South Sudan’s First Vice-President Riek Machar has been placed under house arrest, a move his party, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement In Opposition (SPLM/IO), says has effectively nullified the 2018 peace agreement that ended the country’s five-year civil war. An armed convoy led by senior security officials, including the defence minister, disarmed Machar’s bodyguards and … Read more
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday welcomed Ghana’s President, John Dramani Mahama, to a courtesy visit at his official residence in the State House, Abuja. Mahama, who arrived around 2:30 pm, is visiting his Nigerian counterpart for the first time since his inauguration on January 7, 2025. The ongoing meeting between the two leaders is … Read more
The Secretary to the Abia State Government, Prof Kenneth Kalu, has advised the members of the state Rule of Law and Corruption (ROLAC) to be innovative in discharging their duties. Prof. Kalu, who gave the advice when he received the project coordinator, Abia State Rule of Law and Corruption (ROLAC) Barr. Jones Omenka and his … Read more
Senators from the South East region, on Thursday, marched out of plenary in protest, after a motion for immortalizing Humphrey Nwosu failed in the Red Chamber. Naija News reported that the Senate presided by Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, on Wednesday, refused to entertain the motion for immortalizing the former chairman of the National Electoral … Read more
The presidency has disclosed that Doyin Okupe, was all set to work and campaign for President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election before he died. This disclosure was made on Thursday during a Service of Songs in honour of Okupe in Lagos State. Naija News recalls Okupe, who served as a Special Assistant on Media and Publicity … Read more
The Senior Special Assistant on Media Affairs to President Bola Tinubu, Mr. Tunde Rahman, on Thursday revealed that the late Dr. Doyin Okupe had set up an office and assembled a team to work for Tinubu’s re-election in 2027 before his passing. According to Rahman, Okupe took this step because he strongly believed in Tinubu’s … Read more
The National Leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Prince Adewole Adebayo, berated the hardship and high cost of living under the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. According to him, Tinubu and the ruling party are acting against the interests of … Read more
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has outlined some projects that would be inaugurated in May to celebrate President Bola Tinubu’s second year in office. Wike, after inspecting some of the projects in Abuja on Thursday, identified the Abuja International Conference Centre (AICC), being rehabilitated by Julius Berger, as one … Read more
Former presidential spokesman Laolu Akande has said that Siminalayi Fubara should be the first to challenge his suspension as River state governor by President Bola Tinubu. Legit.ng recalls that President Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers state and also suspended Governor Sim Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Odu, and all members of the Rivers … Read more
Nigerian lawmaker and polygamist, Ned Nwoko has addressed rumours that his marriage to Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels has hit the rocks. Recall that there have been insinuations that the couple may have split after Daniels returned to Instagram following a break and removed her husband’s surname, ‘Nwoko’, from her bio.” Despite the rumours, Daniels refused … Read more
