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Environmental rights activist and Executive Director of the Youth and Environmental Advocacy Center (YEAC), Fyneface Dumnamene…

The Presidency has strongly rejected claims that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara…

Tension is mounting in Kano State as the ongoing tussle over the emirship takes a new…

President Bola Tinubu has consoled with the Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda,  over the death…

The suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, made his first public appearance on Sunday, five days…

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, has confirmed the rescue of kidnapped naval officer, Cynthia…

Barely a week after a major explosion on the Trans Niger Pipeline in Bodo, Gokana Local…

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has declared a temporary shutdown of the Samuel Ladoke…

Former governor of Jigawa State and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sule Lamido, has…

A prominent aide to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Demola Olarewaju, has sharply criticized President Bola…

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, made his first public appearance since the declaration of a state…

Pope Francis made a brief appearance on a balcony of Rome’s Gemelli hospital on Sunday, marking…

The government of Osun State has responded to recent speculations by the opposition, clarifying that social…

The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has applauded the Ontario Nigerian…

The 2023 governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Olajide Adediran, popularly…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have successfully intercepted a 42-year-old Indian woman,…

The Supreme Court ruling in 2006 has placed a legal obstacle before the suspended Governor of…

Vice President Kashim Shettima has expressed sorrow over the tragic tanker explosion in Karu, Abuja, which…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu over…

Hajiya Safara’u Umaru Barebari, the mother of Katsina State Governor Dikko Umaru Radda, has passed away.…

Amnesty International has stated that the claims made by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against Senate President Goodwill…

The Presidency has said President Bola Tinubu’s state of emergency in Rivers State was a moral…

The National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Samuel Anyanwu, has said the Nyesom Wike-led…

The member representing Ogbaru Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives and leader of the Labour…

The presidency has responded to the criticism from former President Goodluck Jonathan and Nobel Laureate Wole…

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun,  has issued a stern reminder to all members…

Former Governor of Sokoto State, Senator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has argued that the Senate did not…

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has condemned the suspension of elected officials in Rivers State, asserting…

Former president Goodluck Jonathan has stated that failure to ensure justice and fairness in decision making…

Nollywood actor and former Labour Party (LP) member, Kenneth Okonkwo, has condemned President Bola Tinubu’s declaration…

The Governor of Anambra State, Charles Soludo, has commended the judiciary in the state, describing them as…

Former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, has berated the National Assembly for failing to properly investigate…

The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ette Ibas (retd.), has urged the contractor handling…

Former first lady of Ondo state, Betty Akeredolu, has berated ex-female senator, Ita-Giwa, over a comment…

The lawmaker representing Gwaram Federal Constituency in Jigawa State, Yusuf Shittu Galambi, has dismissed allegations that…

The House of Representatives has dismissed allegations that each member was induced with $5,000 to ratify…

The communal clashes between the Ifon and Ilobu communities escalated on Saturday, spreading to the Erin…

The Federal Government has revealed how it successfully convinced the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop…

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Friday commenced hearings in the defamation…

Gunmen have abducted Lt. Cynthia Akor, a Nigerian Navy officer attached to the Defence Headquarters, along…

A Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja, Kogi State, has overturned its previous ruling that restrained…

The Chief of Staff to the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, Edison Ehie, has…

Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, has expressed strong disapproval over the suspension of elected officials in Rivers State…

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has officially announced the release of results for the 2025…

In a renewed push against banditry, the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan…

Former Ekiti governor, Ayodele Fayose, had in 2023 cautioned the now-suspended governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi…

The Afenifere National Youth Council (AYC) has raised serious concerns over the escalating killings and kidnapping…

Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Public Communication and New Media, Lere Olayinka, has…

The controversy surrounding President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State continues…

The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has stated that it cannot take a stance on President Bola…

The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has stated that she almost abandoned her…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party have both criticized the All Progressives Congress…

Two prominent traditional rulers from Bayelsa and Delta States have accused President Bola Tinubu of executing…

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has firmly dismissed rumours claiming that he facilitated the disbursement of $15,000…

Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, has stated that the…

The nation was in utter shock when the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan accused Senate…

Former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 general elections, Omoyele Sowore,…

Nigerian skit maker cum Nollywood actor, Debo Adedayo, better known as Mr Macaroni, has clarified that…

The controversy surrounding the whereabouts of suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, was resolved on Friday…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors have outlined plans to challenge the declaration of emergency rule…

The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has accused Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi of…

The wife of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, Lolo Uchechi…

On Thursday, the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa hosted the Chairman…

A member of the Rivers Elders Council, Anabs Sara-Igbe, has called on President Bola Tinubu to…

A member of the House of Representative, Ikenga Ugochinyere has stated that the Friday’s Supreme Court…

The Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral (retd.) Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, is set to visit the…

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has ordered the immediate posting of 38 Commissioners…

The Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Yusuf Ata, has said that the coalition…

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Hassan Mathew Kukah, on Friday (today), characterized the creation…

Former Social Democratic Party (SDP), Magnus Abe has applauded President Bola Tinubu over his decision to…

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has issued a message to President Bola Tinubu, urging him to…

According to the president’s special adviser on media and public communications, Sunday Dare, the declaration resulted…

The federal government has released the withheld local government allocations to the sole administrator of Rivers…

Tensions have flared once more between the Ifon and Ilobu communities in Osun State, prompting Governor…

The suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, following the declaration of a state of emergency…

Leaders of the Ijaw Youth Council, Eastern Zone, have filed a lawsuit before the ECOWAS Court…

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has directed security agencies to restore peace between the Ifon and…

The Senator of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ireti Kingibe, has condemned the use of voice…

Nigerian lawyer, Liborous Oshoma, has disagreed with President Bola Tinubu on the declaration of a state…

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has successfully carried out multiple airstrikes on terrorist hideouts in Borno…

The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Ibok-Ete Ibas, has called on traditional rulers in the state…

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has officially taken office as Namibia’s first female president, marking a historic milestone as…

Senator Victor Umeh, representing Anambra Central Senatorial District, has firmly denied allegations that he received bribes…

The Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, has urged Nigerians to remain calm and steadfast amid…

An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Joe Igbokwe has stated that suspended Governor of Rivers State,…

Renowned Kano industrialist, Alhaji Nasiru Ahli, has reportedly died. Naija News reports that the Chairman of…

Former Presidential candidate, Pat Utomi, has slammed the National Assembly for endorsing President Bola Tinubu’s declaration…

Former Abia State Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu, on Friday, failed in his attempt to prevent the…

The Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja has granted an interim injunction stopping the Independent National…

The Vice President of Nigeria, Kashim Shettima, has called for intensified action to end malnutrition in…

Nigeria Defence Headquarters has dismissed the allegation of the military riding roughshod on civilians and private…

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has tendered an apology to…

Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has pleaded not guilty to…

The Governor of Kano State, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has mandated all political appointees to declare their…

The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, has said…

Controversies have trailed the decision of the Upper and Lower chambers of the National Assembly (NASS)…

The Bola Ahmed Tinubu Government has unveiled plans to commence local production of military hardware at Ajaokuta…

The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and leader of the Kwankwasiyya movement,…

The Supreme Court has declared Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the legitimate National Secretary of the Peoples…

The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has condemned President Bola Tinubu’s state of emergency in…