The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, on Monday, announced that Nigeria’s headline inflation rate has dropped to 22.97 percent This marks a 0.74 percentage point decrease compared to the 23.71% recorded in April. On a month-on-month basis, inflation slowed to 1.53% in May, down from 1.86% in April indicating a more moderate rise in overall prices On a year-on-year basis, the NBS said the headline inflation rate was 10.98 per […]
President Bola Tinubu has rescheduled his official visit to Kaduna State. Instead, he will travel to Benue State on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, as part of renewed efforts to foster peace and address the persistent conflict affecting communities in the state. The change in schedule was announced in a statement released on Monday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. According to him, Tinubu […]
Oyo State Government has announced that the new Eleruwa of Eruwa, Prince Adebayo Adegbola, will be crowned on Saturday, June 28, 2025. This was revealed in a statement issued on Monday by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade. He noted that the date was confirmed by the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Hon. Ademola Ojo. According to Oyelade, the coronation ceremony was confirmed by the […]
Special security forces yesterday landed in Benue State to battle terrorists and halt the spate of killings and other forms of violence across the local governments. The combined security team is made up of intelligence agencies, the police and the military. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu mandated them to take control of the security operations. Their deployment followed a fresh directive by the President to the security chiefs to implement without […]
Following the killings of dozens of people in Benue State at the weekend, President Bola Tinubu has directed security chiefs to implement his earlier directive to bring lasting peace and security to the state. According to a statement by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu renewed his order in the wake of the latest round of reprisal attacks that led to the death of many people. On the president’s […]
Lassa fever is surging again across Nigeria, with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) confirming a higher death rate and more infections despite ongoing public health interventions. In its latest Situation Report, the NCDC said eight new confirmed cases were recorded in Ondo, Bauchi, Edo, and Nasarawa states, representing a slight rise from six cases reported in the previous week. It said that so far in 2025, […]
The trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the indigenous people of Biafra, IPOB, has been moved to the headquarters of the Department of State Services, DSS. Justice James Omotosho ordered that Kanu’s trial be moved from the Abuja Federal High Court to the DSS headquarters. The trial judge said the case was moved to the DSS headquarters to allow for the inspection of Kanu’s shipping container. The container was […]
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Ondo State Branch, has begun an indefinite strike over non-implementation of financial autonomy by the state government. Consequently, Judges, lawyers, and litigants were denied access to court premises this morning, bringing legal proceedings to a standstill. In an interview with newsmen, the Ondo JUSUN chairman, Oluwafemi Afolabi, said the decision to paralyse activities in all courts across the 18 local government areas of […]
The Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, on Thursday announced that no fewer than 844 legislations have been passed since the inception of the 10th National Assembly. He made this disclosure during a joint session of President Bola Tinubu and federal lawmakers, held at the National Assembly as part of activities marking Democracy Day. In attendance were Vice President Kashim Shettima, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, […]
The National Assembly Complex was placed under tight security on Thursday morning ahead of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s scheduled address to a joint session in commemoration of Democracy Day. As early as 6 am, a significant deployment of security operatives had taken positions across the sprawling complex. Personnel of the Nigeria Police Force, Department of State Services (DSS), and other security agencies were seen conducting rigorous security checks on vehicles and individuals seeking access […]
