Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, representing the Abia-North zone, has secured another victory at the Court of Appeal, defeating the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Mao Ohuabunwa. This comes days after he also triumphed over the Labour Party (LP) candidate, Nnamdi Iroh-Oji, at the same court. The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, upheld the…
The family of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has accused the Department of State Services (DSS) of preventing him from receiving visitors. Emmanuel Kanu, Nnamdi Kanu’s brother, alleges that the DSS is denying access to visitors to conceal the deteriorating health condition of the IPOB leader. Despite court orders…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected calls for the removal of the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Imo State, Prof Sylvia Agu, stating that there is no evidence to support such a move. INEC emphasized that complaints against Agu are based on suspicion and lack concrete evidence. The Chief Press Secretary to INEC…
Saudi Arabia has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nigeria to enhance cooperation in the energy sector. The agreement was disclosed by Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister, Abdulaziz bin Salman, during the Saudi-Arab-African economic conference in Riyadh. The meeting also involved discussions with Heineken Lokpopiri, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources. The global…
President Bola Tinubu signed the N2.176 trillion Supplementary Appropriation Act on Wednesday, addressing key issues including strengthening Nigeria’s security infrastructure and tackling critical infrastructure deficits. The supplementary budget aims to support these priorities and other important considerations. The signing took place at the State House in Abuja and was attended by Senate President Godswill Akpabio,…
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, has criticized the 2023 supplementary budget, describing it as evidence that the Federal Government is indifferent to the needs of the masses. He expressed his disappointment that the budget did not address the pressing national needs and emergencies facing the country. President…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed 20 qualified Nigerians as federal commissioners in the National Population Commission (NPC). Nine of them have been reappointed for a second term. The appointed commissioners and those reappointed are as follows: The President urged the new and returning NPC federal commissioners to successfully implement measures aimed at producing and accurately…
President Bola Tinubu has officially launched the Electronic Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System (e-CRVS) in Nigeria, alongside the National Geospatial Data Repository and the National Coordination Committee on CRVS. The CRVS is designed to continuously record vital and civil status events related to citizens and residents in a permanent, compulsory, and universal manner to…
Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, who had been in custody for 151 days, has been granted bail by the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Justice Olukayode Adeiyi ruled that Emefiele had exceeded the legally stipulated time frame for detention without trial. The former CBN governor must…
A prominent member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has expressed confidence in President Bola Tinubu’s ability to address Nigeria’s economic challenges and lead the nation to a better future. Oyintiloye, who served on the defunct APC Presidential Campaign Council, shared his views during a press conference in Osogbo. He emphasised that…