The Ikwerre socio-cultural group, Iwhnurohna Progressive Organisation (IPO), says people of Ikwerre ethnic nationality are not Igbo. Speaking for IPO in Port Harcourt on Saturday, Dr. Okahchukwu Dibia, said the claim that Ikwerre people are Igbos as classified by the Ohanaeze Ndigbo and its President, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu is rejected. Dr. Dibia emphasized that it…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) is a civil society organization in Nigeria. They have come out to condemn the recent order given by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to banks to withdraw 0.5% from every customer’s account anytime there was an online transaction on that account. In a statement on Tuesday, signed…

NNPC Limited has assured consumers that it has enough petrol in stock to last for the next 30 days as supply continues to improve across the country. Our Source Revealed yesterday that queues have disappeared in most filling stations in Abuja and surrounding suburbs except at NNPC Retail outlets where petrol is sold for a…

Governor Siminalayi Fubara says members of the Martin Amaewhule-led House of Assembly do not exist. He said this when a delegation led by the former military governor of the old Rivers State, Alfred Diete-Spiff, and former governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Seriaki Dickson, visited him. The governor said members of the House are only meeting…

The Rivers State Government Declared the Etche Local Government Serving Chairman’Chief of Staff, Hon Promise Nwankwo wanted over his bad act a few months ago After the Rivers State Governor’s Victory at the Supreme Court, his supporters who are called the simplified movement declared a Thanksgiving rally in all the local governments in the state…

The former manager of First City Monument Bank, Mr Placidus Nwachukwu has been sent to 121 years in jail, by S.N Odili of the High Court In Onitsha Anambra State. Our source revealed that Pracidus was arraigned on Tuesday 27th,2018 on 16 count charges, bordering on forgery, stealing, obtaining by pretense, and uttering by the…

The Central Bank Governor of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso stated that the high cost of foodstuff in the Country was caused by Federal Government Palliatives. He reveals this During a meeting at the March Monetary Policy Committee. He said this MPC increased the benchmark interest rate to 24.7 percent from its former rate of 22.75 percent.…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reached an agreement with the celebrity barman Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest for an out-of-court settlement. The EFCC had dragged Cubana Chief Priest to court on April 17 2024 after it had filed a three-count charge against Pascal Okechukwu on April 16, 2024. Okechukwu…

The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN), has called on the Federal Government and the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, to use Artificial Intelligence (AI), to address the challenges of the power sector. APWEN President, Dr Adebisi Osim, gave the advice on Tuesday, at the inauguration of the Chairman of Ogbomosho Chapter of…

Lagos State’s Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, on Wednesday said the government discovered 86 partitioned rooms, sized 10×10 and 12×10, under the Dolphin Estate Bridge, Ikoyi, on Lagos Island. Tenants are said to be paying N250,000 per annum for the makeshift apartment under the bridge. Wahab shared this information via a post…

Some indigenes of Kogi state on the platform of the Kogi Conscience Liberation Movement (KCLM) have the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to recover every dime allegedly stolen by former Governor Yahaya Bello. They made their demands known during a peaceful rally at the headquarters of the EFCC on Monday, April 29. Led by…

National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, yesterday told the opposition parties that there was no vacancy in Aso Rock in 2027 when another general election will be due. Ganduje said the administration of President Bola Tinubu had been contending with the accumulation of many years of neglect, policy summersaults and other…

On Tuesday morning, the Authority of the Nigerian Navy confirmed that its officers rescued over 250 passengers from a capsized boat in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State. A press statement by the Naval Authority said its officers rescued the persons along the Cawthorne Channel The statement harped on the importance of lifejackets and…

The Oduduwa Development Congress (ODC) has refuted the assertion made by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, regarding his purported role in the ascension of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to power. Speaking at a press conference in Lagos on Monday, the group dismissed Wike’s claims as unfounded and insisted that Tinubu’s…

Tension flared during the Senate’s return to plenary on Tuesday, marked by a chaotic scene as senators clashed over seats in the newly renovated Senate Chamber. The plenary commenced at approximately 11 am, with Senate President GodsWill Akpabio reading out announcements, including recognizing lawmakers who had celebrated birthdays during the break. However, the atmosphere turned…

The Presiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church, also known as Winners Chapel International, Bishop David Oyedepo, has condemned fraudsters and “Yahoo Boys” saying they have a tainted future. From the Yahoo e-mail service, the term “Yahoo Boy” is derived. It is commonly used to refer to young men who engage in various forms of…

Immediate past governor of Benue Governor, Chief Samuel Ortom, has asked Mr Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi State to stop hiding. Chief Ortom made appeal while speaking at the Redeemed Church in Makurdi during the thanksgiving service organized by his aides to mark his 63rd birthday anniversary. He urged Mr Bello to come out…

Following the tanker explosion at the Eleme axis of the East-West Road on Friday night, the National Youth Council of Ogoni People, NYCOP, the apex umbrella body of all Ogoni youths in Nigeria and the Diaspora has threatened to shut down production at Indorama through a mass protest. The tanker explosion claimed the lives of…

As acute petrol supply challenges enter its second week, independent marketers have explained that issues that led to the scarcity of the product would take another two weeks to be fully resolved. Checks around Abuja on Sunday showed that most stations were out of stock with very few major marketers dispensing the product in Abuja…

Olatosho Oshoffa, the son of the founder of the Celestial Church of Christ, Worldwide, Bilewu Oshoffa, has shared his thoughts concerning polygamy in the church, saying the church doesn’t forbid the practice. The shepherd of CCC International Headquarters, Ketu, Lagos, while defending his late father’s large family declared that no prophets in the Bible had…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has assured that there is now an ample supply of petroleum products nationwide. This is because, NNPC said, the impending issues surrounding the current scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit, commonly known as petrol, across the country have been addressed. The Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPC Ltd., Mr…

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ola Olukoyede has disclosed that he made personal efforts to invite a former governor of Kogi State, Mr. Yahaya Adoza Bello to respond to investigations regarding his alleged involvement in money laundering to the tune of N80,246,470,089.88 (Eighty Billion, Two Hundred and Forty…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called for the inclusion of students in private universities as beneficiaries in the Student Loan Scheme being floated by the federal government. He made the call during the inauguration of the Asiwaju Onafowokan, Coleman Wires and Cables building at Bells University’s College of Postgraduate Studies in Ota, Ogun State. “The…

Bobrisky Currently Occupying A Fully Furnished 1-bedroom Flat In a Newly Built VIP Apartment In Kirikiri Correctional Centre, Regularly Shares Money with inmates; Reportedly Allowed To Wear Female Clothes, And Frequently Receives Visitors A source who pleaded anonymity Revealed“There is a newly built VIP apartment in Kiri Kiri correctional center, Bobrisky is occupying a room…

The Federal Government is set to receive around $2.2 billion single-digit interest loan from the World Bank and another budget support facility from the African Development Bank. Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, disclosed this during a press briefing at the end of Nigeria’s activities at the World Bank/International Monetary Fund Spring meeting in Washington DC,…

Automotive gas oil (AGO), also known as diesel, sold for as high as N1,500 at fuel stations in Lagos and Abuja on Saturday. TheCable observed that Mobil and TotalEnergies fuel stations in Festac Town, sold for N1,300 per litre and N1,500 per litre, respectively. In Abuja, the price of the product was N1,450 per liter…

… Screens and Confirms Assembly Service Commission Chairman and Members The Rivers State House of Assembly, on Monday at its 159th Legislative Sitting, passed the Rivers State Local Government (Amendment) Bill into Law by overriding the assent of the Governor. Recall that on the 13th of March, 2024 the House passed the Local Government (Amendment)…

A former Chief of Defence Staff, General Theophilus Y. Danjuma, (rtd), says that Nigeria’s security challenges have made the country become a laughing stock and a disgrace to the world. General Danjuma, while speaking at the annual Nwonyo Fishing and Cultural Festival in Ibbi Local Government Area of Taraba State on Friday, advised that urgent…

The ongoing National Executive Committee meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, taking place in Abuja has just taken a dangerous turn on Thursday, when Ikwerre local government Chairman, Engr Samuel Nwanosike, a supporter of FCT Minister masterminded the arrest of the member representing Ahoada-West State constituency in the Rivers State House of Assembly, Hon…

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje says he remains the National Chairman of the party, boasting to the Kano State Government that he is unshakeable. In a viral video, Ganduje was seen amidst a host of party supporters saying that he had met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, adding…

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, said yesterday that the apex bank is not defending the Naira with the nation’s foreign reserves. He was speaking against the backdrop of the recent decline in Nigeria’s foreign reserves corresponding with massive appreciation of the Naira in the foreign exchange market (forex),…

The issue of Rivers State Caretaker Committee List was raised at the meeting of PDP Governors and the PDP National Working Committee (NWC) and it was resolved that a political solution should be applied to resolve all the issues related thereto. Consequently, the PDP Governors’ Forum directed that the National Working Committee of the PDP…

Immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has described the various state electoral commissions as rigging tools of state governors. El-Rufai stated this on Monday in Maiduguri, in his lead paper presentation titled: “Capacity Building Workshop on Enhancing Skills of Government Officials In Policy Implementation and Productive Human Resources Management”. The former governor…

The CEO of Rainoil Limited, Gabriel Ogbechie, has claimed that the federal government resumed the payment of the controversial fuel subsidy following the devaluation of the Naira in the foreign exchange market. Ogbechie made this statement on Tuesday during the Stanbic IBTC Energy and Infrastructure Breakfast Session held in Lagos. “During that period, the Dollar…

The Federal Government has eventually complied with the demands of domestic crude oil refiners and other operators in the sector, as it declared on Monday that indigenous refineries can now buy crude oil in naira or dollars. It also declared that the total crude oil and condensate reserves in Nigeria increased to 37.5 billion barrels…

The Benue State Government and the Sinoki System Limited for the establishment of a Hybrid Solar Panel Factory in the State. Also, the State government has brokered a partnership with the Shanghai Haitian Hospital. This partnership will facilitate academic and clinical interchange between Benue State University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi, and Shanghai. It will cover areas…

It clearly stated by Sowunmi, that a prominent figure within the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Governor Nyesom Wike has communicated his interest in aligning with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to participate in governance. Sowunmi underscored the importance of allegiance to the party, making it clear that Wike’s desire to engage in governmental duties…

The ugly situation took place at River Niger in Anambra- Delta River, where a Boat has an accident and claims five lives of Nollywood Actors and Actress, where a popular Actor Junior Pope was involved, and he passed on. Information reaching us that one of the younger ladies who was also in the boat, the…

Nigerian government says Binance executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla, who escaped custody in Nigeria, has been found in Kenya. A source in the presidency, who preferred anonymity, confirmed the development as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the International Criminal Police, the Nigeria Police Force, and the Kenyan Police Service have deepened talks to quicken Anjarwalla’s extradition.…

Rivers State governor Siminalayi Fubara was among other governors and members of the National Assembly who attended a meeting at the instance of Nigerian President Bola Tinubu. At the meeting, president Tinubu called for unity between governors and members of the National Assembly with his administration, so that they can achieve the national development goals.…

Former Rivers State governor, Dr. Peter Odili, has told the incumbent governor of the State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, that he is the current political leader of the state. Odili stated this on Thursday at the commissioning of a Comprehensive Primary Health Centre, Ndoni, in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni local government area of the state The health facility was…

The Federal Government has secured a $750 million loan from the World Bank to provide subsidies to developers and operators of solar mini-grids in the country. The Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, and World Bank’s Country Director for Nigeria, Shubham Chaudhuri, signed the loan agreement on March 31 and February 19 respectively. The loan, according…

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State has sentenced the controversial cross-dresser, Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye popularly known as Bobrisky to prison. Bobrisky will spend six months in prison and his sentence was without the option of a fine. The trial judge, Justice Abimbola Awogboro said Bobrisky is sentence for abusing the Nigerian currency –…

It is now known that the federal government will charge an average of N3,000 per toll gate when the Lagos-Calabar coastal road is completed. The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi made the revelation on Thursday while on a live Television programme. Umahi said: “Let me leave out the infrastructure along the corridor. Let me just…

The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun, has called on Governor Ademola Adeleke to stop frolicking around twerking and focus on delivering quality governance to the people of the state. This is as the ruling party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, disclosed that the APC is paranoid about the superlative performance of the governor within…

Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara spoke at the commissioning of the Comprehensive Primary Healthcare Center in Ndoni Town, Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State on Thursday. He said: “We will continue to stand on the part of the right, defend the dignity and integrity of Rivers people. We will not be intimidated. “We will…

Sixty members of the 10th Nigerian Senate and House of Representatives have raised alarm over the alleged move to use the Federal High Court to legalize the extension of Local Government chairmen’s tenure in Rivers State. The alleged move was also contemplating freezing the Local Government accounts in the State. These federal lawmakers, belonging to…

Unknown gunmen, disguised in army attire, launched a violent assault on the residence of former Niger Delta agitator and leader of the Niger Delta Rescue Movement, Chief Hon. Amb. Sobomabo Jackrich – Egberipapa, in Usokun, Degema. Tragically, the attack resulted in the loss of two lives, and Chief Jackrich was forcibly abducted, his whereabouts currently…

Investing In Nyesom Wike: A Story Of Dedication, Sacrifice, and Ultimate Loss. His Excellency, Dr. Tele R. Ikuru Former Deputy Governor, of Rivers State In 2015, I made a conscious decision to invest my financial resources, time, and energy into supporting Nyesom Wike’s gubernatorial campaign. I poured my heart and soul into ensuring Nyesom Wike…

The Federal Road Safety Corps says it has over 185,270 permanent drivers’ licences in its pool yet to be collected. FRSC Spokesperson, Jonas Agwu, disclosed this on Saturday explaining it as representing the figure of unclaimed licenses in in the first quarter of 2024 across the country. “The uncollected permanent drivers’ license in 2024 first…

Federal Government plans new national identity card with payment, social service features The Federal Government will soon launch a new national identity card with payment and other social service features. The new national identity card project is in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System, NIBSS.

