Nigeria’s total merchandise trade recorded significant growth in the fourth quarter of 2024, driven by a sharp rise in imports and steady export performance, according to the latest report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). According to the latest Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics report released by the NBS, total trade for the period … Read more
The former vice president and presidential candidate of the PDP in the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, has denied reports that he had dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) He renewed his support for a coalition of political parties to defeat the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027. Recently, various reports suggested that Atiku was considering … Read more
Alex Otti, the governor of Abia state has addressed questions surrounding his inability to renovate the Government House in the state and why he is operating from his private residence. The governor had come under criticism from members of the opposition over his decision to work from his Isiala Ngwa South residence. Reacting to the … Read more
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has claimed that the dismissal of former acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Joy Nunieh, was influenced by the late Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari. Naija News reports that Akpabio made this revelation on Friday during an event at the former Senate chamber of the National Assembly complex … Read more
The crisis in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deepened on Saturday as the South-South Zone of the party rebuked the National Working Committee (NWC) for overreaching itself by appointing a caretaker committee for the zone, insisting that the recent zonal congress held in Calabar, the Cross River State capital was constitutional. The NWC had … Read more
The Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, on Saturday said the suspended senator representing Kogi Central, Mrs Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, traumatised him and the Senate with what he described as her “useless sexual harassment allegations”. This is just as the Senate Leader, Senator Bamidele Opeyemi, has insisted that the senator representing Kogi Central senatorial district was suspended … Read more
A think tank on security in the Sahel region, known as the Alliance of Sahel Institute for Security Studies, along with members of the Norwegian Institute for Conflict Resolution, met with Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, to explore the innovative security strategies implemented by the Zulum’s administration to tackle insecurity in the state. … Read more
A popular Nigerian actor and content creator, Yemi Elesho, has claimed that he used to buy food and carbonated drinks for Grammy nominated artist, Ahmed Ololade, professionally known as Asake. Sharing insights into his connection with the renowned musician during a recent conversation with streamer Jigan, Elesho disclosed that their relationship began during their time … Read more
Concerns are mounting over the safety of high-caliber weapons and explosives stored at the Lagos Air Force Base, following the facility’s continued disconnection from electricity by the distribution company responsible for the area. The presence of these munitions near the densely populated Ikeja area of Lagos has heightened public anxiety, especially as the base has … Read more
Members of the Obidient Movement on Saturday visited the family of the late Doyin Okupe, a former presidential aide to Goodluck Jonathan and Olusegun Obasanjo. Okupe, a former Director General of the Labour Party’s 2023 Presidential Campaign Organisation died on Friday during a surgery in a Lagos hospital. Despite dumping the movement to support the … Read more