Wike probes illegal allotments of green areas over flooding
Orders crackdown on car lots Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has directed the investigation of senior civil servants responsible for granting illegal approvals, authorising the use of green areas as car dealership lots in FCT. Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to the minister on Public Communications and Social Media, […]
Bank of Industry lauds Tinubu over bond’s oversubscription
The Bank of Industry Limited (BOI) has praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his leadership and support after its ₦250 billion Series 1 Fixed Rate Bond was oversubscribed within five days. The bank issued the bond through its BOI Financing SPV Plc under the bank’s $1 billion Multi-Currency Instruments Programme. BOI Chief Executive Officer […]
Police arrest man for allegedly setting wife ablaze
The Police Command in Kogi has arrested a 33-year-old man, Jacob Irewa, for allegedly attempting to set his wife ablaze during a domestic dispute. The incident occurred on Friday, Aug. 14, at Oworo Estate, Felele, Lokoja, according to the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Afusat Saliu. Saliu, in a statement on Sunday in Lokoja, […]
Accord faction raises legal stakes over Adeleke’s party ties
The Prof. Chris Imumolen-led faction of Accord has said Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun State faces legal and political risks arising from the party’s leadership crisis. He made the position known in a statement titled ‘Two Reasons Gov. Adeleke is endorsing President Bola Tinubu,’ issued on Sunday in Abuja. He said Adeleke’s alignment with […]
Alake warns illegal miners, woos investors to reclaim abandoned pits
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has warned illegal miners against extracting minerals from abandoned pits without licences. He gave the warning while reacting to the collapse of an abandoned tin mine pit at Kassa in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. The warning is contained in a statement by […]
Woman in police net for allegedly stealing newborn baby
Operatives of the Kebbi Police Command have arrested a 19-year-old woman, Khadija Ibrahim, for allegedly stealing a newborn baby in Zuru Local Government Area of the state This is contained in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, SP Bashir Usman in Birnin Kebbi on Monday. The incident, he […]
Osun election outcome, turning point for Nigeria’s democracy, Onovo declares
A former Presidential Candidate of the defunct National Conscience Party (NCP), Chief Martin Onovo, has described the outcome of the Osun governorship election as a turning point for democracy in Nigeria. Onovo, a political activist, said the election demonstrated the resolve of Osun residents to protect their democratic rights and ensure that their votes […]
Adeleke’s re-election is triumph for democracy, defeat of one-party myth, says ex APC spokesman
A former APC spokesman in Lagos State, Mr Seye Oladejo, has described Gov. Ademola Adeleke’s re-election in Osun as a triumph for democracy. According to him, the outcome had also defeated the growing narrative that Nigeria was inevitably drifting toward a one-party state. He stated this in a statement on Monday, saying Adeleke’s […]
Tinubu celebrates Babangida at 85
President Bola Tinubu has extended congratulations to General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (rtd), elder statesman and former military President, on his 85th birthday on August 17, 2026. He described General Babangida as an outstanding leader whose remarkable military career culminated in his leadership of the nation following the 1985 coup. President Tinubu remarked: “Like him […]
I’m not bothered about ‘spare tyre’ tag for vice-presidents, says Kwankwaso
Vice-Presidential Candidate of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, says he is not bothered about the treatment of vice-presidents as ‘spare tyres’ by their principals. Kwankwaso, who spoke at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Personality Interview Series interview on Sunday in Abuja, said he had explicit confidence in the NDC presidential candidate, […]
