Politics

In what has become the norm for many leaders and political groups in the country, local government leaders across Oyo State have openly urged Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State to contest the 2027 presidential election, stating that his style makes him the transformational figure Nigeria needs at the national level. The call came on Tuesday when local government secretaries, …

Motorists in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, have expressed concern over alleged harassment and seizure of vehicles by officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) for lack of tinted window permits.They say the alleged harassment, despite the persistence of a court injunction staying enforcement, is taking a toll on their livelihoods.Speaking on Wednesday, affected motorists said police officers stationed …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described the government led by President Bola Tinubu as one that has made falsifying certificates a state policy. The former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, while reacting to the resignation of the Minister of Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji following the certificate forgery scandal, said it once …

Post views: 181 Rangers International Football Club Foundation (RIFC Foundation), Enugu, on 7 October 2025, launched a Sports Intervention Program at Therapeutic Secondary School (Inclusivity), Abakpa Nike, Enugu State, South Eastern Nigeria.According to the Chairman of the Rangers Intl FC Foundation, Coach Ebere Amaraizu, the initiative – carried out in collaboration with the United States Government Exchange Alumni Association …

Neighboring West African countries Benin and Togo have failed to pay more than half of what they owe Nigeria for electricity supplied in the second quarter of 2025, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has revealed. According to the Commission’s Q2 2025 report, six international bilateral customers receiving electricity from Nigeria’s generation companies remitted only $9.01 million out of a …

The World Bank has warned that Nigeria’s ambition to achieve single-digit inflation in the near term is unrealistic, warning that persistent price pressures will continue to weigh on micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and households. In his latest The pulse of Africa In its report, the Bank noted that while inflation has eased across much of sub-Saharan Africa, with …

Overcoming barriers: Nigerian government launches largest health campaign to protect 100 million children Abuja (Core Reporters) The federal government of Nigeria has launched a massive health campaign targeting over 100 million children nationwide. The campaign, launched by First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu, aims to provide vaccines and life-saving treatments for various diseases, including measles, rubella, polio, human papillomavirus (HPV), malaria …

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witness, Bello Umar, has revealed how Olugbenga Obadina received $2.1 billion from the office of former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd), without executing a contract. Umar, the first prosecution witness (PW-1), made this known before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja while being led in evidence by the Economic …

Post views: 46 The Imo State Commissioner for Sports Development, Hon. Obinna Onyeocha, has described the sponsorship of 1,000 Imo citizens for the 2025 pilgrimage to Jordan and Israel by Governor Sen. Hope Uzodimma as a powerful act of leadership rooted in faith and compassion. Speaking from the historic site where John the Baptist was beheaded for telling the …

The CEO and the CEO (CEO) of Pelican Valley Nigeria Limited, Ambassador (Dr) Babaunde Adeyemo, greeted the police commissioner, Ogun State Police Command, Barr. Lare ogunlowo for his birthday. Ogunlowo, an indigenous state of the state, succeeded Mr. Inhabitun Alamutu at the Eleweran headquarters, headquarters of the Ogun State Command of the Nigerian Police Forces (NPF) as a police commissioner …