National

The 15th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, has cancelled this year’s annual Sallah Durbar amidst growing security concerns and an escalating power struggle over the Kano Emirate stool. The decision is informed by growing tensions between rival emirs and political factions in Nigeria’s most populous northern state, as…

By Agency Report Mr. Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, stated that Nigeria’s economy has experienced a period of relative stability over the last 18 to 20 months. Speaking at a Zoom dialogue session in Abuja on Thursday, Edun highlighted that the economy narrowly…

The Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ekwe Ibas (Retd) has announced a wide spread suspension of political officeholders and appointees in the state. The development resignation of the Head of Service of the state, Dr. George Nweke, under curious circumstances on Monday. The sack was announced via…

The Nigerian social media space was awash on Wednesday with reports that the National Youth Service Corps had started paying a N77,000 monthly allowance to serving corps members. It would be recalled that corps members (corpers) have been agitating for the increase their allawee (allowance) from N30,000 per month to…

By Jude Okenwa President Bola Tinubu has flagged off the 2B access road to the second Niger Bridge in Onitsha, Anambra state. The N170 .7bn contract was awarded to CGC construction company, which has a mandate to complete the project in 2 1/2 years. The project, according to observers, marks…

Photo: Former National Security Adviser, Col Sambo Dasuki (retd) By Sadeeq Kamsela The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday re-arraigned former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd), along with three others, at the Abuja High Court over an alleged N33.2 billion fraud. Dasuki was re-arraigned alongside Aminu…

By Sadeeq Kamsela, Abuja Several soldiers were reportedly killed when Boko Haram insurgents attacked a military base in Sabon Gari, Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State on Monday night, several sources have said. It was gathered that the assault occurred in the evening as insurgents stormed the military formation,…

Security operatives have thwarted an attempt to bomb a pipeline in Allu-Rumuekpe, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State, leading to the arrest of eight suspects and the recovery of arms and ammunition. The plot was foiled by a joint security task force established after the March 18 emergency rule…

Rivers State Head of Service, Dr. George Nwaeke, has resigned from office. His resignation was announced in an early morning statement signed by the Chief of Staff to the Rivers State Sole Administrator, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas on Tuesday. The statement expressed appreciation for Nwaeke’s contributions to the…

By Deborah Nnamdi The suspended Chairman of the Senate Committee on Diaspora and NGOs, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central), has said she will never apologize to the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and the Senate for speaking her truth. According to her, the six-month suspension is a clear case…