Former Minister of State for Science, Technology and Innovation, Chief Henry Ikoh, has declared that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is ready to take over power in Abia State in 2027.

He disclosed that he was offered an opportunity to play professionally for Plateau United F.C., one of the country’s top-flight clubs.

The Cross River State House of Assembly has indefinitely suspended Hon. Dickson Ovat Agbor, the representative of Obubra I State Constituency, following allegations of violent conduct considered unbecoming of a legislator.

Aliyu said the FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Aliyu Ma’aji, sought the partnership during a courtesy visit to the NDLEA State Commandant, Awoleye Adediran.

Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, Sani Musa, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for approving the long-awaited reconstruction of the Suleja–Minna Road, describing the decision as a landmark intervention and a demonstration of responsive leadership.

Media entrepreneur and publisher of Ovation magazine, Dele Momodu, has disclosed that he lost more than $500,000 after venturing into the restaurant business in Accra, Ghana.

The Kano State House of Assembly has begun impeachment proceedings against the Kano State Deputy Governor, Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo.

THE Executive Secretary of the Solid Minerals Development Fund, SMDF, Hajiya Fatima Umaru Shinkafi, disclosed successful delivery of additional responsibly sourced gold refined to London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) Good Delivery standards to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), as Nigeria’s boosting the nation’s total gold reserves to hit $3.5 billion.

Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, representing Borno South Senatorial District, has confirmed that an unspecified number of civilians, soldiers and insurgents were killed when suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP fighters attacked Ngoshe community in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State.

The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has blamed Nigeria’s persistent economic and security challenges on poor leadership, warning that the country continues to lose trillions of naira annually to crude oil bunkering and illegal mining.

A ministry statement said that the country had been subjected to a missile attack and that air defence systems were responding to the incoming missiles.

Former Andy Murray coach Mark Petchey has been helping her on a day-to-day basis at Indian Wells, reprising an informal role he held last season.

Britain’s defence minister John Healey arrived in Cyprus Thursday, following a drone strike on a UK air base on the Mediterranean island.

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shuaibu, has reaffirmed the Nigerian Army’s commitment to advancing indigenous defence technology as part of efforts to strengthen operational effectiveness and tackle insurgency.

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has co-opted the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) as key partners in the screening of 50,000 police constables, in what it described as a landmark move to safeguard the integrity of the largest single recruitment exercise in the history of the Nigeria Police Force.