Security operatives in Kogi have successfully rescued the district head of Bagaji Odo, Omala Local Government Area, Chief David Akpa, from his abductors. SP Williams Ovye-Aya,spokesperson of the Kogi Police Command, disclosed this on Thursday in Lokoja. The traditional ruler was abducted in the at Ojuwo Ugweche community while returning from a traditional council meeting […]

The Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has described President Bola Tinubu and Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, as shining embodiments of Yoruba values on the global stage.

By John Alechenu, Abuja The Labour Party (LP) has called on authorities to enact stricter laws regulating water transportation in order to prevent a recurrence of tragedies such as the recent boat mishap in Niger State, which claimed nearly 60 lives. Interim National Chairman of the party, Senator Nenadi Usman, made the appeal in a […]

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday flagged off the distribution and sale of fertilisers at 50 percent subsidised rates to farmers across the six Area Councils of the territory. The event, held at the Arts and Culture Exhibition Pavilion in Garki, Abuja, marks a key intervention […]

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has warned retired personnel protesting non-payment of demobilization allowance to leave the Ministry of Finance premises in Abuja, stating that their continued protest lacks merit. The Director Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye, gave the warning on Thursday in Abuja, while briefing newsmen on the operations of the Armed Forces of […]

Digital economy’s GDP contribution to hit 21% by 2027 — Tijani Nigeria ready to lead future economy — DG NITDA By Juliet Umeh Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has revealed that the state attracted over $6 billion in direct foreign investment into its technology startup ecosystem between 2019 and 2024, a milestone he says […]

By Joseph Erunke, Abuja Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has stated that President Tinubu’s development agenda is driven purely by national interest, not politics, with transformative projects and programmes rolling out across every state of the Federation without favour or partisanship. A statement on Thursday by Rabiu Ibrahim, Special Assistant (Media) to […]

By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – THE Concerned Edo Citizens Forum (CECF) has backed the proposed creation of state police by President Bola Tinubu but wants the strengthening of some institutions to check abuse. Besides, the group called on the federal government to invest in food production to check food insecurity and bring down the […]

…as Amnesty International demands stricter oversight of global arms industry By Dickson Omobola Following a report by an American daily newspaper, The Washington Post, that an arms company in the Middle East is escalating conflict in North-East Africa by sending secret shipments of drones and missiles to one of the countries’ army, fresh concerns have […]

By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY –  THE Edo State Special Security Squad, codenamed “Operation Flush Out Cultists and Kidnappers” said it has has recorded another breakthrough in its sustained crackdown on criminality, with the arrest of nine suspected cultists and the recovery of a cache of firearms in Iguoshodin N’ Ikpemaba, Ovia North East Local […]