News as it breaks
The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed that three people lost their lives and one other was injured in two separate fire incidents that occurred on Friday across the state. The details were contained in a statement released on Saturday by the Service’s Public Relations Officer, ACFO Saminu Yusif Abdullahi.…
The Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council, Comrade Grace Ike, received the “Excellence in Media Leadership and Advocacy Award” on Saturday from the School of Communications and Media Studies, Learn To Live Business School UK (LLBSUK). The honour marked one of the major highlights of the…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has submitted a fresh list of 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate, just days after forwarding an initial list of three candidates. The update was released on Saturday by his media aide, Bayo Onanuga. According to the statement, President Tinubu sent two separate letters to Senate…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has clarified why he left Guinea Bissau on a plane from Côte d’Ivoire instead of using a Nigerian aircraft. Speaking publicly, Jonathan expressed appreciation to both President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria and President Alassane Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire. “I want to thank my President, President Tinubu,…
Leader of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Bashir Dalhatu, has urged the federal government to consider granting amnesty and financial support to Fulani ethnic militias, often labeled as bandits, similar to the incentives once offered to Niger Delta militants. In an interview on Arise TV, Dalhatu argued that many of…
Nigerian businessman and former senator, Ben Murray-Bruce, has proposed a controversial measure to restore integrity in the country’s political system. Writing on his X (formerly Twitter) handle, Murray-Bruce suggested that all politicians in Nigeria should undergo lie detector tests administered by an independent international organization. According to Murray-Bruce, candidates involved…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has strongly condemned the military coup in the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, describing it as a grave assault on democracy and a destabilising development for the West African sub-region. In a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nigeria said it received the news of…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has returned safely to Nigeria after being caught in the midst of the military coup in Guinea-Bissau. Jonathan, who led the West African Elders Forum Election Observation Mission, had been in Guinea-Bissau to monitor last Sunday’s presidential and legislative elections when the military declared it had…
The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Finance, Hon. Bello El-Rufai, has called for urgent reforms to improve the welfare of Nigeria’s security personnel, stressing that recruitment alone cannot address the nation’s security challenges. Speaking during a legislative session on Thursday, El-Rufai said police officers and soldiers require…
Gunmen on Wednesday launched a deadly attack on the convoy of former Anambra State Governor, Dr. Chris Ngige, along the Nkpor–Nnobi Road in Idemili North Local Government Area, leaving one person dead and several others wounded. According to eyewitnesses, the assailants, dressed in police and military uniforms, opened fire on…
