By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has intensified its efforts to reorganise and strengthen internal structures in preparation for the 2027 general elections. Key measures include the appointment of the Edo State Caretaker Committee, as well as preparations for the forthcoming National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting and National Convention. Acting on […]

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo The suit filed before Justice Isiaka Adeleke by the leadership of Nigeria Union of Local Government Employee, NULGE, seeking an order of the court to bar APC reinstated council officials from secretariats suffered setback as the judge recused himself from the suit. The judge cited a petition authored by the Chairman, […]

President Bola Tinubu said on Thursday that recent government policies are not meant to punish Nigerians but are necessary interventions to prevent the economy from collapsing.

By Nwabueze Okonkwo ONITSHA – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured Ndi Anambra that federal government would continue to partner with the state to harness it’s huge potentialities. Tinubu who gave this assurance in Awka, during his one-day state working visit to Anambra state where he commissioned some projects completed by Governor Soludo administration, said […]

The United States wants to deport African migrants to Equatorial Guinea, the west African country’s deputy leader has said.

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Nyesom Wike, has requested the backing of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to access the Natural Resources Development Fund to boost infrastructure and agricultural projects across Abuja.

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA– A witness in the ongoing trial of the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, on Thursday, alleged that a media broadcast by the defendant was responsible for the killing of a former presidential aide, Mr. Ahmed Gulak. The witness, who is an operative of […]

Robert Francis Prevost was on Thursday elected the first pope from the United States, the Vatican announced. A moderate who was close to Pope Francis and spent years as a missionary in Peru, he becomes the Catholic Church’s 267th pontiff, taking the papal name Leo XIV. Vanguard News

The Senate, on Thursday, held a valedictory session to honour the late former Federal Commissioner for Information and South-South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark. During the session, lawmakers called on the Federal Government to immortalize the elder statesman by naming a major street in the Federal Capital Territory after him.

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo The body of one Mr Kehinde Ijebu was found floating on the river Oyile in Ibokun, headquarters of Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State, after reportedly drowning himself. It was gathered that the deceased was declared missing by relatives since Tuesday, May 6, 2025, but neighbours suspected he might have […]

President Donald Trump on Thursday hailed the election of new Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff from the United States, as a “great honor” for the country.

In a historic moment for the Catholic Church, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been elected as the new pope, following a 24-hour conclave in the Vatican.

An advocacy group, The Lagos Shepherd (TLS), has responded to a comment credited to the Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Obafemi Kadri Hamzat, on internal party processes ahead of the upcoming local government primaries in the state.

Robert Francis Prevost became Pope Leo XIV on Thursday after cardinals from around the globe chose him to be the first leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics to hail from the United States. Tens of thousands of well-wishers cheered as Leo, successor to the late Pope Francis, appeared on the balcony of St Peter’s […]

Nollywood actor Tito Harrison has revealed the harrowing details of his battle with liver disease and a chronic ulcer, a period he described as the most devastating chapter of his life—physically, emotionally, and financially.