The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai is preparing to fight President Bola Tinubu in at least two courts, Our Source Reveals this on Saturday The prospects of the battle are to be staged in the courts of the land where El-Rufai expects to clear his name of the allegation of being…

The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress and former governor of Kano State, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, on Friday, warned Kano Governor Abba Yusuf to concentrate on bringing good governance to his people instead of embarking on a futile attempt to drag his name through the mud. Ganduje was reacting to the decision of the Kano…

The Nigeria Police Force said its officers will no longer torture suspects whenever they are arrested and held in custody. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi stated this in an interview session on Tuesday on National Television According to the Force spokesperson, the police are now conscious of the provisions of the Anti-torture…

Two South East governors, Hope Uzodimma of Imo State and Alex Otti of Abia State have requested an audit to ascertain lingering uncompleted projects undertaken by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) They said these projects were funded and handled by the Federal Government through (NDDC) and should be completed to achieve the aim of…

Nineteen (19) students of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) are now expelled or rusticated from the institution. The Director of Corporate Affairs of the institution, Mr Kunle Akogun made this known in a statement on Monday. He said the Vice Chancellor, Mr Wahab Egbewole (SAN) made the approval of the expulsion or rustication of the…

Yet to be identified gunmen have abducted an unspecified number of students. The students were travelingg along the East-West Road in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. Allegedly, the kidnapped students were in a Sienna vehicle when they were hijacked on Friday night. A security source said the Sienna conveying the group of…

The Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, on Sunday, disclosed that he received a revelation from God that President Bola Tinubu will complete his eight years in office before leaving. Umahi stated this when while speaking with Journalists, he disclosed the extent of work done on the Third Mainland Bridge and the 700km Lagos-Calabar coastal…

The Republic of Angola says it will open a visa office in Port Harcourt, the capital city of Rivers State on Tuesday, April 2nd. This will make it three such offices in Nigeria, with the other offices located in Lagos and Abuja. Alongside, the Republic of Angola will also open an investment center in Port…

The Federal Government has adopted a virtual means of evacuation of crude oil that involves the utilization of barges and trucks for the transportation of crude from the point of production to injection/storage points for eventual transportation to export terminals. It said the Alternative Crude Oil Evacuation Systems was implemented to avoid production deferment, losses,…

Impetuous, garrulous, flippant, compulsively, and deliriously narcissistic, that succinctly encapsulates the Nyesom Wike persona. A study of the political trajectory of the FCT Minister shows that he is only loyal to himself and nobody else, irrespective of his feigned allegiance. He may kowtow and genuflect before a political leader, as he is currently doing in…

The Nigerian government plans to commence local manufacturing of vehicles in the next ten years. Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment Doris Uzoka-Anite disclosed this on Friday at the launch of the Nigeria Automotive Industry Development Plan. The Minister stated this on Friday while launching the Nigeria Automotive Industry Development Plan at a gathering that…

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Yekini Nabena, has accused the former governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-rufai, of being behind the insecurity in northern Nigeria. Nabena made the allegation in an interview with the Daily Sun newspaper, which was published today. His words: ”I read recently that somebody like…

The Federal Government, on Friday, ordered the linking of the Port Harcourt-Aba rail line, which construction has reached an advanced stage of completion to the Port Harcourt and Onne Ports in Rivers State for freight operations to begin. The Minister of Transportation, Senator Saidu Alkali, disclosed this while speaking to newsmen in Port Harcourt on…

Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has said the state is the least developed among the 19 states in the northern part of Nigeria. Alia made the declaration on Friday when he broke the Ramadan fast with the Muslim faithful in Makurdi. He vowed, however, that the situation must change as his administration was determined to…

The name of Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, was missing as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, displayed the list of candidates of the 17 political parties that would participate in the September 21 governorship election in the state. Others are Boot Party (BP), Osirame Edeipo; Accord party (AP), Enabulele Bright; African Democratic…

A former Minister of Communication Adebayo Shittu has urged the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government to promise bandits a promising future by negotiating with them. Shittu said most of these bandits are able-bodied men whom the Federal Government should retain. Featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday, the former minister said a non-kinetic approach…

We must condemn the reprehensible acts of kidnapping and treat kidnappers across the country as terrorists. Nigerian President Bola Tinubu made the declaration on Tuesday at a Ramadan dinner. Those with him at the dinner were members of the Federal judiciary led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola. In attendance were…

Binance, the global cryptocurrency exchange, has confirmed that its executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla, is no longer in Nigerian custody. The spokesperson for Binance, Samantha Fuller, disclosed this information to Our Online Source via email on Monday. The crypto exchange said its concern continues to be the safety and well-being of its employees, and it is actively…

The Nigerian Government has invited controversial Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi for questioning. Gumi was invited for questioning over his comments on the activities of bandits in the country. The minister of information and orientation, Mohammed Idris, stated this while addressing journalists at the State House, Abuja, on Monday.

Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has stated that the argument over the payment of ransom to free the abducted Kuriga students is irrelevant. The governor disclosed this while speaking to journalists on Sunday, adding that what was important was the fact that the government had been able to rescue all of them unhurt. He…

The Rivers State Chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association has uncovered one Mr Echi Igbo Michael who it said is a fake medical doctor. Mr. Echi Igbo Michael was allegedly said to be operating a medical facility in Rivers State, for about two years now, where he practices as a medical doctor. NMA confirmed the…

The president of the National Political Science Association of Nigeria (NPSA), Prof. Hassan Saliu, has accused former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of stifling the growth of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Atiku was the party’s presidential candidate in the 2019 and 2023 elections, and there are indications that he will contest again in the 2027…

The Nigerian Army is set to deploy 157 officers and soldiers for a peacekeeping mission in Abiye, South Sudan. The Army authority, however, warned them to avoid acts like sexual exploitation and drug trafficking, capable of bringing Nigeria to shame. Nigerian Army’s Chief of Operation, Major-General Boniface Sinjen, gave the warning while addressing the troops…

Chief Judge of Edo State, Justice Daniel Okungbowa, has set up a seven-man investigation committee. This followed receipt of correspondence from the Edo State House of Assembly notifying him of impeachment processing against Edo State deputy governor, Philip Shaibu. On March 19, 2024, through a resolution passed by 19 out of the 24 members, the…

Popular controversial Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, says the Nigerian military has been so hard on bandits with the approach it uses to win the war against banditry in the northern part of the country. He said both the Army and Air Force troops have launched ground and air strikes that have killed the bandits’…

Former Niger Delta militant leader, ‘General’ Endurance Amagbein, who was implicated by some sources as the mastermind behind the killings of soldiers in the Okuama community in Delta State has spoken up. He vehemently refuted the accusation yesterday, stating that he did not know whatsoever about the incident. “I knew nothing whatsoever about the incident,”…

Governor of Nassarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, has mourned the death of three students of the Nasarawa State University, Keffi. The three students died on Friday while scrambling to collect food items that were donated to them as palliatives by the state government during distribution. Ibrahim Addra, the media aide to the governor, in a statement,…

The Federal Government of Nigeria has charged the 2,220 new security personnel to smoke out illegal miners wherever they may be found across the country. These personnel were organized under a new security architecture to tackle the menace of illegal mining in Nigeria. The Minister of Solid Mineral Development, Dele Alake, gave the charge at…

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE MONTHLY MEETING OF SENIOR SPECIAL ASSISTANTS (SSAs) TO THE GOVERNOR OF DELTA STATE HIS EXCELLENCY RT. HON. ELDER SHERIFF F. O. OBOREVWORI HELD AT EL GRAND PREMIUM HOTEL ASABA ON THURSDAY 21ST MARCH 2024. A CALL FOR DELTANS TO EMBRACE PEACE AND REMAIN VIGILANT Within the last week,…

The publisher of 9News Nigeria, Mr Obinna Ejianya has reprimanded the Nigerian lawmakers over the recent budget padding spills that resulted in the suspension of Senator Ningi by the 10th Senate led by Senator Godswill Akpabio. In his words, Mr. Obinna Ejianya said that it is despicable that in the face of economic hardship in…

Despite contracting a private security firm for N48 billion per year, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. has stated that it still cannot deal with the scale of oil theft in the country. Mele Kyari, the Group Chief Executive Officer of the NNPCL, revealed this on Wednesday during an oversight visit by the House of…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will no longer accredit civil society organizations and other bodies as observer groups if they fail to submit their observation reports of previous elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja at the first quarterly consultative meeting with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs).…

A report by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revealed that out of the total loans of N10.3 trillion disbursed as intervention, N193 billion has been declared lost and another N418.9 billion remains doubtful. The report, which was last updated in September 2023, detailed the breakdown of the bank’s intervention funds over the years.…

Parallel market operators are quoting a buy price of N1400/$1 for holders of dollars looking to sell marking a significant strengthening on the naira. Checks by Nairametrics indicate the exchange rate has been gaining lately as speculators start to dump their hoard of dollars following waning demand. Multiple sources who operate in the parallel market…

President Tinubu has announced a temporary suspension on all public funded foreign trips for ministers, heads of agencies, and other government officials starting from April 1st, 2024, lasting for three months. President Tinubu emphasized the requirement for government officials planning to undertake any publicly funded international trips to first obtain presidential approval at least two…

Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has alleged that security agencies were aware of hideouts of bandits operating in the Northern part of Nigeria. Speaking during an interview with Nigeria Info FM on Tuesday, Sheikh Gumi stated that security agents who accompanied him during some of his peace advocacy visits to the bandits in the…

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio says the killers of the 17 military personnel at Okuama community in Delta State are not residents of any community in Niger Delta. Senator Akpabio remarked as part of his contribution to the motion on the killing of the soldiers that was raised by Abdulaziz Yar’adua (APC, Katsina Central) during…

Patronage of the seaports in Port Harcourt, Onne, WARRI, and Calabar is low because of a lack of investors’ confidence. To reverse the trend, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has assured that his ministry will work to restore the required confidence of investors to patronage them. Oyetola gave the assurance when…

There are indications that the Federal Government through the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) is now spending N17.72 billion daily to fund subsidies on petrol. Though still shrouded in secrecy, the funding strategy, 9News Nigeria learned, is consummated by way of crude sales and direct cost recovery by NNPC. An executive of a…

In the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), some stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have alleged that party members are excluded from appointments made by the Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike. They accused while addressing a media conference at the Secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists in FCT, Abuja. The Convener, Abdulwahab Ekekhide, and Co-Convener,…

A senator representing Delta North. Senatorial District, Ned Nwoko, has claimed that he received more than N1 billion for constituency projects in the 2024 budget. Nwoko corroborated Senator Ali Ndume’s claims that the allocation of resources to the legislators often varies based on the magnitude of their constituency projects, indicating that it’s not uncommon for…

Nigerians may soon be importing yam for local consumption from China, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), Ernest Umakihe, has said. Umakihe stated this while speaking at a stakeholder’s workshop on repositioning yam as an export crop. He lamented that despite accounting for 67% of global yam output, it was…

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar says it is important that the issue of N3 trillion padding in the 2024 budget as alleged, is not swept under the carpet but thoroughly investigated. On his X handle on Thursday, Atiku faulted the decision of the Nigerian Senate to suspend Senator Abdul Ningi, (PDP, Bauchi Central), who was…

The people of Rumuorlumeni have expressed their unwavering support for His Excellency, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, GSSRS, during a town hall meeting held by the Simplified Movement in Ward 17. Former Caretaker Chairman of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, Hon. (Barr.) Collins Onunwo delivered a passionate speech affirming his conviction to support Governor Fubara. He revealed that…

Dr. Darlington Orji, Special Adviser to Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, revealed late Friday that the governor has continued and completed several key projects abandoned by his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. Orji made the revelation while responding to accusations by the Rivers All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman, Tony Okocha, that Fubara’s administration lacked vision and was…

A 300-level Accounting student, Egba Onisowurun Nduoma, staying in Mandela Hostel Block B room 201 was found dead at the Delta Park bus/taxi park on Friday. His remains have been deposited in the morgue. The school management and the Nigerian police have commenced an investigation into the incident. They promised to get to the root…

Senator representing Abia South, Enyinnaya Harcourt Abaribe, has said contrary to the claim that some ranking senators received N500 million from the 2024 budget, he had only received N266 million. A federal lawmaker representing Cross River North, Senator Jarigbe Agom-Jarigbe, had during plenary, on Tuesday, said that some senior senators had received N500 million each…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that repair works are ongoing on the undersea cable cuts that resulted in equipment faults on the major undersea cables along the West African Coast on Thursday leading to internet service disruption. We had reported that the internet outage on Thursday afternoon experienced across the West African countries…

Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu has dismissed any plan by his administration to pay ransom to rescue the children that were abducted from Kuriga in Kaduna State. The President made the declaration during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. President Tinubu stated that kidnapping, especially mass abduction of personswouldl not…

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC has got a marching order to withdraw the licenses of electricity distribution companies, DISCOs for non-performances. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu issued the marching order during a meeting with heads of agencies in Abuja. Adelabu said the distribution segment of electricity supply remained the weakest link in the…

The European Union and Economic Community of West African States’ delegation to Nigeria have said that the Value Added Tax system in Nigeria is below the ideal. The Head of Cooperation of the Delegation of the EU and ECOWAS to Nigeria, Massimo De Luca, said this on Monday at the 4th session of the Steering…

In a bid to secure the release of abducted Nigerians, controversial Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has expressed willingness to facilitate comprehensive discussions between the Federal Government and bandits. Sheikh Gumi urged President Bola Tinubu’s administration not to repeat the mistake made by former President Muhammadu Buhari, who refused to dialogue with bandits. He was…

The Caretaker chairman of All Progressives Congress in Rivers State CHIEF TONY OKOCHA has described the government of Sir Siminalayi Fubara as jamboree for not being able to execute any project since his assumption into office. OKOCHA while briefing journalists in Port Harcourt said economic value has been achieved, except the squandering of state resources…

The Presidency has blamed the latest kidnappings in the North on political forces in the northern region plotting to destabilize the country under President Bola Tinubu’s watch. Presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale disclosed this in an interview session Asked how soon Mr Tinubu’s government will curtail the resurgence of mass schoolchildren abductions witnessed in Kaduna and…

A Port Harcourt-based veteran Journalist, Godpower Abereniboye, who has practiced in the Media industry for over 30 years said he has an undisclosed revelation from God to deliver to the Governor of Rivers State, Sir, Siminalaye Fubara that would be of benefit not just for only Rivers State but the world at large. The Journalist…

The Lady in the Middle is in court after she was arrested by the Nigerian police in Nugu state. En ugu magistrate court ordered her to pay her boyfriend Emeka Nwankwo the sum of 150,000 Naira because emeEmekaankwo g e chinasa with 3,000 Naira Transportation money to visit him… The girl ate the money and…

A father of four identified as Chris Ozobia from Onitsha in Anambra state has committed suicide in Enugu. Ozobia, who’s in his 40s reportedly took his own life at his block industry located at Ugbo Owa, by old Airport road, Emene, Enugu on Sunday 3rd March 2024. Our correspondent discovered that the man left behind…

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, says the cancelled employment process at the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education in Rumuolumeni Community, due to intolerable irregularities, will be revisited and the process restarted. This is as he assured that a new governing council was now in place to oversee the process and ensure the elimination of…

Founder of the Stanbic IBTC Bank, Atedo Peterside, has berated Senate President Godswill Akpabio, describing the lawmaker’s comments at the funeral of the late Access Bank CEO, Herbert Wigwe in Port Harcourt, Rivers State as being self-centered, insensitive and in a poor state. The Senate President had come under fire for tackling Rivers State Governor,…

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara says the political class in Nigeria needed to reconsider the essence of the intense power struggle they engaged in often. He observed that most times, the power acquired was not deplored in impacting society positively. Governor Fubara spoke at the funeral service in honor of the Late Herbert Wigwe, his…

President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Nigerian Customs Service to return all the grains that they have seized at the various service points and units back to their owners. The order was given on the condition that the grains would be available for onward retailing in the various markets in the country. Comptroller-General of Customs…

At least two worshippers were killed during Friday prayers at Anguwar Makera under Kwasakwasa Community in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The incident happened around 2 pm on Friday, according to locals in the area. A community leader, Hudu Kwasakwasa, who confirmed the incident, said the bandits opened fire on the worshipers.…

‪Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Umar Damagum said he wished for a woman to become the next president of Nigeria.‬ During the PDP International Women’s Day 2024 event at their Abuja headquarters, the party’s National Chairman, Damagun, highlighted the need for female leadership in Nigeria, emphasizing the failures of male leadership. Represented by the…

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has advised Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, not to consider resigning from office as the best thing for the state. Fubara in an interview with the African Independent Television (AIT) on Wednesday, said he was ready to sacrifice his office for peace to reign…

The Federal Government has said the recovery process from beneficiaries of the Nigeria Education Loan Scheme would commence two years after the National Youth Service Scheme. The Executive Secretary, of NELFund, Dr. Akintunde Sawyer, made this known during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Abuja. On June 12, 2023, President…

On Thursday, the Federal Government unveiled a new satellite pay television in Nigeria Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume performed the unveiling at the Shehu Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja. The new pay TV, Silver Lake Television, is considered indigenous to Nigerian satellite television. Akume was represented by his Senior Special Assistant (Technical),…

A former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, Reuben Abati, has slammed the sons of President Bola Tinubu, Seyi Tinubu and Yinka Tinubu, for hanging around the presidential villa like ‘’jobless invalids.’’ Wondering what the president’s children do for a living, Mr. Abati admonished them to do something concrete with their lives at their age and…

Two water factories producing untreated water in communities in Aluu town of Ikwerre Local Government Area are now sealed up. National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC shut down the factories on Wednesday. The factories were also closed down for failure register their business entities legally in Rivers State. Public Relations Officer…

A few days ago, former Nigerian Ambassador to the Netherlands, Chief Hon. Oji Ngofa publicly announced his alliance with the political team of Governor Siminalayi Fubara in Eleme Local Government Area. Delighted with the alliance, all former councilors and supervisors in the Area have pledged their loyalty to the leadership of Chief Ngofa. The Forum…

About 70 percent of the financial crimes witnessed in Nigeria are transpired within banks or linked to their operations. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission accused on Monday. Chairman of EFCC, Ola Olukayode made the disclosure. He was speaking at the 2023 Annual Retreat and General Meeting of the Association of Chief Audit Executives of…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged the Nigerian federal government to give priority attention to issues of food insecurity to curb related crises. IMF noted that the administration led by President Bola Tinubu inherited a difficult economic situation from the immediate past administration of President Mohammedu Buhari. That administration, IMF said ground Nigeria on…

Some telecommunications subscribers whose SIM card numbers were previously linked to their National Identification Numbers (NINs) have experienced their mobile lines barred. Spokesman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Reuben Muoka on Monday provided an explanation why such was the case while on a live television program. Muoka said NCC was aware of the complaints…

In a notable action geared towards uplifting spirits and acknowledging the commitment of healthcare personnel, His Excellency, Sir Siminalayi Fubara GSSRS, the Executive Governor of Rivers State, has approved the immediate commencement of promotions for all staff members at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH). The announcement came during a crucial meeting with the…

Umahi asserted at the weekend while addressing journalists at his Uburu residence in Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. According to the former governor of Ebonyi State, President Bola Tinubu has solved the major problems of the region, which he said was the incessant clash between farmers and herders. The Minister claimed that the…

The Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JED) has advised its customers in Gombe State not to pay anyone to repair faulty electricity transformers in their communities. The Chief Security Officer, JED, Mr Musa Abdullahi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Gombe that it was not the responsibility of customers to repair faulty…

Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) and Member representing Ideato North and South federal constituency of Imo State, Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, has called on the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to withdraw the criminal charges filed against Rt. Hon. Ehie Edison, the Chief of Staff to Governor Siminalayi…

Train services on the Port Harcourt – Aba route will commence by the end of March. Managing Director, of Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr. Fidet Okhiria on Saturday said the Federal Government was determined to make that possible. Mr. Okhiria was in Port Harcourt this weekend leading a delegation to test-run the reconstruction of the…

The power supply situation across Nigeria has gone from bad to worse since 2024. This is despite assurances made to address the challenges Into the third month of the year, stability and regular power supply were yet to be achieved. The Federal Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu has, therefore, summoned some chief executives of some…

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Niger State, Hon. Jonathan Vatsa says recent moves by persons in the northern part of Nigeria wanting to appropriate presidency to the north alone is daydreaming taken too far. Hon Vasta lambasted a northern socio-cultural group that has called for an end to the rotational presidency.…

The Labour Party (LP) lawmakers in the Anambra State House of Assembly have donated their six months’ basic salary to cushion the suffering of the people. The lawmakers numbering eight in a briefing on Thursday in Awka said the donation, which was not specified, was part of their contribution to alleviate the suffering of the…

Salihu AbdulHadi Kankia, a member of the First Aid Group of Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa Iqamatus Sunnah (JIBWIS), was showered with rewards for returning a lost bag containing over N100 million. The recognition came during the closing ceremony for Islamic scholars presenting this year’s Ramadan Tafsir in Bauchi. Engr Mustapha Imam Sitti, National Director of…

Super Eagles Coach, Jose Peseiro has reportedly decided to quit his post as Head Coach of the Super Eagles. He’s expected to officially leave tomorrow, per multiple reports! Peseiro led Nigeria to the final of the just concluded AFCON 2023, losing 2-1 to host nation Ivory Coast in a nervy final. The 63-year-old Portuguese tactician…

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday reiterated his administration’s efforts in tackling smuggling and corruption that have been devoting the nation. Tinubu, who spoke at the commissioning of the Lagos Red Line Train on Thursday, said there is no going back on the economic policies of his government. Last week, Vice President Kashim Shettima said the…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed cement companies to go back to the status quo as regards the price of the commodity. Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, revealed this to newsmen shortly after inspecting the BUA cement factory in Sokoto on Thursday. According to him, during a meeting with the manufacturers, the president directed…

In a startling discovery, the Nigerian Army has uncovered over 40 illegal crude oil wells. They were found in the Rumuekpe community in the Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State. The army discovered them while on a special operation tour. They were led by the General Officer Commanding, Nigerian Army 6 Division, General Jamal…

On Thursday, the police arrested two persons suspected to be involved in deliberately mixing chaff with rice in bags for sale. They were arrested by officers of the Gombe State Police Command. The names of the suspects were given as Bashir Haruna and Mohammed Isah. Deputy Public Relations Officer of the command, ASP Sharif Sa’ad…

After 10 years of being suspended from legal practice, the Port Harcourt Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has lifted the ban it placed on Mr Worgu Boms. Mr Boms was a former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Rivers State, who served in the administration of Chibuike Amaechi. The Port Harcourt NBA…

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has said that the salary of the National Assembly members is not as much as Nigerians think,k and 50 percent of it cannot be sacrificed to mitigate the suffering of the masses. Amidst the ongoing economic crisis, some Nigerians have urged members of the National…

Lawyer and human rights activist, Mike Ozekhome has indicated that should the Naira keep on falling against the Dollar at its current rate, it might hit the 4000 mark to the dollar before the year’s end. Ozekhome in his appearance on PoliticsToday on Tuesday believes there are no visible signs that the Naira won’t fall…

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, called on Nigerians yesterday to desist from the habit of raining curses on the nation and its leaders. Musa warned that Nigerians must realize the efficacy and power of the spoken word and its capacity to do damage. He commented at a one-day seminar themed: “Civil-Military…

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Olayemi Cardoso, said he and his team are not responsible for Nigeria’s current economic woes. Cardoso stated this while responding to a question about whether the CBN is responsible for the current economic challenges faced by Nigerians at the first Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting in…

The Police in Anambra have arrested a Tenant in Anambra for k! lling the President General of the Umuoji Community because he gave him notice to quit his House It was gathered that the late PG, Mr Silas Gave his Tenant a quit notice because of his involvement with diabolism The Tenant from Ebonyi State…

Members of the Bayelsa State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) took to the Streets of Yenagoa to protest over the economic hardship being experienced across the country. The protesting workers embarked on the peaceful procession along the Lambert Eradiri drive through the Melford Okilo Road, terminating at the Government House at Onopa in…

As monitored across the country, the planned national protest at the instance of the Nigerians Labour Congress (NLC) had kicked started. It is taking place virtually in most capital cities of the 36 States of the federation. The processions were observed in Lagos, Kaduna, Bayelsa, and Kano States and largely a heavy presence of the…

The Organised labor in Nigeria has planned a nationwide protest against the growing economic hardship to hold on Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28 February 2024. Ahead of the protest, the Rivers State Police Command has assured it will not interrupt citizens from engaging in any so long as it is peacefully conducted. The command said…

In a significant legal development, a Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt has acceded to the prayers of the Rivers Elders and Leaders Forum. They sought alternative means to serve court procedures to the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, who stands as a defendant in a case challenging the legality…

There was an outbreak of fire on Sunday afternoon at the private residence of the Minister of State Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mariya Mahmoud. The house located at No. 9, Justice Roseline Ukeji Close, Asokoro, was completely razed and nothing could be salvaged from the ruins. It was learned firefighters were slow to respond to…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has accused Governor Siminialayi Fubara of foot-dragging on implementing two critical resolutions of the December 2023 agreement for ending the political crisis in the state. Although the party admitted that Fubara had implemented six resolutions, it wondered why he left the two critical components of the pact:…

The Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, at the National Assembly, Ireti Kingibe, has slammed the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, for his ‘I don’t care attitude.’ According to Ireti, Wike doesn’t care if people live in the nation’s capital. The senator spoke on Sunday in Abuja at an event organized by activist Moses…

