Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, has said that President Bola Tinubu’s “audacious” structural reforms prevented Nigeria’s economy from total collapse. Speaking at The Platform, a special Democracy Day edition organised by The Covenant Nation in the Iganmu area of Lagos…
A London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner carrying 242 people crashed on Thursday in the Indian city of Ahmedabad, with all passengers and crew believed killed. Here’s what we know so far: What happened? The Gatwick Airport-bound plane left Ahmedabad, the main…
The National Assembly has formally adopted June 12 as the day for the President of Nigeria to address a joint session of the legislature. The decision was taken on Thursday during a special Democracy Day sitting at the National Assembly…
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR AT THE JOINT SESSION OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY IN COMMEMORATION OF DEMOCRACY DAY, 2025 THURSDAY, 12TH JUNE 2025 Protocol: With profound honour, I stand before this joint session of our National Assembly, a parliament that…
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday conferred national honours on Kudirat Abiola, the wife of the late MKO Abiola, a former chairman of the defunct National Electoral Commission (NEC), Humphrey Nwosu, a former vice president, Shehu Yar’Adua, among others. Tinubu conferred…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has struck out two motions filed by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and awarded costs of ₦100,000 against him. A three-member panel of the appellate court, presided over by Justice Hamman Barka,…
Brazil booked their place at the 2026 World Cup with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Paraguay in São Paulo, Carlo Ancelotti’s first victory as Selecão head coach. Vinícius Júnior struck just before half-time after good work from Matheus Cunha and…
The Federal Government has declared Thursday, 12th June, 2025, as a Public Holiday to commemorate this year’s democracy day celebration. The Honourable Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated Nigerians on…
President Bola Tinubu will address the nation at 7 am on Thursday as part of activities to mark the 2025 Democracy Day celebration. Tinubu will also attend a joint session of the National Assembly at the National Assembly complex in…
Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has dismissed the no-case submission filed by the former registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Dibu Ojerinde. Ojerinde was arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) in…
sector.” Top officials from the United States and China said Tuesday that they had agreed on a “framework” to move forward on trade, following two days of high-level talks in London to resolve tensions. US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick expressed…
Nigeria’s oil revenue is currently on the rise as market data revealed that Nigeria’s crude oil blend, Bonny Light, traded at $78 per barrel on Friday. The price increase is above $75 per barrel, budgeted by the Federal Government in…
The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has urged stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to zone the party’s presidential ticket to the southern region of the country in the 2027 election. Wike said this late Monday while reading a communiqué…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu reopened the renovated Abuja International Conference Centre (ICC) on Tuesday in Abuja and directed all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to pay for the use of the facility to ensure its upkeep and long-term sustainability. At…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has been thrown into mourning following the sudden death of one of its chieftains, Barrister Jesutega Onokpasa, a prominent lawyer and political analyst. Barrister Onokpasa passed away on Monday, June 9, 2025, although the news…