The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Dr. Dennis Otuaro, has commended President Bola Tinubu for his steadfast support of the scheme’s education-focused initiatives, following the offer of scholarships to 161 persons from the Niger Delta for postgraduate studies in the United Kingdom. Otuaro, in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media, …
A Special Court for Essential Commodities (EC) Act cases in Coimbatore, India, has sentenced a Nigerian Man, identified as James Emmanuel Chukwunonso Samson, to 10 years imprisonment for his role in an international drug trafficking ring. In the judgment delivered on September 20, 2025, Samson was also fined ₹1 lakh after a protracted trial stemming …
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) will establish a world-class trauma centre to treat road crash victims and support their families. Corps Marshal Shehu Mohammed announced the plan in Abuja during a briefing ahead of the International Road Crash Victims Africa Conference (IRCVAC), set for November. He said the project will run through a …
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has defended the federal government’s borrowing framework, describing debt as a legitimate component of every national budget. FIRS Chairman Zacch Adedeji stated this on Tuesday while addressing journalists during the Meet-the-Press series organised by the Presidential Communications Team at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He explained that federal revenue collection …
Senior defence and health leaders from Nigeria and the United States of America on Tuesday gathered at the Abuja Continental Hotel to mark the 20th anniversary of the partnership between the Nigeria Ministry of Defence Health Implementation Programme (NMODHIP) and the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR). The event was attended by Nigeria’s Minister …
Suspended Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Tuesday, returned to her office at the National Assembly following its reopening by the Sergeant-at-Arms in the company of security operatives. The lawmaker, dressed in black, arrived at the complex around 2:30 p.m. with her supporters shortly after officials announced the unsealing of her office, which had remained …
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has warned President Bola Tinubu and the Department of State Services (DSS) that Nigeria risks an unprecedented crisis if its detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu, continues to suffer deteriorating health without proper medical attention. IPOB’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, in a statement on Tuesday, described Kanu as “priceless”, stressing that any …
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has revealed that about ₦20 billion has been raised towards the completion of the long-abandoned National Library project. She made the disclosure on Tuesday during a luncheon with State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, held to mark her 65th birthday. READ ALSO: Police Recover Body of Unidentified …
A faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has approached the court seeking an order to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising the David Mark-led leadership of the party. The group urged the court to recognise the leadership structure of its factional acting National Chairman, Nafiu Bala. Bala’s Special Adviser on Strategic …
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of 17 candidates cleared to contest the 2026 Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections scheduled for Saturday, February 12, 2026. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), Mr. Sam Olumekun, announced this in a statement issued on …
