Edo State Gov. Monday Okpebholo has urged young people in the state to embrace education, skills development, and entrepreneurship while rejecting criminality, cultism, and violence. Governor Okpebholo addressing the occasion of the International Youth Day 2026 on Tuesday, acknowledged the challenges confronting young people, including unemployment, the rising cost of
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, and the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, have called on all religious faithful in Nigeria, irrespective of their beliefs, to come together in unity and promote inter-religious harmony and peaceful coexistence to achieve a greater
.As IGP Disu mourns The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the death of its ten gallant personnel during an encounter with a heavily armed group of suspected bandits. The tragic incident occurred along the Rafin Makuku axis of Sakaba local government area of Kebbi. The force Public Relations Officer, CSP
.Inaugurates Alake as Chairman, State Council of Obas Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has charged traditional rulers across the state to deploy their influence at the grassroots to mobilise their subjects for peaceful, responsible and informed participation in the 2027 general elections. Abiodun made the call on Tuesday while
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday received one of the battalions of Nigerian Army who are deployed to Omu Aran in Irepodun Local Government Area of the state. The Governor, while receiving them at the 22 armoured brigade Sobi Barracks Ilorin, hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his swift
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has approved a landmark reform that replaces project-by-project negotiations with a transparent investment framework designed to unlock up to US$50 billion in deep offshore investment and restart Nigeria’s large, capital-intensive offshore developments that have remained stalled for decades. According to a statement by presidential spokesman
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Tuesday joined other dignitaries, including the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Umar Musa Ikhilor, Esq, Emperor Jaret Tenebe, APC Chairman and other top government officials, to receive the remains of the late Archbishop of Benin City, Most Rev. Augustine Obiora Akubeze, in
Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Peter Obi has dismissed as false a report attributing to him a statement that Nigerian soldiers should reject any salary increase until after the elections. Obi, in a clarification, said the claim was entirely untrue, stressing that he has profound respect
The European Union Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS has debunked reports that it rejected an invitation from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to observe the 2027 general elections. It described the claims as “inaccurate and speculative.” In a statement issued in Abuja on Monday and signed by EU Ambassador
The Methodist Church Nigeria has raised the alarm over rising insecurity, economic hardship, corruption, unemployment and declining living standards. The Prelate of Methodist Church Nigeria, His Eminence, Dr Oliver Ali Aba, stated this on Monday at a press briefing held at the Methodist Church Nigeria, Cathedral of Light, Agodi Gate,