Philip Shaibu, the deputy governor of Do do State has alleged that people are plotting to impeach him. Shuaibu raised the alarm during a media parley in Abuja on Saturday. The Edo State deputy governor said the impeachment move was revealed to him by his team. This public outcry was connected to his emergence as…

The Customs has initiated a nationwide sale of seized items, with a bag of rice being auctioned at the price of N10,000. During a press briefing held yesterday in Lagos to kickstart the sale of the food items, the Comptroller-General of the NCS, Bashir Adeniyi, emphasized that the initiative demonstrates the service’s continuous dedication to…

Factional governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, Philip Shaibu has threatened that his party will suffer doom in the forthcoming election if it fails to accept him as its candidate. Shuaibu, who is also the deputy governor of Edo State, is fighting for acceptance and support of the party. This…

The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Gwabin Musa has vowed that the military will go after persons advocating coup d’ ‘etat in the country. “Whoever is making that call (coup) does not love Nigeria. We want to make it very clear that the Armed Forces of Nigeria are here to protect democracy” “We all…

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Rivers State chapter, has called on the Senate President, Godswil Akpabio, to mind his business and utterances in order not to overheat the already tense political atmosphere in the state. The party’s publicity secretary in Rivers, Tambari Sydney Gbara, spoke in reaction to Akpabio’s earlier remarks at an event in…

Amid the successive protests staged in different parts of the country over the current economic hardship gripping Nigerians, an advocate of Yoruba self-preservation and development, Aare Kurunmi Kakanfo, has called for calm. He stated that President Bola Tinubu’s administration inherited an empty treasury when it took over power last year. Some irate Nigerian youths gathered…

Following the upward review of the cost of some foreign nonalcoholic beverages such as beer, a body of organized drinkers ( not drunks or drunkards, mind you!) has issued stern warnings to their members over the indiscriminate hike in nonalcoholic beverages. This body was enraged that as stakeholders in the beer sector, the Nigeria Breweries…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Abuja zone, expressed deep sorrow on Monday over the loss of several of its members due to economic hardship, inadequate remuneration, and unfavorable working conditions prevailing in the country. According to ASUU, at least 46 academics have passed away in universities within the Abuja zone, including the University…

The Iyaloja General of Lagos State and Daughter of President Bola Tinubu, Alhaja Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, has called on Nigerians to be patient over the economic hardship in the land. She urged the people to keep hope alive, saying the economic downturn is a global phenomenon that is not limited to Nigeria. “My message to all…

The management, staff, students, and the entire campus of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, have been thrown into mourning following the untimely death of Mr. Olabode Olawuyi. A release by the Public Relations Officer of the University, Abiodun Olarewaju, stated that Mr Olawuyi, a Veterinary Technologist, who has been in charge of the…

The Rivers State Government has described as false the report of an outbreak of cholera that led to the death of some persons in the Soku community in the Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of the State. Rivers State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Adaeze Oreh, in a statement on Mondaydismissed the report as unfounded. Dr. Oreh…

Speaking at a thanksgiving service in Koroma, Rivers State on Sunday, Wike expressed confidence that with the alliances his political camp has formed, the 2027 elections will be a walk in the park for them. Wike said: “With the forces we have I don’t know of anybody who can challenge us. I can tell you…

Senator Godswill Akpabio, President of the Senate (holding red microphone) addressed members of the congregation on Saturday during the Thanksgiving service. President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio has expressed his preference for the Ogoni nation to produce the next Governor of Rivers State. Akpabio who led several senators and members of the House of…

The Nigeria Police Force says companies and individuals, which include foreigners, are involved in the illegal bunkering of crude oil in the country. Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi made the revelation in a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday. He said the foreigners were named by 40 oil thieves who were arrested and…

All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN dismissed claims that it is demanding N2,000 payment from farmers before they can get farm inputs. In a statement signed by the Assistant Public Relations Officer, AFAN, Alhaji Salisu Mukhtar, on Saturday, AFAN said the demand must have been made by fraudsters not connected to AFAN. AFAN noted was…

The Federal Government is seeking to raise N2.5tr in its second FGN bonds auction of the year. The Debt Management Office (DMO) in a circular issued on Wednesday, stated that the offerings consisted of N1.25tn with a maturity date of February 2031 and N1.25tn with a 10-year tenor. FGN savings bonds are part of the…

The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has issued a stern warning to Nigerians to desist from using inflammatory language against the government. According to him, President Tinubu had the capacity and political will and is working round the clock to make Nigeria a better and more secure nation. The minister also pointed out…

The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared a two-day nationwide mass protest for February 27 and 28. Joe Ajaero stated this at Labour House, Abuja, during an ongoing press conference. Joe said the cost of living in Nigeria, is becoming unbearable and it can never be managed anymore ” he added “

Nigeria is on the brink of another fuel scarcity as the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners, NARTO, announced plans to stop the lifting of petroleum products starting next Monday. This is contained in an official statement issued by NARTO’s President, Yusuf Othman. The decision stems from the high operational costs, particularly the expensive diesel…

The House of Representatives has urged the President Bola Tinubu-led administration to bring down the cost of this year’s Islamic pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia, fixed officially for N5m. The resolution followed the adoption of the motion moved by the member representing Makarfi/Kudan Federal Constituency, Kaduna State, Umar Ajilo, during Thursday’s plenary. Leading the debate on…

Food importation would not be a part of the strategies to adopt in addressing the high costs of foodstuffs and the economic hardship experienced in Nigeria. This was one of the resolutions that was reached at Thursday’s emergency meeting between President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, and state governors at Aso Rock Villa, Abuja.…

The House of Representatives has resolved to stop sports betting in the country and urged the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) to comply with the Lottery Regulatory Commission Act, of 2005. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Kelechi Nwogu (PDP-Rivers) at plenary in Abuja on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria…

Earlier today, the Delta State Senior Special Assistants (SSAs) to the Governor of Delta State held their first inaugural meeting at Chadef Hotel in Asaba. The meeting, which was well-attended by SSAs from all local governments in Delta, focused on the importance of collaboration between the SSAs and the governor to ensure the rapid development…

Chief Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has rejected the demand for a variation of contract terms and funding awarded by the FCTA. While inspecting some projects in Abuja on Wednesday, Chief Wike warned of blacklisting contractors demanding contract variation. The FCT Minister stated that the Setraco Construction Company which is…

The Anambra State government has announced plans to reward landlords with a cash gift of N10 million award if they were among the first to repaint their houses. Particularly, he said, the competition will first be beneficial to landlords on the first street in Onitsha who complete the repainting of their buildings between February 1…

The Rivers State Police Command has dismissed one Inspector Michael Odey for a $3,000 extortion case. Two Assistant Superintendents of Police, Doubara Edonyabo and Talent Mungo, were accused of kidnapping and extortion of two other men alongside Odey. But while Odey was dismissed, the others have been recommended to the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun…

The Nigerian Breweries Plc has issued a new price review notification to all its customers in the West Zone. According to a letter dated Monday, February 12, 2024, the price review, effective from Monday, February 19, 2024, is deemed necessary to offset the impact of increased production expenses. “This is to inform you that we…

Nigerian Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC ) says social media Influencers and content creators with large followers must get registered with the commission and pay tax. CAC also urged Instagram users and TikTok users who have large followers to register their businesses with the commission too. This, it said was the Company and Allied Matters Act…

The Governor of Rivers State, Governor Siminalayi Fubara had a state executive council meeting, where he approved the immediate promotion of local government council workers and the N30,000 minimum wage. Gov Fubara said he has come to better the lives of Rivers People, he will do everything possible to deliver all his campaign promises. He…

Following the death of Dr Herbert Wigwe, Access Holdings Plc has announced the appointment of Ms. Bolaji Agbede as the Acting Group Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Herbert Wigwe died in a helicopter crash together with his wife, son, and a former chairman of the Nigeria Exchange Group, Abimboloa Ogunbanjo on Friday As indicated in the…

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu will be present in the stadium to watch the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations final between Nigeria and the host nation, Cote d’Ivoire. The President of the Confederation of African Football Federations, Patrice Motsepe gave the information during a press conference in Abidjan on Friday. CAF president Motsepe expressed so much…

A Federal High Court, sitting at Ikoyi, Lagos on Wednesday, February 7, ordered the federal government to fix the prices of goods and petroleum products within seven days. JusticeAmbrosee Lewis-Allagoa granted the order sequel to an originating motion filed and argued by the applicant and human rights activist, Femi Falana SAN. He said: “I have…

Members of the Nigerian national football team, Super Eagles, have mourned Nigerians who died during their semi-finals against South Africa on Wednesday at the ongoing African Cup of Nations. In a video shared on the team’s official Instagram page on Friday, the captain of the Super Eagles, Ahmed Musa, was seen leading the team to…

Senator Elisha Abbo has been instructed to issue an apology to the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Chioma Iheme, and the entire judiciary following his accusations of bribery. This directive comes from Uwemedimo Nwoko, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and former Attorney General of Akwa Ibom state. Nwoko emphasized that Abbo must either…

Ayuba Abdullahi, the deputy bursar of Kwara State University, Malete, is dead. He reportedly died on Wednesday night, while watching the semi-finals between Nigeria and South Africa in the ongoing AFCON. According to our sources, who is close to the deceased but who spoke on condition of anonymity Abdullahi went to a sports center in…

The Senate on Wednesday expressed worry over insecurity, declaring that the nation’s seat of power was under threat. Senate President Godswill Akpabio said the Federal… The Senate on Wednesday expressed worry over insecurity, declaring that the nation’s seat of power was under threat. Senate President Godswill Akpabio said the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) had been…

There was a mild drama in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, on Tuesday as some women stormed the office of the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company protesting the prolonged power outage. The women from the Mile 2 and Mile 3 axis of Diobu, Port Harcourt barricaded the PHED office near the Isaac Boro Park in…

Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara has told his critics to reconsider the nature of their politicking because it is damaging to the image of the State. He emphasized that while they believed to be engaged in an attack against him, they were eventually putting the State in negative reports that could discourage investors. Governor Fubara…

The Federal Government of Nigeria has stated that urgent step has to be taken to address the continuous rise in the prices of food and other commodities across the country. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Olawale Edun spoke in acknowledgment of the widespread growing discontent among the citizenry who are grappling…

Modalities are now ready to support the full implementation of the new passport policy that will benefit Nigerians, both at home and abroad. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja. Tunji-Ojo was speaking at the 2024 Diaspora Quarterly Virtual-lecture series titled: New Passport Policy/Processes for Nigerians in Diaspora, organized…

Kebbi State Governor, Comrade Dr. Nasir Idris, Kauran Gwandu bade farewell to the 21 local Government Chairmen of the State whose tenure ended this Monday 5th of February, 2024. The Governor received the outgoing 21 local Government Chairmen at the Council Chamber of Government House, Birnin Kebbi this Monday. Governor Idris expressed his appreciation for…

A Police Inspector, Audu Omadefu, with force number, AP No.362178, has been declared wanted for murder. DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, the Police Public Relations Officer, Anambra Command, in a statement on Tuesday, February 6, urges any member of the public who sees the fugitive or has information on his whereabouts to report to the nearest Police…

The Port Harcourt division of the Rivers State High Court has renewed and extended the interim court order restraining the Nigerian Police and other security agencies from arresting the Chief of Staff to the Rivers State Governor, Edison Ehie. The order was renewed by the trial Judge, Justice Sika Aprioku following a complaint by Mr…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has said that President Bola Tinubu is behind every development he is bringing to the nation’s capital Wike said this during the flag-off of the construction of a 5km dual carriageway in Kuje Area Council of the FCT. The former Rivers helmsman said the road project…

The Nigeria Governors Forum is pushing for increased crop production that will ensure food security in Nigeria to avert food related crises. Some members of the forum ha, have therefore, visited the headquarters of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security in Abuja to emphasize the urgency of the situation. The visit was part…

We have confirmed that the thriving business of kidnapping, banditry , and terrorism across the country is made possible with the use of illegal SIM cards. So, we are working assiduously to eliminate such sale of illegal SIM cards used by the perpetrators. The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), Dr.…

The Gubernatorial aspirant of the Labor Party, LP, in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Edo State, Olumide Akpata, has said he will remain in the party even if rigged out in the primary election. He disclosed this while speaking on aprogram on Sunday. The former president of the Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, said he believed…

Former Chief Whip of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Evans Bapakaye Bipi has revealed how detractors paid unbelievable amounts to truncate governance in Rivers State and to unseat Governor Siminalayi Fubara. He disclosed this during the thanksgiving service held in honor of the supreme court victory of His Excellency Sir Siminalayi Fubara,…

Dynamic Enugu State priest, Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka, on Sunday, tackled President Bola Tinubu’s administration over the level of insecurity and hardship in Nigeria. Mbaka, who said there were many obstacles on Tinubu’s way to becoming the president, including the Naira redesign policy, said he succeeded by an act of providence. He, however, said the…

political economist and former presidential candidate, Prof Pat Utomi, has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu should bury his head in shame over a comment made by Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf. The latter upon the affirmation of his victory by the Supreme Court had commended Tinubu saying the President came under pressure to influence…

The Ekpeye Ethnic nationality under the aegis of Ekpeye Movement for Peace and Growth staged a peaceful demonstration on Saturday in Ahoada, marching in solidarity for their sons who had been arrested and incarcerated uunderundercharges. The demonstration became pertinent following the recent arrest threat on one of their illustrious son, Rt Hon Edison Ehie, the…

