About 20 members of the Boko Haram sect have been killed in a fierce battle with their rivals from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). A security Analyst, Zagazola Makama in a post made on his X account on Tuesday said that ISWAP fighters had ambushed the Boko Haram members in the riverine area … Read more
Former Deputy National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, on Tuesday, warned President Bola Tinubu not to allow a re-enactment of the events that led to the collapse of the First and Second Republics with some of the actions of his government. George stated that the country was becoming an embarrassment in … Read more
FCT, Abuja – The Rivers state political crisis has escalated as Ijaw groups threatened violence, warning against the impeachment of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The group included the Ijaw National Congress (INC) and the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC). According to the group, any move to impeach Governor Fubara could destabilised the Niger Delta region and disrupt … Read more
A former governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau has refuted claims that he has become enemies with his counterpart Rabiu Kwankwaso. Shekarau said that neither he nor Kwankwaso was responsible for the past political rift or differences between them. Speaking in an interview on Tuesday, Shekarau said that the differences in their political views were … Read more
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkiruka Onyejeocha, has denied allegations of anti-party activities leveled against her by Abia State All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, William Nwanguma. Onyejeocha, in a statement on Tuesday, questioned the motives behind the petition filed against her, insisting that her remarks at a recent road project flag-off event … Read more
The Federal Executive Council Meeting under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, March 4, approved the awarding of contracts for the construction of four road projects across Nigeria. Sunday Dare, the special adviser to the president on media and public communication revealed that the road project has been approved for the commencement of … Read more
A major catastrophe looms at Sam Ethnan Air Force Base, Ikeja, the Logistics Command of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), as a 12-day power outage has left high-calibre military armaments, including bombs and rockets, dangerously exposed to extreme heat. If the blackout continues, experts fear a disaster akin to the 2002 Ikeja Cantonment (now T.A … Read more
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, held a closed-door meeting with the former interim National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bisi Akande, in Ibadan, on Tuesday over the ongoing tussle for control of local government councils in the state. Naija News reports that the meeting, which lasted about two hours, came amid a heated … Read more
Following his reinstatement as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa met with lawmakers on Tuesday in an attempt to mend fences after weeks of political tension. The meeting, which took place at the Assembly complex in Alausa, Ikeja, came a day after Obasa was re-elected as Speaker. Obasa’s return to the … Read more
Lagos State has transited to the most important stage in its rollback strategy against malaria – a killer disease that records 200,000 fatalities annually in Nigeria. The state became the first sub-national in the country to launch the Pathway to Malaria Pre-Elimination and Digitisation Programme – an initiative aimed at reducing the malaria burden through … Read more