finance Ministry with … Read more
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has confirmed the alleged bomb explosion in an Abuja school, which happened on Monday, January 6. Legit.ng reported that there was a deadly explosion at an Islamiyyah school in the Kuchibiyu Community of Bwari Area Council of Abuja, the Nigeria capital, on Monday, January 6. Security sources noted … Read more
The Governor of Sokoto State, Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto, has consoled his Secretary to the State Government, Rabi’atu Bello Sifawa, over the loss of his daughter, his three grandchildren and a house help during a fire incident. Naija News reported that the ugly incident happened on Monday. Only Sifawa’s inlaw, Muhammadu Yusuf Bello, the Permanent Secretary … Read more
At least 46 people, including women and children, were reportedly kidnapped during a violent raid on Gana town in Zamfara State late Sunday night. The attack, which occurred around 10pm, saw dozens of gunmen on motorbikes storm the community, shooting sporadically and setting homes and businesses ablaze. According to eyewitnesses who spoke with Reuters, the … Read more
A prominent member of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Marcel Ngogbehei, has called on President Bola Tinubu to intervene following alleged threats made against the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi. Ngogbehei, who serves as the Director General of the Labour Party Directorate of Mobilization and Integration, has urged the president to take action … Read more