The continuous destruction of crude oil refining “Spotfire” sites in the Niger Delta makes no economic sense and offers no enduring benefit to the furtherance of operations in the oil and gas sector. This is the reason given by the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees when it appealed to the Federal Government to stop…

Tony Okocha, the Chairman of the Rivers State All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker Committee, has said that he has no issues being referred to as the lackey of the FCT minister, Nyesom Wike. He insisted that the ruling party would not have won the presidential election in Rivers if not for Wike’s timely intervention. Okocha…

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has revealed that the anti-graft agency traced the sum of N7 billion suspected to be proceeds of money laundering, to a religious organisation. Speaking during a public engagement on youth, religion, and the fight against corruption, as well as the launch of the fraud…

Nigerian Vice President, Kashim Shettima says it is disheartening to see people laughing over the depreciation of the nation’s currency, the naira. The Vice President, who spoke in Abuja, said instead, Nigerians should have come together to fashioned out how to work together towards salvaging the economy so that it can bounce back. ”It is…

The 180 tonnes per day capacity Rice Mill has laid waste at Elele Alimini in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State but the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) says it will be revived NDDC emphasized that reviving its moribund Rice Mill will be part of efforts to ensure food security in the South-South region.…

The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has made a fervent appeal to the Federal Government to halt the Nigerian Navy from demolishing refining sites labeled as “illegal” in the Niger Delta region. This call to action was made by Mr. Ambali Olatunji, President of NULGE, during a press briefing held to conclude its…

Today, February 1st, 2024 is the last day given by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to Deposit Money Banks to sell their excess dollar stock. The order, contained in a new circular released on Wednesday by CBN, was another measure adopted to stabilize the nation’s volatile exchange rate. CBN had also warned lenders against…

The tollgate was the epicenter of the October 2020 #EndSARS protest, following the demonstrations by youths against police brutality, among others. The ensuing events led to the suspension of tolling operations at the tollgate amidst calls for justice for the victims of the shootings. It also affected tolling at the nearby Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge, where…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has deplored what he termed mislabelling and blanket stereotyping of Nigeria as a country with the highest prevalence of cybercrime and other forms of corrupt practices among its population. This, he said, undermines the majority of the citizens’ ability to maintain the principles of integrity and diligence. The President stated this…

The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike has approved the sum of N30.9 billion for a massive school rehabilitation project in the federal capital. Dr Danlami Hayyo, Mandate Secretary, Education Secretariat, FCT Administration, stated this at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday. According to Hayyo, the gesture is a testament to the priority the minister places…

President Bola Tinubu has condemned the killing of two traditional rulers in Ekiti State by suspected herdsmen. The incident happened between Oke-Ako and Ipao-Ekiti in the Ajoni Local Government Area of the state. The monarchs identified as Onimojo of Imojo Ekiti in Oye Local Government Area and Elesun of Esun Ekiti in Ajoni, Ikole Local…

The Bayelsa Independent Electoral Commission (BYSIEC) has announced April 6th, 2024 as the date for the conduct of Local Government elections in the State. The Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Peter Singabele announced at a stakeholders meeting today at the Commission’s office in Yenagoa. Dr. Singabele noted that the process had started in 2022 but…

The Nigerian Labour Congress has proposed that the Federal government government N300,000 as the new minimum wage. Labour had months ago proposed N200,000 but had jettisoned it for N300,000 because it is no longer realistic, considering the current economic situation of the country. National Vice President, Tommy Eremarkedmark while reacting to the inauguration of the…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is prepared to conduct the bye-elections scheduled for Saturday in Cross River. The Commission’s spokesperson in Cross River, Mrs Tonia Nwobi stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar on Tuesday. Nwobi said the bye-elections which would be conducted for two…

In a recent legislative session, the Rivers State House of Assembly voiced its strong condemnation of Governor Fubara for disregarding the state’s laws in his recent appointments. During the session, lawmakers expressed their disappointment with the selection of Mr. Goodlife Ben as the acting Chairman of the Local Government Service Commission, Dr Mrs. Ine Briggs…

The construction firm handling the failed Eleme section of the East-West Road in Rivers State will resume work immediately as directed by the federa government. Mrss Renolds Construction Company RCC, Nigeria Limited was asked to suspend work on the 15 km Eleme to Onne Junction axis of the road. The Minister of Works, Senator David…

Delta State Governor, Rt Hon. Sheriff Oborewori has directed the Delta State Bursary and Scholarship Board to commence payment of the 2023 bursary to qualified students of the State origin by the first week of February. The Governor called for more solidarity from the student community toward the pursuit and fulfillment of his M.O.R.E agenda.…

The Rivers State House of Assembly has voted to override Governor Siminalayi Fubara and pass four new bills into law. This happened during plenary today at the House of Assembly Quarters after the Speaker of the House, Martin Amaewhule read four letters addressed to him by the governor wherein he declined his assent to the…

Mr. Tonye Cole has congratulated the Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara after the Supreme Court of Nigeria affirmed his electoral victory on Thursday. In the 18th March 2023 gubernatorial election in Rivers State, Mr.Cole was the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate. He had challenged Governor Fubara’s victory at the poll, from the Election Petition…

An eatery in Lagos State, the Chicken Republic, has appealed to its customers to come along with their plates when patronising them. The appeal was contained in a press statement published on its Instagram page from their parent company, Food Concepts PLC. The post that was captioned, “Na so e be now. Feel free to…

A Bill for a Law to safeguard people living with Disabilities Against All forms of Discrimination, and Equalize their Opportunities in all Aspects of Living in Society has sailed through a second reading on the floor of the Delta State House of Assembly. Entitled “The Delta State Persons Living with Disability Bill 2023”, the bill…

The Founder of Mountain Of Holy Ghost Intervention Deliverance Ministry In Onitsha, Anambra State, Prophet Chukwuemeka Odumeje, gave a strong prophecy over the newly completed Dangote Refinery in Lagos State. In his statement: Prophet Odumeje states it clearly during a live service broadcast. He said I saw fire burning heavy in DANGOTE REFINERY, whosever knows…

A coalition of civil society organizations in Rivers State on Monday protested in front of the Government House, Port Harcourt, and warned Governor Siminalayi Fubara not to re-present the 2024 Appropriation Bill to the state House of Assembly. The coalition, under the aegis of Responsible and Non-partisan Civil Society Organisations in the state, said any…

The Public Relations Officer of the Command, Grace Iringe Koko, disclosed this at a media briefing. She said the officers arrested the two victims from Aba in Abia State under the guise of an investigation with no complainant and took them to Rivers, Bayelsa, and Delta States before extorting the money. She named the three…

She stabbed him multiple times with the dagger in a walking cane he had brought out to use on her for denying him another round of intimacy. The above and many more were details provided to operatives of the Rivers State Police Command by a 26-year-old murder suspect, Serah Nwankpo, alleged to have killed her…

Babatunde Fashola has disclosed that the only financial benefit he receives from the government is an N577,000 monthly pension as a former governor of Lagos State. He also said that he is not receiving billions of naira from the federal government as speculated by some Nigerians, after serving eight years as the minister. Fashola said…

There was tension in Kidandan Village of Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State as 10 children sustained injury in an explosion.The incident happened Saturday afternoon when the children were said to be playing with an object found in the nearby bush. Sources said the object, believed to be a bomb, exploded. Pictures of the…

In a press briefing held in Asaba yesterday, Hon. Lucky Dikadi Chukwunedum, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Delta State on Community Development, called on Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, the APC candidate in the 2023 gubernatorial election, to accept the outcome of the election and return to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Dikadi, who…

The Abuja Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a kidnapper named Chinaza Phillip in Abuja by the Kaduna State Police Command operatives on Thursday. The confirmation was conveyed through a statement by Abuja Police Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, shared via the Force X handle on Friday. “The FCT Police Command wishes to confirm…

The immediate past president of Nigeria, Muhammad Buhari disclose his reasons for not sacking the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele during a book launching in Abuja. Buhari said I met Emefiele in the office when I came and unless there was firm evidence against him, it would be unfair and an…

The minister of power, Adebayo Adelabu, says the the purchase of transformers, electricity poles or power cables amongst others is the responsibility of power distribution companies (DISCOs) and not power consumers resident in communities.The minister disclosed this during his inspection and assessment tour of electricity installations and facilities in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Saturday, as…

The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Patrick Tonye-Cole, against the victory of the Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara in the March 18, 2023 governorship election. Tonye-Cole’s case is a fallout of the Appeal Court decision of 28th November which dismissed his appeal…

Recently, the management of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery announced that the production of petroleum products will soon commence at its plant in Lagos. As a result, the National President of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) Abubakar Maigandi has raised concerns of oil marketers in the country. Maigandi expressed the desire of the…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said wherever he goes, every Nigerian wants to take a picture with him. In an event recently aired on National TV, Wike stated that he went to Lagos for an event hosted by the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, and immediately he entered…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has planned to spend N1,055,633,61 billion on local travel, an analysis of the 2024 budget has shown. The commission also budgeted N113.4m on training for local travel while N389.6m will go to transport for international training and another N173.6m was set aside for “international travel & transport: others”…

A coalition of Fulani groups in Plateau State on Sunday stated that it had lost no fewer than 350 members between October 2023 and January 2024 in the state. The groups also claimed that it lost 834 cows within the said period in various communities of Barkin Ladi, Bokkos, and Mangu local government areas of…

Former Rivers State governor and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has apologized to his supporters. He had gathered them at his country home in the Rumupirikom community of Obio Akpor Local Government Area for a New Year luncheon he organized on Sunday to felicitate with them. Wike spoke, in acknowledgment of…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC Ltd will complete test runs at the Port Harcourt refinery this month, in a major step towards resuming operations five years after the plant was shut, the company said yesterday. “Testing will conclude shortly, ensuring the refinery’s efficient operation. That phase will be completed this month,” NNPC spokesperson Femi…

EFCC rejects three three-week’ extension request by Sadiya Umar-Farouq, the Commission yesterday asked her to appear before its team within three days for interrogation or risk being declared wanted. A source said: “In her letter, she asked the EFCC to give her three weeks to attend to her health before honoring the commission’s investigation. The…

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has directed broadcast stations in Nigeria to stop reporting the details of attacks by Fulani herdsmen, bandits, and insurgents “Headlines of most Newspapers daily are replete with security topics,” NBC director of broadcast monitoring Francisca Aiyetan said in a letter to broadcast stations. NBC urged broadcast stations to be guided…

According to the Army Chief, self-defense amounts to “anarchy”. “I do not support that. I think that is a call for anarchy.” According to him, the Nigerian Army can defend the country and as such, there is no need for self-defense. He also said as part of efforts to bolster security in the Plateau, more…

The lawmaker representing Delta North senatorial district, Ned Nwoko, has called for the introduction of a bill that allows civilians to own and carry firearms. He noted that the bill was important following the security challenges, particularly the recent Plateau killings of December 24, where no less than 100 civilians were killed in the attack.…

Former Anambra State Governor and ex-Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has launched a scathing attack on state governors, blaming their misuse of security funds for the continued insecurity situation across Nigeria. Speaking on the sidelines of the Ojoto Ofala Festival in Anambra on Wednesday, Ngige leveled accusations that governors “erroneously believe security…

With the deadline for the Turn Around Maintenance, (TAM) billed for December 2023 now elapsed, Mr. Olufemi Oladapo Soneye says the Port Harcourt Refinery cannot swing into full operations because it is still on test run. Mr. Soneye who is the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Ltd said the test…

The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria to speed up the adoption of the Chinese Yuan as an alternative trading currency. This call was contained in a resolution adopted on Wednesday following a motion moved by Jafaru Leko. In the motion, Leko urged the government to adopt…

The Port Harcourt Refining Company, PHRC, Limited, with a combined capacity of 210,000 barrels per day, commenced operation on Wednesday, Our source reveals The development comes months after the Minister of State for Petroleum (Oil) Senator Heineken Lokpobiri said in August that the Port Harcourt refinery will commence operation in December 2023. Accordingly, data showed…

The Cherubim and Seraphim Movement (Christ the King Cathedral, in Kaduna has honored African Peace Icons, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, and Pastor Yohanna Buru, for promoting harmony and tolerance among the people. According to Pastor Christopher Solomon of the Church, the selection of Gumi and Buru was a result of their remarkable contributions to humanity and…

The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently deploy military forces to the Okwa community, in Cross River State, to protect the nation’s territorial integrity and ensure the safety of her citizens following an alleged invasion by bandits from neighboring Cameroon. This is just as the lawmakers urged the Ministry…

Human Rights Lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, on Tuesday, said while the President of Nigeria may intervene in the crisis rocking the states, his intervention must always be grounded in the provisions of the Constitution.The Senior Advocate made this known in a statement made available to our correspondent in Abuja.“I agree with former Governor Tunde Fashola…

The attention of the Congressionally elected Executives of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has been drawn to an announcement published by strange fellows using the name of APC in Rivers State purporting to invite our members to a Thanksgiving Service and Stakeholders meeting on Sunday 17th December 2023. Let it be known…

