2027: Otti has no plan to join APC, says Labour Party
The Labour Party leadership says Gov. Alex Otti of Abia has no plan to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), ahead of the 2027 general elections. National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Obiora Ifoh, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja. According to […]
My wife might kill me with persistent troublemaking, man tells court
A retired civil servant, Mr Olabamiji Ogundepo, has prayed a Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan to dissolve his 11-year-old marriage with his estranged wife, Aminat, on grounds of her persistent fighting and intolerable ineptitudes. Ogundepo noted, with sadness, that his wife’s frequent trouble making with not only him but also, with neighbours in […]
Tinubu mourns House of Rep’s deputy chief whip
President Bola Tinubu has expressed profound sadness over the passing of Adewunmi Oriyomi Onanuga, the Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Representatives and representative of the Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo North Federal Constituency of Ogun State. The lawmaker died on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, following a brief illness. Onanuga served as Chairperson of the House Committee on […]
Breaking! Alleged N12.3b Fraud: EFCC To Arraign Otudeko, Ex-First Bank MD Onasanya Monday
Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed Monday, January 20, 2025, for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arraign the Chairman of Honeywell Group, Chief Oba Otudeko and a former First Bank Managing Director Stephen Olabisi Onasanya for allegedly looting N12.3billion from First Bank. Nigerian Current reports that […]
UAE president to visit Nigeria
United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has accepted Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s invitation to visit Nigeria this year. The Nigerian leader invited him Wednesday night during their bilateral talks on the sidelines of the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2025 President Tinubu arrived in Abu Dhabi on Sunday as a guest […]
Tinubu congratulates Nigerian scientists, engineers for making Biden’s honours list
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated six distinguished Diaspora Nigerians named by President Joe Biden among the 400 recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) in the United States. This prestigious recognition, established by former President Bill Clinton in 1996, is the highest honour bestowed by the United States government on […]
Tinubu mourns Ajose former Lagos head of service
resident Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed his deepest sympathy and condolences to the Lagos State Government and the All Progressives Congress over the death of Chief Akinsanya Sunny Ajose, an elder statesman and former head of service. Chief Ajose died early on Thursday, January 16, 2025. He was 78. The President commiserated particularly with the […]
President congratulates Okonjo-Iweala, Adeola, Adesina on honorary degree awards
President Bola Tinubu congratulates Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organisation; Mr Fola Adeola, co-founder of Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, and Mr Kola Adesina, managing director of Sahara Power Group, on the well-deserved conferment of honorary doctorate degrees by the University of Lagos (UNILAG). The University recognised Dr Okonjo-Iweala for her trailblazing as […]
Tinubu hails Akande at 86
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has paid a moving tribute to Chief Bisi Akande, an elder statesman, seasoned administrator, and the first National Chairman of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), as he marks his 86th birthday. He described Chief Akande as a truly progressive and committed Awoist who has made tremendous contributions to Nigeria’s democracy, […]
Preserve Intellectual Freedom in Student Loan Policy, CAPPA Urges FG, NELFUND Managers
– Warns Against Transforming Fund into a Discriminatory Policy By Esi-ife Arogundade The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the federal government and Trustees of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), to abandon plans to restrict access of the loan to specific courses deemed “high demand” and “practical” to national development. […]
