President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has felicitated Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno on his 61st birthday.Akpabio, in a congratulatory message signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh stated that Governor Eno’s commitment to democratic values has earned him recognition as a leader
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has announced that a forensic audit of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited will begin soon.Edun disclosed this at the ongoing Nigerian Investor Forum, held alongside the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington DC.The minister explained that the
President Bola Tinubu has directed an immediate and comprehensive overhaul of national security strategies, demanding urgent action to end the escalating violence in Borno, Benue, Plateau and Kwara states.The President, who met with security chiefs at the State House in Abuja for more than two hours, said the killing of
The lifeless remains of Elizabeth Awhobiwom Ukah, a 23-year-old student from the Federal Nursing Science College in Calabar, Cross River, were discovered in a drainage. This tragic incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday, April 19th, 2025, on Musaha Umoh Okon Street in the Ekpo Abasi area of Calabar
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has given a marching order to the Nigerian Army to flush out bandits terrorising the people of Barutein and Kaiama local governments of Kwara.Similarly, he gave an order to fish out terrorists in Borgu in Kainji Forest of Niger within one
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, on Wednesday, joined global dignitaries in Vatican City to pay final respects to the late Head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis.Obi, a Papal Knight of the Church, joined Nigeria’s Vatican Veteran, 93-year-old Cardinal Francis Arinze to
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday held closed-door meeting with the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, and Chief of Defence Staff, General Chris Musa, at his official residence in the State House, Abuja.The meeting comes amid escalating insecurity across the country, particularly in Benue and Plateau states, where gunmen believed
The Ogun State Government on Tuesday arraigned the Olu of Obafemi in Obafemi Owode Local Government, Oba Taofeek Kayode Owolabi, for land grabbing.Oba Owolabi is a coronet Oba and a member of the Egba Traditional Council and is currently under suspension.Specifically, the government, in a statement on Wednesday by the
A recent investigation by global human rights body, the Amnesty International Nigeria, has revealed a disturbing trend of violence in Benue State, where 2600 people, mostly women and children, have been killed in attacks on 50 communities between January 2023 and February 2024.The attacks, carried out by armed bandits, have
Residents, business owners and community leaders in Warri-Effurun have expressed confidence in the transformation taking place through the Warri/Effurun Roads and Flyovers Project.Many believe that the project will deliver lasting benefits, easing traffic congestion and unlocking economic opportunities.Their expressed enthusiasm came just as the Project Manager, Thomas Haug informed that