President Bola Tinubu commended the Finnish government’s intervention in arresting and detaining Simon Ekpa on Friday. Tinubu spoke when he received the Letters of Credence from the Finnish Ambassador to Nigeria, Ms Sanna Selin, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The president said the government would not tolerate actions and statements that could lead to divisiveness…
The Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has announced plans to construct 10,000 housing units under the Renewed Hope Medic Cities initiative, which aims to address the housing needs of medical workers nationwide. The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, made this announcement in a statement on Friday, signed by the Director…
Effective Monday, the Edo Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal has announced its relocation from Benin City to Abuja. According to a notice by its Secretary, Mua’azu Bagudu, on Friday in Benin, the tribunal will now meet at the National Judicial Institute (NJI), Airport Road, Abuja. “I am directed to notify all parties that the governorship election…
Operatives of the Lagos State CP Special Squad have apprehended two suspects in connection with the abduction of Mrs Folasade Odumosu, the wife of a retired AIG of Police, Mr Hakeem Odumosu. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the development in a statement on Friday. It would be recalled that Mrs…
President Bola Tinubu has approved N32.7 billion to implement the National Social Investment Programme (NSIP). Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, said this on Friday in Makurdi when the State Action Plan for durable solutions for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) was launched. Yilwatda said the approval was in line with…
Seun Fadipe, a retired Major and former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to the late Lt-Gen Oladipo Diya, has revealed how the late Military Head of State, General Sani Abacha, escaped being kidnapped in Enugu State in 1997. Diya was the Chief of General Staff, the then de facto vice president of Nigeria under the military…
Less than one week into his second tenure as the United States President, a Republican lawmaker has set in motion the process of securing a historic third term in office for Donald Trump. Andy Ogles, a lawmaker representing Tennessee in Congress, introduced a bill on Thursday, January 23, 2024, aiming to amend the U.S. Constitution…
Senator Adams Oshiomhole, a lawmaker representing Edo North in the 10th National Assembly, has accused retired military generals of being responsible for illegal mining across the country. He made the allegation when the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Solid Minerals Development, Sampson Ekong, submitted his 2025 budget report before the Senate Committee on Appropriations…
Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential torchbearer in the 2023 elections, has challenged the Nigerian police to act swiftly when ordinary Nigerians face security challenges. Obi, the former Anambra State Governor, made the remark after the rescue of Folashade Odumosu, the wife of retired Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Police Hakeem Odumosu. Mrs Odumosu was…
Lere Olayinka, the media aide to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has blasted Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed over the latter’s recent scathing remarks against his principal. In a statement by his Special Adviser for Media and Publicity, Mukhtar Gidado, on Thursday, January 23, 2025, Mohammed accused Wike of being a “transactional…
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