•Governor Alia of Benue State Displaced residents of Agatu West in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State have rejected the alleged allocation of their ancestral farmlands to a foreign mining company, describing the move as unacceptable. Under the aegis of the Agatu West Peace and Unity Forum, the community members accused some traditional...
•Moore, Tinubu and Trump A United States lawmaker, Riley Moore has criticised the administration of President Bola Tinubu, accusing it of failing to meet conditions tied to US security assistance. Moore, who represents West Virginia’s 2nd District, made his position known in a post on X yesterday, urging US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to [&...
•Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated Mr Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe as Minister of Power, subject to confirmation by the Senate. This was disclosed today by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy. He noted that the nomination has been formally transmitted to the Senate for screeni...
•House of Representatives The House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream), chaired by Hon. (Barr.) Ikenga Ugochinyere Ikeagwuonu, has concluded its three-day retreat in Owerri with a sweeping set of resolutions, headlined by a demand for the long-term renewal of the pipeline surveillance contract awarded to Tantita S...
•Bianca Odumegwu Ojukwu President Bola Tinubu has appointed Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu as Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, following the resignation of Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar. This was contained in a statement released by the presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, yesterday. Tuggar recently stepped down to participate in the 20...
The federal government has declared tomorrow, Friday, May 1, 2026, a public holiday in observance of this year’s International Workers’ Day. The announcement was made by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on behalf of the government, as he extended congratulations to Nigerian workers. In a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary...
•FCT Minister Wike with Ambassadors-designate The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu has approved the allocation of land to ambassadors and high commissioners-designate in Abuja, as part of efforts to strengthen diplomatic engagement and encourage closer ties with Nigeria. Wik...
•Blackout Electricity sector experts have raised fresh concerns over persistent inefficienÂcies, weak governance, and entrenched corruption undermining Nigeria’s powÂer industry, more than a decade after its privatisation. Speaking on the state of the sector, President of the Nigeria Consumer ProÂtection Network, Kunle Kola Olubiyo, said the i...
•Late Abdulsamad Jamiu and mother,Habiba Abubakar Habiba Abubakar, the mother of Abdulsamad Jamiu, the National Youth Service Corps member allegedly killed by soldiers at his home in Dei-Dei, Abuja, has recounted in harrowing detail how she learnt of her son’s death. She described a night of frantic calls, misplaced phones, and family members ...
•Airlines Domestic and international flight operations across the routes of indigenous airlines may be disrupted from tomorrow, following a seven-day ultimatum issued by the Aviation Ground Handlers Association of Nigeria (AGHAN) over an outstanding debt exceeding N9 billion by the airlines. AGHAN, the umbrella body of five ground handling com...