Chris Finebone, a former aide to Nyesom Wike, has taken a position against the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister in the crisis rocking Rivers State. Finebone, who was a spokesperson of the Rivers State All Progressives Congress, APC, and worked with Chibuike Amaechi during his time as governor, shocked many when he dumped the former…

Rivers state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has vowed that no level of sabotage deliberately staged in some quarters will compel him to abandon his mandate to serve, protect and advance the fortunes of the state. Fubara, who said he would not relinquish the mandate he received from the people to intimidation and blackmail, insisted that he…

The Nigerian Hypertension Society on Monday said the South-East geopolitical zone bears the highest burden of hypertension in the country. The President of the NHS, Prof Ayodele Omotoso, made this known in Abuja at the 23rd Annual General Meeting and scientific conference themed, “Tackling the burden of hypertension in Nigeria from primary to tertiary care,”…

Katsina State Governor, Umar Dikko Radda, has lamented that terrorists have taken over several schools across the state. Radda made this known at the 7th and 8th combined convocation ceremony of the Federal University, Dutsinma (FUDMA), Katsina State over the weekend while promising that his administration would decimate these terrorists and would not relent. He…

Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Ibadan, Oyo State, Most Rev. Joseph Akinfenwa, has urged the Federal Government to declare a three-day prayer and fasting period for God to intervene in the country’s affairs. Mr Akinfenwa made the call during the Advent Carol of Nine Lessons and Songs held in Ibadan. The Anglican Bishop said…

The Kaduna State Government has received briefings on Sunday night’s attack which left several citizens dead and others injured. In a meeting presided over by the Deputy Governor, Dr Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe, which had in attendance heads of security agencies, and religious and traditional leaders, the Nigerian Army explained the circumstances that led to the…

President Bola Tinubu has restated his administration’s commitment to end terrorism, kidnapping, banditry, and other criminal activities in the country. He spoke on Saturday during the 7th and 8th combined convocation of the Federal University Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA), Katsina State. Represented by Prof. Abdulkarim Mohammed, Vice Chancellor, Federal University Dutse (FUD), Tinubu said the government was…

Former Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, has stated that winning an election is not just about the number of votes cast, but also about following the rules of the game. Doguwa made this statement on Wednesday on National broadcast while reacting to the ongoing controversies surrounding the 2023 elections in…

APC thugs in Surulere attacked Labour Party members and the campaign team of Dr. Folaseye who were campaigning to market women and hanging posters for the upcoming Surulere Constituency 1 House of Reps election. The thugs can be heard clearly saying they are the “hitmen” for APC and No Party is welcomed in Lagos. They…

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the November 11 off-cycle election in Imo State, Samuel Anyanwu, has vowed to explore all means to remove Governor Hope Uzodinma. Anyanwu said he would recover his stolen mandate because the November 11 election in the state was a rape of democracy. He disclosed this while…

The minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike on Friday, November 24, expressed shock over the N8.9 billion monthly salaries of FCT Administration staff. Wike disclosed that he would despite resistance embark on staff auditing to confirm the figure. The minister who spoke during a live broadcast in his office also said FCTA…

The Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Mr Tunji Disu has asked his officers to stop hindering civilians from recording (video ) while on duty. It’s better to cover the officer on duty because that would stop them from collecting #100 at checkpoints ” he added “

The Nigeria Super Eagles’ Foreign coach, Jose Peseiro, has called out the Nigeria Football Federation Technical Committee (NFF) not to teach him his job as a professional coach but rather pay him and his team their outstanding allowances. Coach Peseiro said a country like Nigeria is not expected to be owed its football team

President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio on Wednesday said Nigeria achieved in 24 years a feat the United States could only achieve in 185 years. Akpabio said with former lawmakers running the executive, a cordial relationship between the two arms would not only be a must, but they will continue to walk hand in hand…

There are strong indications that members of the Ondo State House of Assembly may declare Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, as the acting governor. This is according to a source in the Assembly, who confirmed that lawmakers will be deciding on Governor Akeredolu’s continuous absence due to his ill health on Tuesday, November 28,…

The Federal Executive Council, FEC, yesterday approved the award of contract for the supply and installation of customized explosive and narcotic detection screening systems in five international airports across the country. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the weekly council…

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Malam Mele Kyari as the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). This was announced in a statement issued by Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, on Monday. According to Ngelale, the appointment takes effect from Friday, December 1, 2023. He said the president also appointed the…

Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu has officially declared his ambition to succeed his principal, Governor Godwin Obaseki, as Governor of Edo State in the 2024 election. The announcement comes after weeks of speculation about Shaibu’s plans. In a pre-recorded speech aired today, he said, “This is why today, I stand before you with great conviction and…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has vowed to find a lasting solution to the tough times facing Nigerians, saying that he was quite aware of the myriad of socio-economic and political problems Nigerians are grappling with. He stated this yesterday at the 11th Convocation Ceremony of the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU), Abia State,…

Around noon on November 22, 2023, when the press crew visited the obsolete-looking refinery complex, many of the staff engaged by the contractors were filing out of the gate for a lunch break. The atmosphere and surroundings of the multibillion investment were fully charged, with various categories of staff moving from one place to another…

Amidst news that the Saudi Arabia Kingdom government is in talks with the Federal Government of Nigeria to maintain four of Nigerian’s refineries, Mele Kyari says full operations will resume at the Port Harcourt refinery in December 2023. Kyari is the Group Chief Executive Officer and managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited…

The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, has said in four days, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, will be heading to jail for contempt. The National Chairman of the party, Edozie Njoku, who addressed journalists in Abuja, on Friday, said the court has already given the INEC Chairman the order…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the sale of more oil and gas fields abandoned by the international oil companies, IOCs. The President has given the green light for the conduct of a fresh marginal field bid for the gas fields which have been lying fallow for over a decade. This was disclosed by the Minister…

The Federal Government has commended a modular refinery, owned by Waltersmith Petroman Oil Limited for commencement of Production to the tune of over 600 million litres of various products and dispatching 20 trucks daily. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Heineken Lokpobiri, made the Commendation while Inspecting the Waltersmith Modular Refinery in Imo State…

Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa said on Tuesday, November 21, that the activities of Simon Ekpa, one of the leaders of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) currently hiding in Finland were doing a lot of damage to the southeast region of the country. Gen. Musa, who alleged that Ekpa was being protected…

Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, yesterday, admitted former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele, to a N300 million, with two sureties in like sum. Besides the banker depositing his travel documents, the two sureties must be owners of landed property in Maitama, Abuja, and deposit their certificates…

The Federal Government is working towards the re-establishment of a National Shipping Line through a strategic Public Private Partnership arrangement, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola has said. The minister also noted that the government has created a roadmap towards a sustainable blue economy. Speaking in Lagos on Tuesday at a stakeholders’…

Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, said the FCT Administration has pegged the cost of issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy (C-of-O) at N5 million. Wike made the pronouncement at a meeting with estate developers in Abuja on Tuesday. He said the payment could be made within four months of land allocation, after which the…

The lawmaker representing Ahoada East Constituency II and factional speaker Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Barr. Edison Ogelenye Ehie has said that he is ready to die for the state to attain its political glory. Rt. Hon. Ehie, who made the statement during a world press conference in Port Harcourt, on Monday, November…

To bolster transparency and efficiency in Nigeria’s electoral process, the Senate Committee on Electoral Matters has revealed groundbreaking proposals to reshape the nation’s voting procedures. The committee, led by Senator Sharafadeen Alli, disclosed plans to make it compulsory for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to upload election results online. Senator Alli made this known…

Justice Hakeem Oshodi of an Ikeja High Court has warned members of the public to stop leaving charms in his courtroom. Mr Oshodi gave the warning on Monday as the trial of five men charged with the murder of one Ifeanyi Etunmuse began. “No one should leave charms in my courtroom. It should not be…

APOLOGIES TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS OR FACE RECALL. WE DIDN’T SEND YOU TO THE HOUSE TO GET A FATHER THAT WILL ENCOURAGE YOU TO REBEL AGAINST THE GOVERNOR OF OUR DEAR RIVERS STATE. SAY NO TO PARALLEL GOVERNMENT IN RIVERS STATE. We must know that section 110 of the 1999 CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF…

Former President Muhammadu Buhari has maintained that he did his best in the eight years that he governed Nigeria. Buhari disclosed this in an interview with the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA). Our Source Revealed this on his first interview since leaving office on May 29, 2023. He said Nigerians are a difficult bunch to manage…

“President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, in Berlin, Germany, told international investors that beyond Nigeria’s natural resources, the people of Nigeria, who are highly educated, highly skilled, and naturally industrious are the primary asset and advantage the country wields over other nations in the global race for new investments. “The President spoke at a panel discussion…

Men of the Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Igbokoda, Ondo State, over the weekend, intercepted and destroyed 15,775 liters of stolen crude oil in the Ilaje axis of the state. The Commanding Officer of the base, Captain Wasuku Alushi, who estimated the value of the products to be N13,251,000, said the operation was…

Information reaching us that about 11 pm yesterday Sunday 19th of November 2023, a group of unknown Armed thugs and rogue police officers led by one Sp Irikefe London Owen, a superintendent of police attached to the CTU B3 RSV and CSP Salihu Masalachi attacked the private residence of the factional Speaker of the Rivers…

Paris—Olumide Akpata, a former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), says it is only by sheer luck that the Nigerian judiciary can produce a good judge, TheCable reports. Speaking on Friday at the International Bar Association (IBA) conference in Paris, France, Akpata — who was chairman of the NBA between 2020 and 2022 —…

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has said he had never taken alcohol or smoked cigarettes in his life because of their side effects on the human system. Akpabio declared this while admonishing children of various secondary schools across the country who participated in the grand finale of the National Quiz Competition organized by the National Institute…

The Igbo in Lagos State have alleged non-representation in Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu The claim was made by Concerned Igbo Elite (CIE) after an assessment of the appointments of Government Sanwo-Olu. In a release made available to the media yesterday, the group decried what they called a misnomer designed to further marginalize the Igbos in Lagos.…

Former Military Head of State Abdusalami Abubakar has expressed dismay with the N30,000 minimum wage, insisting that it is unrealistic and unacceptable with the current reality of the country. ”The suffering in this country is too much. N30,000 as a monthly salary is unacceptable anywhere

Lateef Fagbemi, Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of JusticeThe Federal Government, on Thursday, said it has seized over N45 billion that was illegally looted from the national treasury. It further disclosed that several individuals and entities linked to terrorist activities have been identified and designated, with funds traced to them also confiscated. The Attorney-General…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has hailed Governor Douye Diri’s efforts at tackling insecurity, saying the Bayelsa leader’s re-election means the state would be a lot safer. Jonathan, who is a former governor of the oil-rich state, spoke on Friday when he visited Diri in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, almost one week after the governor…

Nigeria to import 2.1 million metric tons of rice, become top buyer globally in 2024 – USDA Nigeria is projected to import 2.1 million metric tons of rice in 2024, which may make the country the top rice buyer globally. This is according to the latest Rice Outlook report by the Economic Research Service of…

President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that his government will reverse their economic hardship. On Wednesday, Mr Tinubu gave the assurance in Uyo in a message at the All Nigeria Editors Conference (ANEC) opening. Represented by information minister Mohammed Idris, the president said he was aware of Nigerians’ hardships and had taken critical steps to…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said his administration inherited serious liabilities from his predecessors, lamenting that Nigeria has serious deficits in port and power infrastructure, as well as agro-allied facilities. The President, who said he would not make any excuses, however, noted his government also inherited assets. He stated this on Monday night, in Mecca,…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has said that he has received a presidential directive to build a new Court of Appeal in Abuja. The minister stated this at the opening ceremony of the 2023 All Nigeria Judges’ Conference of the Superior Courts of Record at the National Judicial Institute, Abuja, held…

The Minister of State for Police Affairs, Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim, has revealed that the police high command will execute President Bola Tinubu’s directive for the withdrawal of police personnel from VIP security duties, and developing a community policing strategy, amongst others. The minister made the development known on Monday during a two-day management retreat at the…

Property owners in Abuja should get ready to start paying taxes on their properties as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has approved a draft property tax regulation for the city. It was gathered that the FCT-Internal Revenue Service had commenced the implementation of Capital Gains Tax in Abuja, as stipulated in…

Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka has said that former President Muhammadu Buhari was an “idiot” for banning Twitter in Nigeria. Soyinka disclosed this in an interview session at the CANEX Live Theatre closing ceremony of the 3rd Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) 2023, convened in Cairo, Egypt by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), in collaboration with…

A Captain in the Nigerian Army identified as Alphonsus Alexander Kalthy Bazza, has reportedly committed suicide in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital. A relation of the deceased soldier told Our Correspondent on Sunday that the lifeless body of Captain Bazza, who recently became a father, was found hanging from a tree in a bush…

Kogi Residents Protest, INEC Cancels Election In LGA As Officials Arrive Polling Units With Pre-Recorded Result Sheets The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has cancelled election in 67 polling units in the Ogori-Magongo local government area of Kogi State. The cancellation followed a serious protest by residents of the Magongo community over the written results…

Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has appreciated President Bola Tinubu and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, following his reelection in Saturday’s off-cycle poll. Uzodinma also extended his gratitude to the people of Imo State for supporting and voting for him in Saturday’s election. In a statement on his X handle on Sunday, Uzodinma…

