Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr Nyesom Wike has reiterated that Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not a president of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) but a president of Nigeria. Wike stated this when Rivers APC leaders, led by the National Vice Chairman of the APC, South South, Mr. Victor Giadom, visited him Thursday in Abuja. He said …

A global human rights group, the African Centre for Justice and Human Rights (ACJHR), has faulted what it called a campaign of calumny against a Nigerian oil magnate, Benedict Peters. Peters is the founder of the nation’s largest independent oil producer, Aiteo. The ACJHR, in a statement on Thursday by its Coordinator, Nduka Edede Chinomso, described the attacks as malicious …

The Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN), codenamed Amotekun, in Ondo State on Monday arrested a juvenile robber (name withheld), who adopted the name of a notorious Nigerian armed robber, “Oyenusi”, for stealing in the state. Mr Adetunji Adeleye, the state Commander of the WNSN, disclosed this while addresing newsmen on the arrest of 31 suspects for alleged crimes ranging from …

Gearing up for possibilities as the country continues its transition process, the trio of Atiku Abubakar, Rabiu Kwankwaso, and Peter Obi have begun to discuss the possibility of a merger, with the ultimate goal of setting up a formidable party that can more effectively challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), THISDAY has learnt. The meeting of these three political …

Former federal lawmaker, Shehu Sani, has mocked the immediate past governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai. El-Rufai had earlier revealed that Bob Marley, a late Jamaican legend, was responsible for his love of reggae music. El-Rufai stated this on his handle on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday. He tweeted, “Bob Marley of the blessed memory is one of most talented …

The Minister of information and national orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris Malagi, has assured Nigerians that he will tell them the truth about government policies at all times.Malagi stated this on Monday at a reception organised in his honour at the National Press centre by the ministry in Abuja.“I want to tell you all that I am a reporter reporting for …

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has rejected Niger junta’s three-year power transition plan. It would be recalled that the head of the military junta in Niger Republic, General Abdourahamane Tiani, on Saturday, said he would relinquish power within three years, warning that any intervention by foreign forces would not be “a walk in the park.” Reacting in …

A professor of Journalism and Media Studies, Andrew Asan Ate, has charged media practitioners in the country to devote more time on investigative reporting to tackle corruption and hold government accountable. He lauded journalists who put in hard work to investigate and amplify the voices of the marginalised in the society, as well as those who strive to expose corrupt …

Following the recent launch of a probe into illegal foreign exchange deals and money laundering running to a whopping $3.4billion allegedly perpetrated by a major player in Nigeria’s private sector under the Godwin Emeifele-led Central Bank of Nigeria over the past 10 years, President Bola Tinubu-appointed Special Investigator, Jim Obazee, has been receiving fresh death threats from anonymous callers, it …

…Sets up committee for November triennial delegates conference The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has passed unanimous vote of confidence on its President, Comrade Ladi Bala and the Central Working Committee (CWC) members. A press statement by NAWOJ National Secretary, Helen Udofa, Wednesday in Abuja, said: “The confidence vote, which came during an …