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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto State has raised serious concerns over the management of local government funds by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led administration, citing growing financial difficulties at the grassroots level. Speaking during a strategic meeting with party executives across state, zonal, and local levels at the…
The Vice President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. Mrs. Damtien L. Tchintchibidja, paid a courtesy visit to Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chairperson of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers, H.E. Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, to solidify strategic plans for the regional bloc’s 50th anniversary celebration. The high-level meeting, held…
The Republic of Tunisia says it is committed in establishing cultural and tourism relations with Nigeria to strengthen cultural and tourism ties. The Ambassador of Tunisia to Nigeria, Moshen Antit stated this in Abuja when he paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism, and Creative Economy,…
In a renewed push to strengthen democratic governance across West Africa, the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Nigeria have reaffirmed their joint commitment to the Regional Partnership for Democracy (RPD)—an initiative aimed at building inclusive, accountable, and resilient political institutions across the sub-region.…
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council, has issued a passionate appeal to the FCT Minister, Mr. Nyesom Wike, urging him to urgently intervene in the deteriorating condition of its Secretariat located in Utako, Abuja. The call came as a major resolution during the Council’s second…
Popular Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola Badmus, widely known as Portable, has been arrested by the Kwara State Police Command over allegations of criminal defamation, threat to life, incitement, and other related offences. The arrest followed a formal petition filed by Mr. Okunola Saheed, also known as Osupa, who accused Portable…
The Presidency has firmly disassociated itself from a growing wave of premature campaign billboards surfacing in parts of the country, promoting a 2027 re-election bid for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima. In a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy,…
President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to fostering productive alliances with the United States, rooted in transparency, shared opportunity, and tangible outcomes that elevate Africa’s role in the global economy. Speaking in Paris during a high-level engagement with Mr. Massad Boulos—Senior Advisor for Africa under former U.S. President Donald…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has officially flagged off the reconstruction of the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano highway, a critical federal road considered the lifeline of socio-economic activity across Northern Nigeria. Represented by Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani at the groundbreaking ceremony held in Jere, Kagarko Local Government Area on Sunday, the President described…
In a decisive push against the rising tide of thuggery and drug-related crime, Kano State Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, has called on the state government to establish special courts for the swift prosecution of arrested thugs. The proposal aims to address the bottlenecks in the judicial process…
