A 5-member panel of the apex court in the lead judgment delivered by Justice Lawal Garba, held that the appellants failed to prove their case of over-voting, non-compliance with the Electoral Act, among other infractions which they cited as grounds to fault the electoral victory of Okpebholo. In a unanimous judgment, the apex court held […]
Delivering the president’s message at the grand finale of the 2025 Nigerian Army Day Celebration held on Sunday at Murtala Square, Kaduna on Sunday, Vice President, Shettima declared that the military had the full backing of the Presidency to act without fear or hesitation. The president described terrorism, insurgency, banditry, and separatist movements as grave […]
The Federal Government has negotiated the cost of the Iddo Bridge rehabilitation from an initial N27bn to N17bn. The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, made this known to journalists during an inspection of the bridge on Friday in Lagos. He said, “Julius Berger quoted, I think, N27 billion or thereabout, but after much negotiation […]
The president’s aircraft touched down at the Galeão Air Force Base at 8:45 p.m. on Friday, where he was received by the commander of the base, Brazil’s deputy minister for Africa and the Middle East, Ambassador Carlos Sergio Sobral Duarte, and the deputy minister for trade promotion, science, technology, innovation, and culture. President Tinubu is […]
President Bola Tinubu has said that former Super Eagles goalkeeper Peter Rufai wrote his name in gold in the sporting annals of Nigeria and the African continent. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on June 3, 2025, the President paid tribute to the football icon, fondly remembered […]
After taking arguments from lawyers to parties, a five-member panel of the apex court, presided over by Justice Mohammed Garba, said the date for judgment would be communicated to them. The appeal was filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its candidate in the election held on September 21, 2024, Asue Ighodalo, SAN. Respondents […]
It was reported that the bill proposes granting the NDLEA the authority to retain a portion of the proceeds derived from drug-related crimes, contrary to the current legal framework. This communication was conveyed to the House of Representatives during the plenary session by the Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas. President Tinubu, who cited Section […]
On arrival at the Presidential Wing of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, the delegation was received by the Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Sen. Ibrahim Hadejia and Minister of Industry Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole. Other government officials that received the delegation are the Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Maiha, Minister of Agriculture, […]
Makinde stated this at the ‘Midterm Retreat’ organised for political appointees in his government, held at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, IITA. The governor, who said his administration was not focusing on short-term visibility, explained that it was laying down critical infrastructure that would speak for itself many years after his tenure. Reacting to […]
He described the gesture as a modest effort to assist the bereaved families during this difficult time.The government expressed its condolences to the people of Tadurga, Zuru Local Government Area and Kyebu in Danko Wasagu Local Government Area, both within the Zuru Emirate. Umar Abubakar Tafida, who conveyed the government’s sympathy during his visit to […]