The entire Enugu State caucus in the House of Representatives has officially defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), marking a major political realignment in the state. The defection was announced on Thursday during plenary by the Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas, who read the lawmakers’ letters of resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP). The event was witnessed by the Governor of […]
One person has been confirmed dead while three others sustained injuries during a gun battle between suspected drug barons and operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at Okpuje, Uzeba community, in Owan West Local Government Area of Edo State. The deceased, identified as 16-year-old Emmanuel Monday, was reportedly caught in the crossfire, while those injured include an NDLEA officer, Godspower Omage, aged 20, and a 54-year-old man, […]
President Bola Tinubu has withdrawn the controversial state pardon earlier granted to 175 convicts, including individuals convicted of drug trafficking, kidnapping, and fraud, following widespread public backlash. The decision, announced in a statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Wednesday, came after a review of the clemency list approved during the National Council of State meeting on October 9, 2025. According to the statement, […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the permanent forfeiture of $49,700 allegedly recovered from Dr. Nura Ali, a former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Sokoto State, to the Federal Government. Justice Emeka Nwite gave the order on Wednesday after counsel to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Mr. Osuobeni Akponimisingha, moved a motion for final forfeiture of […]
The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s request to secure a total of $2.347 billion from the international capital market to finance part of the 2025 budget deficit and refinance Nigeria’s maturing Eurobonds. The approval followed the consideration and adoption of a report presented by the Chairman of the House Committee on Aids, Loans, and Debt Management, Hon. Abubakar Hassan Nalaraba, during plenary presided over by […]
The Senate has commenced the screening of the newly nominated Service Chiefs forwarded by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for confirmation. The nominees arrived at the Senate chamber on Wednesday, accompanied by their family members and senior officers of the Armed Forces. They were led into the chamber by the Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Basheer Lado. The exercise began after the Senate Leader, Senator […]
The House of Representatives has approved President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s request to implement the new external borrowing plan contained in the 2025 Appropriation Act, aimed at refinancing Nigeria’s maturing Eurobonds and issuing the country’s first-ever Sovereign Sukuk in the International Capital Market (ICM). The approval followed the adoption of the report of the House Committee on Loans and Debt Management, presented at plenary on Wednesday by the committee chairman, Hon. […]
Nigerian rap icon Olamide Adedeji, popularly known as Olamide, has revealed that staying true to his roots and identifying his audience have been the keys to his success in the music industry. Speaking in a recent interview with BBC Radio 1Xtra, the award-winning rapper explained that he remains comfortable as an indigenous artist and is not seeking international validation at the expense of his identity or sound. Olamide, who is […]
Police operatives in Anambra State have arrested a 23-year-old woman, identified as Okonkwo Onyinye, for her alleged involvement in the kidnapping and robbery of a businessman who was dispossessed of ₦24 million and his Toyota Highlander SUV in the Nkwelle-Ezunaka area of Idemili North Local Government Area. The suspect was apprehended in the early hours of October 27, 2025, following a joint operation by officers of the 3-3 Police Division […]
Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has revealed that the United States of America has revoked his visa, preventing him from entering the country for the time being. Soyinka made the disclosure on Tuesday during a media briefing held at Kongi’s Harvest Gallery, Freedom Park, Lagos Island. He said he decided to make the matter public to inform those expecting him at upcoming engagements in the U.S. about his inability to […]
