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As people continue to count their losses in the tanker explosion that occurred in Karu, Abuja on Wednesday night, Vice President Kashim Shettima has extended his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families, assuring them of the Federal Government’s support during this difficult time. In a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha, Shettima conveyed his prayers […]

An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, on Thursday,withdrew the case instituted against Queen Naomi Silekunolami, popular Ibadan-based broadcaster, Oriyomi Hamzat, and the principal of Islamic High School, Orita Bashorun, Ibadan, Abdullahi Fasasi, over the December 2024 stampede that led to the death of 35 children in Ibadan, Oyo State. In dismissing the case against the defenders, Justice B.K.Olawoyin of Court 8, Ring Road, Ibadan, stated that ruling otherwise […]

The National Assembly and the Judiciary have been urged to swiftly intervene and reverse the suspension of the Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi Odu and members of the state House of Assembly via a state of emergency declared on Tuesday by President Bola Tinubu. A group of civil society organisations (CSOs) under the aegis of the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room (NCSSR) made this request today in […]

The Oyo State House of Assembly has suspended the Executive Chairman of Saki East Local Government Area, Hon. Emmanuel Adedokun. Adedokun was suspended over alleged flagrant disobedience of Governor Seyi Makinde’s directive since assumption of office at the Council. The House directed Adedokun to step aside till further notice and also ordered the vice chairman, Hon. Razaq Adeyemi, to take over the administration of the local government in acting capacity. […]

The United States has commenced deportation proceedings for Nigerian nationals, with 85 individuals set to arrive in Lagos, while 116 others remain in detention. The Federal Government, through the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has expressed concerns over the process, calling for a more humane approach. Odumegwu-Ojukwu, in a statement signed by her media aide, Magnus Eze, on Sunday, disclosed that “with about 201 Nigerians currently detained in […]

The authorities of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, have expelled a student, Goddy-Mbakwe Chimamaka Precious, over her assault on a lecturer from the Department of Theatre and Film Studies. In an official expulsion letter dated February 13, 2025, and signed by the Acting Registrar, Mr. Victor I. Modebelu, the university stated that the decision followed the recommendation of the Student Disciplinary Committee, which found the student’s actions to be […]

The House of Representatives has passed the 54.99 trillion naira, 2025 appropriation bill. A breakdown  of the budget shows 3.6 trillion naira for statutory transfers, 14.38 trillion naira for debt servicing , 13.64 trillion for recurrent expenditure  and 23.97 trillion naira for capital expenditure (development fund). While presenting the bill for consideration, the Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Abubakar Bichi, stated that the committee met with the Presidential […]

The Federal High court in Abuja has indefinitely adjourned the trial of the leader of the Indigenous people of Biafra,Nnamdi Kanu. The Court made the decision this morning, following Nnamdi Kanu’s insistence that the presiding Judge, Justice Binta Nyako cannot preside over his case citing her previous recusal. Kanu, had questioned the jurisdiction of his alleged terrorism case when he re-appeared before the Court. The lead counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, […]

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated six distinguished Diaspora Nigerians named among the 400 Presidential Early Career Award recipients for Scientists and Engineers in the United States. In a statement on Thursday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, the President commended the Nigerians for their remarkable achievements in science, technology and engineering. reports says  that the prestigious recognition, established by former President Bill Clinton in 1996, is the highest honour […]