Category: national

Police authorities, in partnership with other security agencies, have recorded major successes in their sustained efforts to crack down on violent crimes in the country. The latest is the rescue of abducted persons, the killing of suspected kidnappers, and the recovery of large caches of illegal firearms and ammunition in Delta and Katsina states. A […]

Benue State governor, Hyacinth Alia, has accused unnamed politicians and some serving members of the National Assembly of orchestrating the violent attacks ravaging the state. Speaking on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme on Friday, Alia said the interim findings of a judicial panel set up by his administration suggest political actors are behind the […]

ACCI. has urged Nigerians to use the occasion of Eid-al-Adha to promote selflessness, charity and mutual respect for greater development of the country. President of the ACCI, Emeka Obegolu, made the call on Friday in his message and heartfelt congratulations to Muslims on the Eid Kabir (Eid-al-Adha). Mr Obegolu, in a message, issued by ACCI […]

Chukwuma Soludo, governor of Anambra, has denied consulting a native doctor over his re-election bid in the upcoming gubernatorial election in the state. A video that surfaced online on Tuesday purportedly shows the governor engaging with a traditional doctor. In the clip, the alleged native doctor is seen making incantations on the floor while the […]

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency has announced plans to launch a digital marketplace for waste transactions. NESREA spokeswoman Nwamaka Ejiofor stated on Monday that this was in keeping with the implementation of the circular economy in Nigeria. She stated that the Waste Marketplace Nigeria platform was a collaboration between NESREA and Recyclestack […]

In a landmark milestone for Nigeria’s upstream oil and gas industry, PE Energy Limited, a leading energy services company, has completed and officially submitted the Engineering Audit Report on Upstream Measurement Equipment and Facilities in the Nigerian Oil & Gas Sector to the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC). The Engineering Audit Report was presented […]

A tragic road accident has claimed the lives of 21 people returning to Kano State from the National Sports Festival in Ogun. No fewer than 21 people, including athletes, have been confirmed dead in a tragic road accident involving the Kano State contingent returning from the just-concluded National Sports Festival in Ogun State. A rescue […]

Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has called for renewed discipline, accountability, and productivity within the state’s local government system as he commissioned the newly completed Local Government Service Commission Complex in Calabar. The project, which was originally initiated over a decade ago during the administration of former Governor Liyel Imoke, resumed in 2023 […]

Saudi Arabian authorities have barred Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, a Kaduna-based cleric, from entering the country for the 2025 Hajj rite. Mr Gumi, famous for advocating for bandits, said in a Facebook post on Monday that he was barred from entering Saudi Arabia due to his “political views.” “For some obvious reasons, my views about world […]

Former governors, Lyel Imoke of Cross River State and Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State have been appointed by a new political movement, the League of Northern Democrats (LND) to play critical roles in coalition talk ahead of the 2027 general election. This is coming barely 48 hours after major opposition political.gladiators settled to adopt the […]