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Soldiers Raid Ex-Bayelsa Governor, Timipre Sylva’s Abuja Home Over Alleged Coup Plot
Armed personnel of the Nigerian Army have reportedly stormed the Abuja residence of former Bayelsa State Governor and ex-Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, over an alleged link to a coup plot currently under investigation by the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA). According to multiple security sources, the operation was carried out by a special military team in...
Abia Community Begs Ikpeazu’s Intervention Over Attacks By Neighbouring Akwa Ibom
Leaders of Ikwuano Council communities in Abia State, who share boundaries with communities in Ini and Obot Akara Council of Akwa Ibom State, on Tuesday, sent a save our soul (SOS) message to their state (Abia) governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, on the recurring attacks orchestrated by their Akwa Ibom State neighbours lamenting that between May 2020 and January 2021, not...
NHIA, Roche FMC Launch Cost-Sharing Initiative For Cancer Treatment
The National Health Insurance Authority, Roche Pharmaceuticals and the Federal Medical Centre, Abuja, have launched a cost-sharing initiative to help cancer patients reduce financial barriers to accessing oncology care. The partnership is also to enhance cancer care accessibility, improve treatment outcomes, and shield Nigerians from the high costs associated with cancer treatment. Speaking on Friday in Abuja, during a presentation on...
Courts Summon Akpabio, Nwaebonyi Over Natasha’s Rights Violation Claims
Two separate Federal Capital Territory High Courts have issued summonses to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Onyekachi Nwaebonyi, following allegations of defamation, sexual harassment, and violation of the fundamental rights of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. In suit No. FCT/HC/CV/754/2025, filed before Justice Abubakar Idris Kutigi, the court granted Akpoti-Uduaghan permission to serve the writ...
Mercedes Presents Modified G-Wagon Popemobile To Pope Francis (Photos
German automaker Mercedes-Benz delivered an electric popemobile to the Vatican on Wednesday for use by the pontiff, who has repeatedly called for global action on the climate crisis. The vehicle, a modified version of the Mercedes G-Class, has a raised seat under a glass canopy from which the head of the Catholic Church can greet crowds of well-wishers. The pearl-white popemobile...
Ikpeazu Visits Injured PDP Campaign DG In Hospital, Insists On Aggressor’s Prosecution (Photos)
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has vowed to bring to book the security operative who attacked and almost killed the Director General of the Abia State PDP Campaign Council, Rt Hon Barrister Chinedum Elechi over the weekend. Addressing the press when he visited Rt. Hon Elechi at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Umuahia, Governor Ikpeazu thanked God for sparing his life despite...
Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu Calls For National Unity As Renovated National Theatre Reopens
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday night reassured Nigerians that the country would not split but would remain united and grow into a strong, vibrant economy under his watch. He appealed to Nigerians to stop painting a negative picture of the country. Tinubu spoke at the inauguration of the newly renovated National Arts Theatre at Iganmu, Lagos. The renovation of the National Theatre...
“FG Implements ‘Drill Or Drop’ Policy” – NUPRC
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission has told oil producers that it is set to implement the ‘drill or drop’ policy. The Chief Executive of the NUPRC, Gbenga Komolafe, disclosed this when he received a delegation from the Independent Petroleum Producers Group at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja recently. According to a statement by the NUPRC, Komolafe emphasised that oil and...
Buhari Urges Action From Developed Countries To Help Africa Tackle Climate Change Effects
President Muhammadu Buhari has called for urgent climate actions from, especially developed countries to tackle the effects of climate change in Africa. Buhari who was represented by Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi made the call on Monday in Sharm el-Sheikh on the sidelines of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27). The sideline Clean Energy Transition event organised by Bloomberg...
NCWS National President, Mrs Azura, Pays Courtesy Visit To Sir Chikwe Udensi In Abuja (Photos)
The newly elected National President of the National Council of Women Societies (NCWS), Mrs. Edna D.D. Azura, on Thursday, paid a courtesy visit to Sir Chikwe Udensi, a member of the NCWS Board of Directors and acting chairman of the board, at his office in Asokoro, Abuja. The visit was part of the President’s ongoing consultations and engagements with key...
