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Goodluck Jonathan calls for collaboration between Wike and Fubara

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has made a plea for a truce in the political crisis in Rivers State. He is urging the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and the Minister of...

Video resurfaces of late Reinhard Bonnke recalling 9-year Nigerian visa denial

A throwback video of the renowned German-American Pentecostal evangelist Reinhard Bonnke has surfaced online, recounting his 9-year-long struggle with Nigerian visa denial. The...

Court denies Nnamdi Kanu's bail request and removal from DSS custody

The request made by Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Biafra nation agitators, to have his revoked bail restored and be moved from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) to...

Oba of Benin celebrates return of stolen artefacts from Germany after 127 years

The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, celebrates with traditional dance steps as he receives two stolen artefacts returned from Germany. The National Commission for Museum and Monuments...

Tinubu names ex-INEC chairman, Jega for new position

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced the appointment of Prof. Attahiru Jega, the former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to a new role. In...

Atiku pledges to support Peter Obi if PDP nominates South-East candidate

In a recent statement, Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in 2023, expressed his willingness to support Peter Obi if the party decides that it is...

Fubara boasts: "My enemies and distractors have been defeated"

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, proudly proclaims victory over adversaries and distractors who sought to undermine his administration. He stresses that those who...

APC ward executives refute suspension of Jimoh Ibrahim

The All Progressives Congress (APC), Igbotako Ward II in Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State, has disowned the purported suspension of Sen. Jimoh Ibrahim, representing Ondo South...

APC suspends Senator Jimoh Ibrahim following his loss in Ondo governor primary

Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, who currently represents the Ondo South Senatorial District in the National Assembly under the umbrella of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has been suspended...

Tinubu subsidizes 2024 Hajj with N90bn

Vice-President Kashim Shettima disclosed on Wednesday that President Bola Tinubu’s administration has provided a substantial subsidy of N90 billion towards the cost of the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage. This...

Emefiele refutes claims of printing N684 million notes with N18.96 billion

In a recent development, Godwin Emefiele, the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, has entered a plea of not guilty in response to the accusation of authorizing the printing...

Fubara claims many projects under Wike's administration remain unpaid

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has revealed that a significant number of projects undertaken during the tenure of his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, were left with outstanding payments....

The DSS raids an Ogun court, taking away two individuals who are on trial

The Department of State Services (DSS) sparked controversy by allegedly raiding an Ogun State High Court in Ilaro, Yewa South local government area, during an ongoing trial and apprehended...

Fubara plans to establish inquiry panel to investigate Wike’s government

The Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has revealed plans to institute a judicial panel of inquiry to scrutinize the governance under Nyesom Wike's administration prior to...

Atiku's former aide recounts Wike's expulsion of Peter Obi from PDP

Paul Ibe, the spokesperson for Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate for Peoples Democratic Party, in the 2023 presidential election has narrated how Nyesom Wike, the Minister of...

NLC prompts shutdown of Jos DisCo over electricity tariff hike

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has taken drastic action by shutting down the headquarters of Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC) in Plateau State, in protest of the recent...

ASUU refuses N35,000 wage offer, demands negotiated member salary

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has firmly stood its ground, rejecting the N35,000 wage award and instead, pressing for negotiated salaries for its members under the Tinubu-led...

CBN instructed to stop cybersecurity levy implementation by reps

The House of Representatives on Thursday directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to halt the implementation of the cybersecurity levy. The House recognized the...

Reps to investigate Binance executive's escape while under NSA custody

The House of Representatives has taken a decisive step to investigate the puzzling escape of Nadeem Anjarwalla, an executive from the cryptocurrency exchange company, Binance. GistReel...

FG refutes Binance bribery claims

The Federal Government, through Minister Alhaji-Mohammed Idris, has vehemently refuted the bribery allegations leveled by Binance, asserting that such claims are merely diversionary tactics aimed at...