Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, says those holding the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) down are free to leave the party. He stated this on Wednesday in a reaction to the resignation of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar from the PDP.…
Nigeria’s crude oil production soared a little above 1.5 million barrels per day in June, hitting the required quota by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Data sourced from OPEC’s latest Monthly Market Oil Report (MOMR) for June…
Bournemouth have signed Serbian goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic from Chelsea in a deal reportedly worth £25 million. The 25-year-old has signed a contract that runs until June 2030 and joins the Cherries after spending last season on loan at Ligue 1…
The Presidency has revealed two reasons why the United States reduced visa validity for Nigerians. Recently, the US government announced that it would give three-month single-entry visas to Nigerian applicants instead of the five-year multiple-entry visa that was the norm.…
Vice President Kashim Shettima, Governors Dikko Radda of Katsina State and Babagana Zulum of Borno State, led other mourners to Daura for the Fidau prayer for the late former President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura on Wednesday. Other top dignitaries at…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has resigned his membership from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) with immediate effect. In a letter dated July 14, 2025, and addressed to the Chairman PDP, Jada 1 Ward Jada LGA, Adamawa State, Atiku said…
The Federal High Court in Lagos has discharged the former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, on charges of money laundering and theft amounting to ₦6.9 billion. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke discharged the former governor after upholding his no-case submission filed…
The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd), has inaugurated the newly reconstituted boards of key commissions in the state, including the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC). He charged members of the agencies to uphold discipline,…
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Katsina State, Northwest Nigeria, for the burial of his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari. Tinubu’s plane touched down at the Katsina Airport at 01:50 pm on Tuesday. The president was received by top government officials, including…
Billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote has applied to begin work on a seaport near his fertiliser and oil refinery plants. The proposed Atlantic seaport in Olokola, Ogun State, lies about 100 kilometres (62 miles) by road from the billionaire’s fertiliser plant…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the constitution of an inter-ministerial committee to coordinate a befitting state burial for former President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari died in London on Sunday, July 13, at 82, following a prolonged illness. Announcing the decision in…
The remains of the late Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, have been laid to rest at his private residence in the Government Reserved Area, Igbeba, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. The monarch, whose death came as the…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has paid a condolence visit to the family of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari in London. The visit, carried out on behalf of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was disclosed in a statement by Stanley Nkwocha,…
The Federal Government has postponed the special Federal Executive Council (FEC) session earlier scheduled for Tuesday in honour of former President Muhammadu Buhari, due to the state funeral slated for the same day in his hometown, Daura, Katsina State. A…
In futherance to the seven days of National mourning declared by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, the Federal Government has declared Tuesday, 15 July, 2025, as a Public Holiday in honour of the late former President of the Federal Republic…