President Bola Tinubu congratulates Mrs. Ayo Obe, a veteran human rights activist and lawyer, on her 70th birthday. In a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President, Information & Strategy, “Ayo Obe, a renowned pro-democracy activist, was, at different times, head of the Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO), Nigeria Transition Monitoring Group, Member Police…
No fewer than 250 persons with disabilities across the country will receive grants worth ₦50,000,000 to support their small businesses. Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, announced several humanitarian initiatives during a Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) event held on Friday at the International Conference Centre in Umuahia, Abia State. At the event, she handed over…
The Federal Government has finalized plans to sell a large estate, previously linked to former Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele, to Nigerians in the low and middle-income brackets. The expansive estate, comprising 753 housing units, was recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in December 2024. Spanning over 150,000 square metres and featuring…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Special Reconciliation Committee, led by former Senate President Dr. Bukola Saraki, held a meeting on Friday with Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State. Governor Mbah, who serves as the party’s leader in the South-East zone, hosted the meeting at the Enugu State Government House. The closed-door session was part of…
Sixteen Boko Haram terrorists have been killed by troops of the joint task force, Operation Hadin Kai, as they attempted to infiltrate the 25 Taskforce Brigade headquarters in Damboa near Sambisa Forest. Troops of the Taskforce Brigade, in collaboration with members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), recovered a cache of weapons and materials…
The legal team representing suspended Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has confirmed receipt of a formal summons from the Federal Government in a case filed at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court. The suit, marked CR/297/25, was filed on Friday, May 16, 2025, and stems from alleged defamatory comments made by Akpoti-Uduaghan during a…
Twenty suspects have been arrested for hacking the 2025 computer-based test examinations conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Police Force have arrested several suspects in Abuja, believed to be members of a cybercrime syndicate targeting examination bodies. The syndicate, reportedly comprising…
The Supreme Court has struck out a suit by the 36 states’ governments and the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) challenging the Federal Government’s application of recovered looted funds. In an unopposed decision, a seven-member panel of the Supreme Court ruled that the suit was improperly filed before the apex court. Delivering the lead judgement prepared…
