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Deputy Speaker Appeals To Tinubu For Nnamdi Kanu’s Release
Benjamin Kalu, the deputy speaker, has pleaded with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to use his prerogative of mercy and tamper justice with mercy in order to free Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), from prison. Kalu made the appeal while addressing reporters after the inaugural meeting of the House of Representatives committee on the South...
We’re winning war against corruption, Buhari brags
President Muhammadu Buhari has again declared that his administration was winning the war against corruption in the country. He said the successes recorded so far by anti-graft agencies, especially the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), had bolstered Nigeria’s international image. Buhari added that his government was poised to use cutting-edge information technology to strengthen the achievements and ensure that no government...
AIG Akinmoyede Urges Govt To Create Employment To Fight Cultism, Crimes
The Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 9, Umuahia, AIG Isaac Akinmoyede, has called on the government to generate youth employment and provide an atmosphere conducive to investments, curb cultism, and other vices. He made the call when the Abia chapter of the Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vicesbpaid (POCACOV) a courtesy and advocacy visit to him in his...
2027 Tensions: Buhari’s Loyalist May Dump APC
The death of former President Muhammadu Buhari has reignited speculations about the political future of his loyalists, particularly those from the now-defunct Congress for Progressive Change, the party he founded in 2009. Since the emergence of President Bola Tinubu in 2023, the influence of CPC loyalists has waned, with some key figures such as ex-Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai and former...
Nnamdi Kanu: Police Warn Protesters To Obey Court Order, Vow Tough Action Against Violators
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has cautioned all groups planning to stage protests in Abuja to comply strictly with a valid Federal High Court order restraining demonstrations around key government institutions in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The warning follows a subsisting order by Justice M.G. Umar of the Federal High Court, Abuja, delivered on October 17, 2025, in Suit...
Probe Tinubu, Bisi Akande Now, Ayo Adebanjo Urges EFCC
Leader of pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, on Thursday, lambasted former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Bisi Akande, for saying he (Adebanjo) pestered APC chieftain, Bola Tinubu, to build him a house in Lekki, where he now resides. The 93-year-old Afenifere leader, who explained how he gathered funds to build his Lekki residence, also asked...
Lagos-Calabar Highway: Protest Rocks Abuja Over FG’s Defying Court Order
Nigeria’s capital was tense yesterday as Nigerians in the diaspora and civil society activists staged a protest at the Ministry of Works, accusing the Federal Government of disobeying a court order related to the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project. The protesters demanded justice, fair compensation for demolished properties, and the release of a citizen allegedly arrested during the demolition exercise. Led by...
Abaribe Calls For Calm Over S’Court Verdict On Kanu
Former Minority Leader of the Senate, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, has called for calm over the non-release of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, by the Supreme Court, assuring that Ndigbo would vigorously pursue a political solution that could ultimately set him free. The Senator, who is representing Abia South in the Senate, made this call...
Nigerian senator appoints 118 ‘aides’
A Nigerian senator, Bulus Amos, representing Gombe South Senatorial District, on Thursday said he has approved the appointment of 118 constituency aides. These aides were picked across the forty wards in Balanga, Billiri, Kaltungo and Shongom LGAs of the senatorial district, Mr Amos said through his spokesperson, Abdul Lauya, on Thursday. The 118 appointees comprised two personal assistants drawn from each...
Lagos Govt Seals Alade Market In Ikeja For Environmental Offences
The Lagos State government has sealed the popular Alade Market in Onigbongbo LCDA in Ikeja. Senior Special Assistant on New Media to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Jubril Gawat, made this known on his X account on Wednesday. According to Gawat, the market was sealed due to several environmental infractions such as a lack of waste bins, a filthy environment, and the illegal...
