HEAT WAVE RAGES The intensity of the heat wave across the country is having devastating impact on people. Worst hit, according to observations, are pregnant women and children, whose ability to withstand the harsh conditions are low. The current heat wave has exposed children in some parts of the country to heat-related illnesses. In the northern part of the country, …

HEAT WAVE RAGES The intensity of the heat wave across the country is having devastating impact on people. Worst hit, according to observations, are pregnant women and children, whose ability to withstand the harsh conditions are low. The current heat wave has exposed children in some parts of the country to heat-related illnesses. In the northern part of the country, …

FG DEBUNKS FRESH CLAIMS OF TARGETED KILLINGS OF CHRISTIANS The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has refuted claims of targeted killings of Christians in Nigeria, describing the report as misleading and inaccurate. In a statement on Friday, the Acting Spokesperson of the ministry, Mr. Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, stated that the report appears to be an attempt to influence foreign governments, particularly …

MY REFORMS HARD CHOICE NIGERIANS MUST FACE – TINUBU TO CATHOLIC BISHOPS President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said while he understands what Nigerians are going through, the present economic reforms were necessary to build a resilient country and guarantee the future. The President who stated this Friday in Abuja when he received the Catholic Bishop’s Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), added …

CATHOLIC BISHOPS ASK TINUBU, GOVS TO HALT SPONSORSHIP OF PILGRIMAGE OVER CORRUPTION The Catholic Bishop’s Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has asked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governors to hands off sponsorship of holy pilgrimages. The Bishops, who were at the Presidential Villa on Friday to see President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, declared that pilgrims boards have been overtaken by corruption and …

KANO EMIRATE: APPEAL COURT STOPS SANUSI’S REINSTATEMENT The Court of Appeal in Abuja has halted the enforcement of its January 10 judgment, which upheld the Kano State Government’s decision to repeal the 2019 Emirate Council Law. The ruling of the court by implication implies fall short of affirming the reinstatement of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the 16th Emir of Kano, …

NIGERIAN STUDENT’S IN U.S. FACE DANGER OF DEPORTATION Nigerian nationals schooling in the United States may be deported if the President Donald Trump administration determines their stay is not in the best interest of the country. In 2024, the US saw a record rise in foreign students’ enrolment after other choice destinations like enforced biting visa restrictions to curb immigration. …

BUDGET RE-PRESENTION: RIVERS ASSEMBLY ADJOURNS SITTING INDEFINITELY The Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule, an ally of former Governor Nyesom Wike on Friday adjourned its legislative activities indefinitely, a move that raises political tension in the state. The decision to adjourn sine die (without a scheduled resumption date) comes just day(s) after Governor Siminalayi Fubara formally …

EBIRA YOUTH LEADERS BLAST SENATOR NATASHA, CALL HER “UNREPENTANT BLACKMAILER The last is yet to be heard in the sexual harassment leveled against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio by the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The allegation has in the last two weeks attracted reaction and counter reaction with over 100 women groups apologizing to the Senate President for …

EBIRA YOUTH LEADERS BLAST SENATOR NATASHA, CALL HER “UNREPENTANT BLACKMAILER The last is yet to be heard in the sexual harassment leveled against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio by the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The allegation has in the last two weeks attracted reaction and counter reaction with over 100 women groups apologizing to the Senate President for …

EAT THE PARTY, I SHOULD HAVE BEEN EXPELLED – EL-RUFAI MOCKS APC LEADERSHIP Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai has said the All Progressives Congress, APC, should have expelled him from the party. El-Rufai said he quit the APC and asked them to “eat the party if it is food.” Recently, El-Rufai defected from the APC to the Social Democratic …

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, WIKE WARNS THOSE THREATENING VIOLENCE IN RIVERS Former Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has issued a strong warning about potential unrest if the impeachment of his successor, Governor Siminalayi Fubara, is pursued. Wike, speaking candidly about the political climate in the state, questioned the nature of threats that have surfaced in the aftermath of Fubara’s legal …

PRESIDENT TINUBU, LAGOS GOVERBOR, SANWO-OLU, IN FACE-OFF OVER OBASA President Bola Tinubu has disclosed that he stepped in to facilitate the reinstatement of Mudashiru Obasa as the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly after detecting the influence of the state executive, led by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in Obasa’s impeachment. According to sources present at the meeting Tinubu held …

ATIKU, OBASANJO, PDP GOVS MOUNT PRESSURE ON PETER OBI, TO RETURN TO PDP As opposition parties prepare for the 2027 elections, the 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, met behind closed doors with the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum, Bala Mohammed, in Bauchi on Thursday.Sources within the Bauchi State Government House told The Guardian …

FUBARA PROPOSES WEDNESDAY TO PRESENT BUDGET Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara yesterday took a clear step forward in the implementation of the Supreme Court judgement. He forwarded a letter to the House of Assembly proposing March 19 for the re-presenation of the 2025 Appropriation Bill. In the letter of March 13 personally signed by him and addressed to Speaker Martins …