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Buhari Is An Exceptional Leader, Says Tinubu As He Storms Aso Rock
President Muhammadu Buhari played host to Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Aso Rock on Sunday. Both men held a closed door meeting. At the end of the meeting, Tinubu said he was at the presidential villa to thank the president for visiting him in London where he sought medical treatment. “I came to thank President Muhammadu...
Alleged N1.4bn fraud: Court adjourns trial of NBA president
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday adjourned until Feb. 11, the continuation of the trial of the president of the Nigerian Bar Association, Paul Usoro, charged with N1.4billion fraud. Usoro is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission before Justice Rilwan Aikawa on 10 counts. Usoro was first arraigned before Justice Muslim Hassan in December 2018 but...
”Emergency Rule Will Weaken Wike’s Influence” – Analyst
A public affairs analyst, Amilda Fraser, has described the state of emergency declared by President Bola Tinubu in Rivers State as a strategic move to weaken the influence of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, in the state. According to Fraser, the emergency rule is also to shield Governor Siminalayi Fubara from impeachment. In a statement on Friday,...
Super Eagles Reveals Decisive World Cup Qualifiers Squad
Nigeria's super eagles have announced their 23-man squad for October’s decisive 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Benin on Friday, with head coach Eric Chelle handing Sevilla striker Akor Adams a maiden call-up, PUNCH Online reports. Captain William Troost-Ekong headlines the team, while Semi Ajayi, Terem Moffi, Alhassan Yusuf and Olakunle Olusegun all return after spells away from...
Labour May Resume Indefinite Strike As Tripartite Committee Okays N62k As Minimum Wage
The Tripartite Committee constituted by the Federal Government on National Minimum Wage has concluded negotiation with a recommendation of N62,000 as the monthly minimum wage for civil servants. The recommendation was disclosed late Friday night after a marathon meeting of the committee in Abuja. ABN TV reports that while the federal government and the Organised Private Sector (OPS) agreed on the...
Zelensky Plans To Meet Trump To End War
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that he would soon meet US leader Donald Trump, as part of efforts to end the Russian invasion. “We have agreed on a meeting at the highest level –- with President Trump in the near future. A lot can be decided before the New Year,” Zelensky said on social media. The comments came after...
Engineering Graduate Drowns In Delta 3 Months After NYSC Scheme
A Mechanical Engineering graduate of the Delta State Polytechnic (Delta Poly), Otefe-Oghara, Delta State, Mr Friday Abiligo Orhomre, has reportedly drowned in Ughoton River, Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State. Sketchy reports say the speedboat his mother and siblings were travelling in capsized while they were returning from the farm. While Friday who completed his compulsory NYSC service year in...
National, State Assemblies Workers Vow Total Shutdown Of Legislative Houses From Wednesday Over Financial Autonomy
Workers across the 36 state and the national assemblies say they have concluded all arrangements to lock up their respective workplaces from Wednesday pending when their demands for financial autonomy of the legislative arm of the government would be granted. The workers, under the auspices of Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) are demanding that state governors should commence immediate...
Nnamdi Kanu Remains Our Leader, Can’t Be Changed — IPOB
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has said that Nnamdi Kanu remains its leader while Chika Edoziem is the head of the directorate of state of the group. IPOB stated this to debunk a report in some section of the media that Kanu has been replaced...
NRC Returns Kaduna-Bound Train To Abuja Due To Vandalism
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced returning a Kaduna-bound train with passengers to Abuja at the Asham Railway Station in Chikun local government area of Kaduna State. NRC, in a statement by its Deputy Director, Public Relations Yakub Mahmood, attributed the disruption of services to the removal of track-fastening clips by vandals. “The affected train, which was on its way to...
