The Nigeria Police Force said 3,907 arms were unaccounted for from the police armoury before the tenure of Kayode Egbetokun as the Inspector General of Police (IGP). Force spokesman Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement, said some of the arms were…
The immediate-past acting chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State, Ifeanyi Nworie, has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Nworie and hundreds of his supporters were welcomed to the APC on Wednesday with a civic…
Former Chairman of the Senate Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes, Senator Chukwuka Utazi, has called on the federal government to address long-standing agitations in the Southeast by creating an additional state in the region. The former Minority Whip of…
Troops of Operation Fansan Yamma have recorded a significant victory in the fight against terrorism in the North-West, eliminating several notorious terrorist commanders and dismantling multiple hideouts in Zamfara and Sokoto states. The military offensive, which took place between February…
The Senate has amended the laws establishing regional development commissions and the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Trust Fund to align their funding mechanisms with constitutional provisions. The amendments, which were passed on Wednesday during a plenary session, were necessitated…
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at its meeting today, Wednesday, February 12, 2025 extensively considered the Memo dated 11th February, 2025 presented by the Acting National Chairman on the issue of the National Secretary…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended Google Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai for the interest of the company in advancing Artificial Intelligence and digitap transformation in Nigeria. President Tinubu met the Google team in Paris on Wednesday in company of…
The authorities of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, Anambra State, have commenced an investigation into a scuffle involving a lecturer in the Department of Theatre Arts of the institution and a student over a filmed social media content. A…
The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has voided the suspension of the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Senator Adolphus Wabara. In a statement on Tuesday, National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, said the purported suspension violated the…
Nigeria is set to take centre stage in discussions on Africa’s economic growth and development as it officially signed an agreement to host the 2025 Afreximbank Annual Meeting (AAM2025) in Abuja. The signing ceremony took place yesterday at the Federal…
At least five political parties are expected to participate in the forthcoming Saturday’s local government election in Katsina State. They include: the Accord Party, Booth Party, African Action Congress (AAC), African Democratic Congress (ADC), and the All Progressives Congress (APC).…
The Nigerian Senate is on the verge of completing its review of the 2025 Appropriation Bill, with the Appropriation Committee expected to submit its final report for deliberation and possible approval within the week. Senate President Godswill Akpabio, while presiding…
The Senate on Tuesday grilled the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, and the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Public Accounts and Budget, AIG Suleiman Abdul, over the disappearance of 3,907 assault rifles, including a significant…
Nigeria’s agricultural sector is set for a transformative shift following a massive $4.4 billion investment in Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ). This ambitious initiative, championed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) under the leadership of Akinwunmi Adesina, aims to revitalize…
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has announced that the investigation into illegal private jet operations in Nigeria has been concluded, and the committee’s report is ready for submission. The minister disclosed this in an exclusive interview…