Pioneer Leader of Arewa Summit International, Dr. Bashir Lamido, has dismissed any possibility of President Ahmed Bola Tinubu losing his re-election bid in 2027. Speaking at the sidelines of the “Abuja Expo” and “Ruhe Global Resources International Education Fair” held on Wednesday in Abuja, Lamido asserted that the strong backing of political heavyweights makes Tinubu’s … Read more
FCT, Abuja – Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, mourned the death of Ijeoma Egelonu, a prominent Obidient member. Legit.ng reports that Obidients are staunch loyalists of Obi, a former governor of Anambra state and presidential hopeful. In a statement he personally … Read more
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has urged Nigerians to join the fight against the circulation of counterfeit and fake medical products. The agency stated that this could be achieved through the use of its latest verification app, the Greenbook. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Mojisola Adeyeye, made the call on Wednesday … Read more
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has accused Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, of betrayal. Speaking with journalists in Abuja on Wednesday, Wike alleged that Mohammed turned his back on the ‘G5 Governors’ in the build-up to the 2023 general elections. The G5 Governors, a now-defunct faction of the Peoples Democratic … Read more
Commercial sex workers in the Federal Capital Territory have lost out in their suit seeking to operate without intimidation from security agencies and its operatives in Nigeria’s capital city. The sex workers also prayed the court to enforce their fundamental human right to engage in their business of prostitution as allegedly enshrined in Nigerian law. … Read more
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, for Friday, March 21. This decision was confirmed on Wednesday after the case file was transferred to Justice Omotosho following a reassignment. Kanu is facing a seven-count terrorism charge brought … Read more
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesome Wike, has disclosed that he helped the Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, achieve his political ambition. Naija News reports that Wike said it was the Minister of Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, and David Lyon that brought Diri to him for assistance. In a media parley … Read more
The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has criticized the decision by some northern state governments to close all schools during the Ramadan fasting period, calling it counterproductive and detrimental to national progress. Speaking at a press briefing in Lagos following the first National Executive Council meeting of the fellowship, PFN National President, Bishop Francis Wale … Read more
There was chaos in the early hours of Monday in Edobor, Ovbiogie community, Edo State, as rival cult groups clashed in a violent struggle for supremacy and territorial control. The usually bustling streets were deserted, businesses shut down, and residents gripped by fear as the conflict unfolded. Eyewitnesses described the latest clash as the third … Read more
A former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has expressed condolences over the fire incident at Aleshinloye Market in Ibadan, Oyo State, and the tanker explosion on Otedola Bridge in Lagos, which resulted in the loss of lives and property. In a statement on his X handle on Wednesday, Atiku sympathised with the victims and called for … Read more