OKPE GROUP REJECTS ALEMA’S CLAIMS OVER SAPELE LAND
The Okpe Interest Group has issued a strong statement rejecting claims made by Emmanuel Oritsejolomi Uduaghan, the Alema of Warri Kingdom, regarding the proposed foundation-laying ceremony of an Okpe Sub-Palace…
DSS NABS SUSPECTED SEA PIRATES, FOILS HIJACK OF CRUDE OIL VESSEL, ABDUCTION OF CREW MEMBERS
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested two suspected sea pirates, Geoffrey Atizara, 38, and Divine Kelechi Unueze, 42, in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, foiling a plot to hijack a…
FEDERAL AGENT SHOT AND KILLED MAN IN MINNEAPOLIS, PROTESTS ERUPT
A federal immigration officer shot and killed a 37-year-old man, identified as Alex Pretti, an intensive care unit nurse, in Minneapolis on Saturday, sparking widespread protests and clashes with law…
NLC TO STAGE MASS DEMONSTRATION AT INDUSTRIAL COURT AS STRIKE BATTLE HEATS UP
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on workers to stage a mass demonstration at the National Industrial Court in Abuja on Monday, escalating its stand-off with the Federal Capital…
SIX FARMERS KILLED IN NIGER STATE BANDIT ATTACK
At least six farmers were killed on Friday night in a fresh attack by suspected armed bandits in Unguwar Wawa community, Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. The assailants…
PRESIDENT TINUBU BACKS GOVERNOR FUBARA AS APC LEADER IN RIVERS STATE
President Bola Tinubu has officially thrown his weight behind Governor Siminalayi Fubara as the recognized leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, clarifying the murky waters of…
VP SHETTIMA RETURNS TO ABUJA, SAYS NIGERIA FIRMLY BACK ON GLOBAL ECONOMIC FRONTLINE
Vice President Kashim Shettima has returned to Abuja after a week-long diplomatic and economic mission to Guinea-Conakry and Switzerland. He said Nigeria has reclaimed a frontline seat in global and…
RIVERS STATE IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS ADJOURNED INDEFINITELY
A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has adjourned indefinitely the suit filed by Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his Deputy, Professor Ngozi Nma-Odu, challenging the impeachment processes against them.…
NBA CONDEMNS PURPORTED APPOINTMENT OF CONVICTED EX-PENSION BOSS AS PATRON
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has strongly condemned the purported appointment of Abdulrasheed Maina, convicted for stealing over two billion naira in pension funds, as "Grand Patron" of its Garki…
PRESIDENT TINUBU APPROVES POSTING OF 3 AMBASSADORS-DESIGNATE, NO AMBASSADOR FOR TURKEY YET
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the posting of three ambassadors-designate, out of the 68 confirmed by the Senate last December. The appointees are Ambassador Ayodele Oke as ambassador-designate to…