In a move that has significant implications for importers and clearing agents, the Federal Government of Nigeria has adjusted the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) Exchange Rate calculations for import duties. The 9News Nigeria reports that the rate has been shifted from N770.88/$ to N783.174/$, marking a change in policy five months after the Central Bank…

The federal government says it will start charging owners of completed unoccupied houses triple ground rents instead of the single rate normally charged from three months after completion. The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, said this in an interview with journalists during site visits of housing projects constructed by the government and…

Rivers State New Commissioner For Police, CP Tunji Disu. CP Tunji Disu will replace CP Nwonyi Polycarp Emeka as the new Rivers State Commissioner for Police. CP Disu holds a degree in English Education from Lagos State University (LASU) and was born on April 13, 1966, in Lagos Island, Lagos State. He possesses two master’s…

The commission said this against the backdrop of expectations that the results of Saturday’s off-cycle governorship elections in Imo, Kogi, and Bayelsa states would be transmitted electronically. The Chief Press Secretary to the INEC chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, made the clarification to one of our correspondents on Wednesday. There has been a clamor for electronic transmission…

A 29-year-old Man From Benue State, Terver Orfega has committed suicide over his inability to repay a business loan. Until his untimely death, Orfega was the Manager of Second Pot Restaurant, located along Lobito Crescent, Wuse 2, Abuja. It was gathered that he allegedly got a loan facility to fund his business. However, he fell…

The federal government has begun implementation of a 40 percent automatic deduction from internally generated revenues of federal universities and other partially funded institutions. The policy of 40 percent auto-deduction of gross IGR is in line with the Finance Circular with reference number FMFBNP/OTHERS/IGR/CRF/12/2021 dated December 20, 2021. The circular limits the annual budgetary expenditure…

The Federal Government has allocated N15 billion for the comprehensive repairs of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos, according to details from the recently passed N2.18 trillion 2023 supplementary budget. Also, the government has stated that it owes contractors of the Eko/Marine Bridges N11.4 billion. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Olukorede Kesha,…

A group, the Northern Consensus Movement of Nigeria, has vowed to stop the supply of food from the North to the southern part of the country. The group made this threat following a recent ultimatum issued by a Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho for the Fulani community to vacate Yorubaland…

The Bishop of Sokoto Diocese of the Catholic Church, Bishop Matthew Kukah, has expressed concern for many Nigerians who cannot travel out of the country. Kukah said this while delivering a keynote address at the 3rd annual national public lecture themed, “The Nigerian Question: Survival of the Federation in the Throes of Increasing Economic Challenges”…

NNPCL may begin importation of 110, 000 barrels of crude oil per day from Venezuela or Saudi Arabia to operate the Kaduna Refinery due to come on stream next year. Also, the Dangote, Bua, and other refineries may be forced to import about 1.322 million barrels of crude oil per day amid oil production challenges…

The president of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, is to be flown abroad for medical treatment for the injuries he sustained during a scuffle in Imo state. The NLC president was in Owerri on Wednesday, November 1, to mobilize Imo workers for a protest rally in the state over an alleged violation and…

The acting Inspector General of Police, IGP, Olukayode Egbetokun, has directed medical personnel across the country to treat gunshot victims without asking for Police reports. Egbetokun issued the directive while urging health workers to sensitize Nigerians about the issue. The IGP’s directive, based on the Compulsory Treatment and Care for Victims of Gunshot Act, 2017,…

A 61-Year-Old Pastor told an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, on Wednesday, that his tenant, Godwin Emmanuel, defiled and impregnated his 16-year-old daughter. The witness told the court that Emmanuel was his tenant, whom he knew through an estate agent. “Godwin defiled my daughter and impregnated her at the age of 16 years.…

Rivers state elders on Wednesday weighed into the political situation in the state, and affirmed their support for the Federal Capital Territory FCT Minister, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, while urging the state Government, Sim Fubara to take immediate steps to correct the false narratives against the minister to give room for reconciliation. At a news conference…

Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, has budgeted N4 billion for the renovation of his official residence at Dodan Barrack in Lagos, and another N3 billion for the renovation of the Vice President’s official quarters in the state. The amount was approved by the Federal Executive Council on Monday and contained in the supplementary budget sent to…

President Bola Tinubu’s wife, Oluremi, has described the judgment of the Supreme Court as the Lord’s doing. Mrs Tinubu remarked while applauding the apex court’s judgment that upheld her husband’s victory in the 2023 presidential election. She spoke at the Imo State All Progressives Congress Women Campaign Rally for Governor Hope Uzodimma’s re-election quest in…

The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has said that the dollar could settle at N650 to N750 before the end of 2023. According to him, the government sees a “fair price” for the dollar to Naira at “N650 to N750”. He said this while assuring Nigerians of…

President Bola Tinubu has warned unauthorized persons against attending the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. The president said some persons who were not authorized — including his son Seyi Tinubu — had access to the council chamber of the State House. Speaking before the commencement of the FEC meeting on Monday at the presidential…

Minister of Budget and Economic Planning Atiku Bagudu has stated that N18 billion will be granted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the conduct of the governorship elections in Bayelsa, Kogi, and Imo States. He stated this while briefing State House media following the Council meeting, which was presided over by President Bola…

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has said that Nigeria as a nation is doomed. This is coming about 72 hours after the Supreme Court dismissed the former vice president’s appeal for lacking in merit and affirmed the victory of President Bola Tinubu, as the winner of…

The Rivers State Government has issued a press release, indicating that the state Assembly has emerged as a new speaker of the State House Of Assembly, Declaring the battle and the suspended Majority leader of the House, Rt Hon Ehie Edison as the new speaker of the State House of Assembly. This information was posted…

According to him, the party’s leadership joins other Nigerians to congratulate President Bola Tinubu “on his well-deserved victory at the Supreme Court as the Legitimate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.” Arabambi further said, “This victory has now settled all the controversies that arise from the February 25th presidential and National Assembly Election. “We…

Marketers of petroleum products in Nigeria have hinted that the pump price of petrol in the country could rise further to between N700 and N800 per litre, up from the current N580 – N617 per liter. The oil marketers gave the hint in Lagos at the just-concluded Oil Trading and Logistics (OTL) Africa Downstream Expo,…

Heineken Lokpobiri, the minister of state for petroleum resources (oil), says the Kaduna refinery will begin operation by the end of 2024. In a statement shared by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Lokpobiri gave the timeframe during an assessment of the progress of work on the ongoing quick-fix project on the Kaduna refinery…

You are not suffering because you cannot afford everything that you want. Suffering is when you lack what you need for basic survival. At every single stage of your life, there will be something you will be unable to afford with money with the exception of the Ulta-rich (the rule of exception will always apply…

The Nigerian Government has said about 2,168 repentant Boko Haram have graduated from its De-radicalisation, Rehabilitation, and Reintegration (DRR) initiative after passing through various rebuilding programs, medical screening, psychological and psycho-spiritual counseling, sports therapy, drug abuse counseling, and Western education programs in Gombe State. The Commandant of the DRR Camp, Operation Safe Corridor, Col. Abiodun…

Sagbama—The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Campaign Council in Bayelsa State has advised the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming governorship election in the state, Chief Timipre Sylva, to honourably step down from the race as the odds were said to be against him. According to a statement by Diri’s spokesman,…

Suspected Yahoo boy arrested for allegedly k#lling and slaughtering his UNIPORT girlfriend in Rivers State A man identified as Collins has been arrested for killing his girlfriend identified as Justina along Road 15, NTA Road, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. It was gathered that Collins was caught by his estate’s security personnel when he was trying…

President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that the removal of fuel subsidy would pave the way for investments in alternative energy sources, infrastructure and public services. Tinubu said these investments would contribute to a stronger and prosperous Nigeria. Speaking at the grand finale of the ongoing three-day combined convocation of the 37th and 38th academic…

The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has slammed officers who collect N100 on the road from motorists, noting that the act is embarrassing. According to him policemen indulging in the act should stop because they are engaging in corruption. Adejobi was responding to an X user who asked why policemen collect N100 from road…

A cleric, Prophet Adegoke Jeremiah, aka Billion Dollars Prophet, has slammed a N22 million defamatory suit against popular chef, Damilola Adeparusi, better known as Chef Dammy. 9News Niger re-calls that Chef Dammy recently called out Billion Dollars Prophet on social media, saying he should be held responsible if anything happens to her. According to her,…

The chairmen of the All Progressives Congress, Labour Party, and acting chair of the Peoples Democratic Party, Abdullahi Ganduje, Julius Abure, and Umar Damagum, respectively, have arrived at the Supreme Court sitting in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The party chairmen were seen exchanging pleasantries as they arrived at the sitting to hear the apex court’s…

The Borno State Commissioner for Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, and Resettlement (RRR), Ibrahim Garba, was found dead Saturday in his guest house located in the 777 housing estate in Maiduguri. His body was found alongside that of a yet-to-be-identified woman who was discovered unconscious and later died at the hospital where she had been taken for treatment.…

A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Attahiru Jega, has called for amendments to the Electoral Act, 2022. He said though the country’s electoral law could be said to be the best in Nigeria’s history, it is not perfect, and there was a need for further amendments to remove ambiguities and…

The Minister of Youth Development, Jamila Ibrahim has assured Nigerians that the Tinubu-led administration is working hard to put measures in place to combat the mass immigration of youths from the country. Ibrahim stated this on Friday during a youth engagement christened ‘Youth Agenda Summit, with the theme ‘Actioning Nigeria We Want’ organized by ILEAD…

The Ag. Vice Chancellor, of Ignatius Ajuru University, Port Harcourt, Professor Okechukwu Onuchukwu, has called on Nigerian politicians, leaders, and citizens to stop spending dollars in Nigeria instead of Naira. This he said at the ongoing International Conference on Institutional Quality, Economic Reforms, diversification, and Sustainable Development in Nigeria by the Department of Economics, Rivers…

The Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry, Enugu Catholic Chaplaincy, Rev Father Ejike Mbaka has told Nigerian politicians to stop coming to his annual harvest and bazaar if they would not donate money. The controversial Catholic priest, however, warned banks and businesses that failed to make donations to his adoration ministry, that he would cut…

The House of Representatives on Thursday suspended a move by the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, to divert from asphalt to the use of concrete for construction of roads across Nigeria. The lawmaker further noted that there was a “need to investigate the adoption of concrete technology for road construction in Nigeria” particularly its comparative…

This comes amid pressure on the DSS to either release Bawa or charge him with offenses the secret police’s investigation has found that Bawa committed. Nigeria’s secret police have retrieved over N580 million from the former Chairman of the anti-corruption body, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, Our source disclosed. Sources in…

The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Delta State on Community Development, Hon. Lucky Dikadi Chukwunedum, has described Chief Godswill Obielum, the maximum leader of Ndokwa East, as an exemplary leader, whose reign as a leader has led to the socio-economic development of Ndokwa East in particular and the state in general. Dikadi, Speaking…

The Governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Bayelsa State, Udengs Eradiri, on Wednesday, said that he is not campaigning under the presidential candidate of the party, Peter Obi. According to Eradiri, he is contesting in the November 11, 2023 election because of the issues that bedeviled the people of the state , Eradiri…

The National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) has urged the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to initiate an investigation into President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s allegations of certificate forgery. In a statement released by NADECO’s Executive Director, Lloyd Ukwu, the group called for Tinubu’s immediate resignation as ECOWAS Chairman pending the outcome of the investigation. NADECO…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, says any attempt by any political party to rig the November 11 governorship election in Imo State will be strongly resisted. According to the PDP, all electoral indicators have shown that it would dislodge the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Imo State and win the election. Addressing newsmen on Tuesday…

David Babachir Lawal, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), on Tuesday declared that the candidate of the Labour Party, (LP) Peter Gregory Obi, won the February 25, presidential election and not Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission. Babachir Lawal disclosed that…

Hadiza Bala Usman, special adviser to the president on policy coordination, says each minister would sign a performance bond with President Bola Tinubu. Speaking during an interview session on Tuesday, Bala Usman said the bond will contain key performance indicators (KPIs) that would be reviewed quarterly. She added that the bond will also come with…

A renowned Islamic cleric, Sheikh Aminu Baba Waziri, has called on lawmakers to institute a law that would compel civil servants on Level 12 to take additional wives. He made the call in his Friday sermon at Takur Commercial Mosque in Dutse, Jigawa State. He said that looking at the number of available women within…

The Federal Government has reassured that the pains being experienced by Nigerians over the recent removal of fuel subsidies will be temporary. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja. He explained that it was obvious that the ultimate…

Dozens of staff of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) on Monday, October 16 came out to celebrate the sack of the chief executive and registrar, A. G Abubakar. At a rally in front of the CAC headquarters in Abuja, the workers described Abubakar as a “tyrant leader”. The workers appreciated President Bola Tinubu for appointing…

We’re Committed To Reducing Governance Cost; Our N130M Toyota Prado Are Work Tools To Reach Constituencies – Federal Lawmaker The House of Representatives through its Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Public Affairs. Hon. Akin Rotimi has confirmed the distribution of Toyota Prado SUVs worth N130 million to each lawmaker. He said the…

The Minister of Finance, Wale Edun disclosed to Newsmen over the weekend in Abuja, that the federal government has confirmed that they are in discussions with the World Bank to secure a $1.5bn budget support loan. He also assured Nigerians that President Tinubu’s led government would release a new medium-term expenditure framework later this month,…

