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The Obidient Movement has called for an immediate, independent, and transparent investigation into the attempted assassination targeting former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, John Odigie-Oyegun and other members of the African Democratic Congress, ADC. In a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Yunusa Tanko, the movement insisted that the probe must be conducted without the influence of any state actors allegedly …

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has appointed Dr. Dagogo S.A. Wokoma as the new Secretary to the State Government (SSG) and Barrister Sunny Ewule as Chief of Staff, in a move widely seen as part of the ongoing political recalibration in the state. The appointments were announced in a Special Government Announcement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to …

Parents in Pandagi community of Abaji Area Council, FCT, have expressed concern over congestion at the Local Education Authority (LEA) Primary School. During a visit to the community on Monday, parents told Abuja Metro that 95 pupils are forced to learn inside a single classroom due to the dilapidated state of the school’s infrastructure. They noted that four classroom blocks, …

Although the presidency said Mr Egbetokun cited family reasons for his decision to resign, sources with direct knowledge of what transpired said he was asked to resign for three main reasons. One source said the former police boss was removed from office because of his stance on state policing, an initiative the presidency believes would positively impact national security. “He …

Amid the worsening power crisis in Nigeria, the South East Electricity Consumers Association, SEECA, has called on governors in the region to accord more attention to electricity generation. This is as it lamented that residents were losing billions of Naira owing to epileptic power supply. SEECA, an umbrella body of electricity consumers in the South East, said this was the …

The governorship candidate of the Labour Party in the 2024 Edo State Governorship election, Olumide Akpata, on Tuesday said he defected to the African Democratic Congress to team up with Peter Obi, a former LP candidate in the 2023 presidential election. Speaking at a ceremony to receive him at the ADC secretariat in Benin, Akpata noted that he joined the …

Four witnesses gave their evidence virtually on Wednesday in the Federal High Court in Abuja, in the trial of former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, at Southwark Crown Court in the UK. The proceeding was taken virtually by Justice James Omotosho in accordance with Mutual Assistance In Criminal Matters Act, 2018, and other applicable laws. The hearing was based on …

A United States district court has sentenced Paulinus Okoronkwo, a Nigerian American, to 87 months in prison for receiving a $2.1 million bribe from Addax Petroleum, a subsidiary of Sinopec, a Chinese state-owned petroleum and gas conglomerate. Okoronkwo is a former general manager of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), now NNPC Limited. In a statement on Monday, the US …

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has condemned the continous detention of former governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai. El-Rufai, who honoured the invitation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on February 16, 2025, has been in custody since then. The anti-graft agency had granted him bail exactly a week ago, but he was immediately arrested by the …

Vice President Kashim Shettima says the naira would have appreciated to ₦1,000 in “weeks” if the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had not intervened in the foreign exchange (FX) market on Monday to ensure market stability. He confirmed that the Central Bank of Nigeria had to intervene on Monday by mopping up excess dollars to stabilize the Naira.Accor Shettima said …