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has rejected a program being organized by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) on converting Higher National Diplomas (HND) to university degrees. A statement issued by the Acting Executive Secretary of the NUC, Chris Maiyaki, on Saturday, described the purported one-year top-up degree program in Nigerian polytechnics as a…

In the Saje neighborhood of Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State, a pastor with the Christ Liberty Evangelism Church, Rosco, Iyana Iyesi, Ota, and three other people have been detained with a human skull. We don’t have the information on Sunday that in the early hours of Saturday, personnel from the state police command detained…

The International Monetary Fund has proposed a higher tax policy to solve Nigeria’s fiscal challenges. IMF Africa Department Director, Abebe Selassie disclosed this during a press briefing on the Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Economic Outlook on Friday at the ongoing World Bank Group/International Monetary Fund Meeting in Marrakech, Morocco. 9News Nigeria reports that the country’s fiscal…

Nigeria has maintained its fourth position on the World Bank’s top 10 International Development Association (IDA) borrowers’ list after moving up from fifth in the 2022 fiscal year. Even though Nigeria maintains the fourth position, it has accumulated about $1.3 billion in debt within one year. This was disclosed in the World Bank Fiscal Year…

President BolaTinubu wants Mr Abubakar to explain the names “Atiku Kojoli” on his primary school certificate and “Siddiq Abubakar” on his 1965 WASSCE. According to Mr Tinubu’s counter affidavit filed at the apex court on October 12, and seen by Peoples Gazette, the Nigerian leader accused Mr Abubakar of submitting fake credentials to Nigeria’s electoral…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Thursday, October 12, 2023, announced, among other policy issues, the lifting of foreign exchange restrictions hitherto placed on the importation of 43 items. On June 23, 2015, the CBN issued Circular TED/FEM/FPC/GN/01/010, which put 41 product categories on a list of items not valid for FOREX in the…

Spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, says police personnel who trot guns at Nigerians to extort them are not different from armed robbers. A crypto trader and influencer on X had dragged the police after his house was allegedly broken into and he was arrested forcefully. The man claimed the police broke into…

The National Programme Manager of N-Power, Akindele Egbuwalo has disclosed plans to settle beneficiaries of the Batch C program who have been owed for eight months. The Federal Government suspended the N-Power program last week, stating that the scheme had ghost beneficiaries, while some of its consultants were withholding participants’ funds. The N-Power program was…

The Senator representing Borno South Senatorial District, Ali Ndume, has slammed the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, for approving the passage of some executive bills without seeking the input of other members. In a video from Thursday’s sitting, Ndume knocked the Senate President for passing certain bills without formal reading and members’ contributions. The Peoples Democratic…

9News Nigeria has revealed that some Nigerian port terminals, most especially Roll-On Roll-Off terminals, may be forced into shedding their staff strength due to the drop in volume of import units of vehicles by 60 percent. It was revealed by Our Source, that some Roll-On Roll-off terminals which used to handle 300,000 units of vehicle…

Former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the February 25 elections, Atiku Abubakar, has said, that no matter how hard President Bola Tinubu and his agents try to twist the facts, the president remained guilty of forgery. Atiku, who also alleged that some of the president’s aides had commenced a campaign…

First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has urged Nigerians to pay more attention to their mental well-being. Tinubu disclosed this in a statement posted on the official X handle of the President of Nigeria on Tuesday. The statement read, “As we commemorate the 2023 World Mental Health Day with the theme ‘Mental health is a universal human…

In a dramatic slump that got the Nigerian masses gasping for breath from choking inflation since June 1, 2023, Nigeria’s currency, the Naira has been made to become the number two weakest currency in the world after its exchange for one dollar rises to as high as N1,000 The Ugandan Shelling ranks number 10 amongst…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Tuesday explained the discrepancies in his Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) certificate. Atiku clarified Dele Momodu, in a post on his X handle.Recently, a group had given Atiku and Peter Obi bi a seven-day ultimatum to release their academic records or face legal action to compel the disclosure. According…

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has expressed concern over the rejection of corps members by some employers in the North-East region. The NYSC Director in charge of the zone, Mr Garinvwa Ishaya, stated this at a one-day Corps Employers’ Forum on Monday in Yola, Adamawa State. The theme of the workshop is: “Deepening Corps…

“Peter Obi’s matter to the Supreme Court is dead on arrival; he can’t win the case and won’t be President of Nigeria. “His case will be thrown out. Obi would have won the election, but he didn’t do the right thing at the appropriate time..“The person that is on the presidential seat is more powerful…

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has challenged academia in Nigerian universities to properly document the history of the Yoruba race rather than relying on jaundiced history. He said proper documentation will not only foster unity but reveal the ties across ethnic groups, saying evidence showed that the Igbo race migrated from Ile-Ife. The…

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has told his Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, counterpart, Atiku Abubakar, that he won the 2023 election and he is in the Supreme Court to reclaim his mandate. Obi said this in response to the appeal by Atiku that he should join him in the legal battle…

Many petroleum products depots are currently deserted due to a lack of products caused by foreign exchange rate volatility, as the landing cost of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, has increased to N720/liter, oil marketers said on Thursday. Petroleum products dealers also stated that filling stations were shutting down daily in large numbers, as…

President Bola Tinubu presented a forged degree certificate to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) when he filed his paperwork to lead Nigeria last year. The official repudiation of Mr Tinubu’s certificate — the only academic qualification he presented to the electoral office — came at a deposition of school officials on Tuesday in Chicago.…

President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, firmly stated that they do not owe anyone an apology for establishing the Labour Party (LP). During the last general election, the LP emerged as one of the prominent political parties in the country. It made significant strides in the National Assembly, securing six Senate seats…

The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, has said that he is not responsible for the insecurity ravaging the state. The governor who spoke at his hometown in Ozuh Omuma, Oru East Local Government Area of the state during the dedication of St.Rose of Lima Catholic Church Parish Ozuh Omuma also added that his aides…

The newly confirmed Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Dr. Olayemi Cardoso has disclosed plans to shore up the country’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP, to $1 trillion in eight years. Cardoso spoke while answering questions from senators during his screening and confirmation as the governor of the apex bank. Those confirmed as deputy governors are:…

State chapters and affiliate unions of the Nigeria Labour Congress are already gearing up for a possible declaration of a nationwide strike following the expiration of a 21-day ultimatum given by the Federal Government to provide palliatives to cushion the pains associated with the recent fuel subsidy removal. The Organised labour had earlier embarked on…

Pastor Tunde Bakare on Sunday, September 24, 2023, said the late musician, Ileriolu­wa Aloba, popularly known as MohBad, may have reaped the reward of his actions while alive. According to the Independent, Pastor Bakare, who spoke while preaching in Leicester, United Kingdom at a church event, said the late MohBad was asso­ciating with ev#l people…

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Monday, said his administration was irrevocably committed to fiscal discipline, honesty, prudence, and transparency in government. Governor Oborevwori stated this at the Delta State Governance and Policy Direction Conversation organised by the African College of Governance, an Institute of the Revive Africa Initiative held in Asaba on Monday.…

The 2019 Governorship Candidate under the People Redemption Party (PRP) and the immediate past Special adviser (SA) to the former Governor of Delta State, Hon Lucky Dikadi Chuwunedum has called on Ndokwa nation and Deltans to join him in appreciating the Executive Governor of Delta State, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori on his appointment as a…

The former Vice President and the 2023 PDP Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar loyalist has issued a clear notice to the Federal Capital Territory minister, Bar Nyesom Wike, You can not escape expulsion from the opposition party. The Atiku’s Director of Research, Strategic, and Documentation, Don Pedro Obaseki, said Wike had earned himself a sack by…

Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, confirmed that the sit-at-home directive imposed by the Indigenous People of Biafra in the South-East has now come to an end. During his address at the COAS combined second and third quarters conference in Abuja on Tuesday, Lagbaja emphasized that the menace had come to an end…

The Immediate chairperson of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Board, Mrs Lauretta Onochie has called on the Department of State Service (DSS) and the Nigeria Police Force to arrest the Labor Party (LP) President candidate in the 2023 election for allegedly inciting Violence in the country. Lauretta accused Peter Obi of trying to provoke…

The Former Head of State, Rtd General Abdulsalami Abubakar, made this statement during a remark on Sunday when the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, paid him and other former head of state, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida Courtesy visit. Abubakar has formally told President Bola Tinubu, that Nigerians wants a better change. The…

The founder of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, Dr. D.K Olukoya has reacted to several Nigerian Prophets, who are good at predicting elections in the country to desist from such despicable acts. He said the altar and pulpit in the House of God are for speaking the truth not manipulating it for political campaigns…

A young Kano State man called Musa Abubakar has returned all the money that had been paid into his late father’s account mistaking him to still serving as a servant. He said if I didn’t return it, Allah would ask hereafter. To be free from the wrath of Allah the most merciful, I voluntarily returned…

The Federal Government of Nigeria, over the weekend, who was represented by the Vic-President, Kashim Shettima said the federal government has collected a fresh loan of $163 million from the African Development Bank (ADB) to improve wheat production in the country. The scheme will be unveiled soon, said Vice President, Shettima. Vic President disclosed this…

The Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, called on wealthy Nigerians home and abroad to help those in need around them. While speaking with Newsmen over the weekend, in commemoration of World First Aid Day in Kano state, the ever-respected Emir, said Nigerians are facing serious hardship during this period, so many go to bed…

The Nigerian Senate has reacted to Nigeria’s complaint over too many expenses of the National Assembly. Senate has foreclosed the possibility of the National Assembly reducing its expenses because of the economic hardship occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidies. The chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Yemi told Newsmen…

The All Progressive Congress (APC) National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje has vowed that his party will claim total victory in the forthcoming Governorship Elections in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi States. Why addressing pressmen in Abuja, he said there’s nothing that can stop the All Progressive Congress from taking over these three states in the forthcoming…

The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigated road projects under the Ministry of Works under Babatunde Fashola. During the hearing on Thursday, a construction company, DC Engineering Limited accused the officials of the Federal Ministry of Works of inflating a road contract from the agreed amount of N9.8bn to N54.3billion. It was stated that the…

The ECOWAS Commission’s Peace Dialogue with the Niger Republic has disclosed the demands of The junta regarding their Acceptance of the 9 months proposal of transition. The report, which was revealed in French and purportedly spread by AFP, is false and should be treated as a fake report. The request of the Authority of ECOWAS…

..Says “I’m Father of all, I can’t deny any child” The General Overseer and Founder of the Omega Power Ministries (OPM), Apostle Dr. Chibuzor Gift Chinyere has finally agreed to take in the child alleged to be his by one Miss Imaobong Loveth Sunday. For the past weeks, Miss Imaobong Loveth Sunday has taken to…

The Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, has stated that cross-dressing is not an offense in Nigeria. Edafe made this known while reacting to a statement by Twitter influencer Daniel Regha, following the arrest of 100 suspected homosexuals in Warri, Delta state.The Delta State Police Command arrested 100 persons at a same-sex…

Some Nigerians on platform X, formerly Twitter, have called out the Governor of Illinois State in the United States of America, JB Pritzker after the Chicago State University (CSU) locked its official X account amid bombardment over the academic records of President Bola Tinubu. CSU’s decision comes on the heels of a barrage of criticisms…

President Bola Tinubu has condemned the activities of coup plotters who have overthrown President Ali Bongo Ondimba. In his conversation with journalists, presidential media aide Ajuri Ngelale also expressed Tinubu’s belief that the rule of law and a faithful recourse to a constitutional resolution of electoral disputes must not be allowed to perish in Africa.…

The Federal Government says it has no intention to borrow from any local or foreign organization with its removal of subsidy on petrol and exchange rate harmonization. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Chief Wale Edun, revealed this at the end of the inaugural Federal Executive Council meeting on Monday in…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been told to focus more on the Abuja powerful oil cartel if he wants to stop oil theft in the Niger Delta region. Rivers State Governor Fubara also faulted FG’s ceding of contracts for security/Surveillance of oil pipelines in the hands of an individual or a few persons, asserting that…

The Spokesman, of the Directorate of Road Traffic Services (DRTS), FCT, Mr Kalu Emetu, says the N25,000 the service charges motorists for the replacement of faded number plates is legal and justifiable based on its mandate. Emetu made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. He…

The Nigerian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Chief Sarafa Isola, has charged Nigerians to tell positive stories about the country. He lamented that Nigerians more often than not do not tell positive stories about themselves and their country, especially their leaders, saying Nigerians are quick to condemn rather than commend. Ambassador Isola, who spoke at…

The military junta in Niger has expelled the Nigerian ambassador, Mohamed Usman, from the country. The military leader of the country also ordered the German Ambassador, Olivier Schnakenberg, to leave. In a statement released on Friday, Niger’s foreign ministry stated that “in reaction to Nigerian Ambassador Mohamed Usman’s refusal to reply to an invitation by…

It was another week of anti-dollar vituperations as developing and emerging economies under the BRICS group met in Johannesburg South Africa. Former Nigerian President Chief Olusegun questioned the need for the dollar as the international reserve currency and medium of global trade. 9News Nigeria gathered that the ex-Nigeria leader said “I want to buy from…