Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, was laid to rest in his hometown of Daura, Katsina State, in a solemn ceremony attended by national leaders, dignitaries, and mourners from across the country. The burial was conducted with full military and state honours. Following Islamic funeral rites, the Janazah (prayer for the dead) was held at…
The Nigerian Senate has written to Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, declaring she cannot return to the chamber yet despite a court ruling that declared her suspension unlawful. The Senate’s letter, sent on July 14, 2025, was a response to an earlier notice from the senator’s legal team informing the National Assembly of her intention to resume…
The Imo State Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, has banned tactical police teams across the state’s 27 local government areas from using unmarked vehicles—including mini-buses and tricycles—for patrol duties. This directive was contained in a statement issued Tuesday night by the command’s spokesperson, Henry Okoye. According to the statement, the ban followed widespread complaints from…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command said it has recorded fresh operational breakthroughs in its ongoing onslaught against criminal elements and criminal activities in the State. The Police Public Relations Officer, Anambra State Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Tuesday, in which he said…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka A combined team of security operatives in Anambra State has demobilized a suspected gunman during a fierce gun battle in the state, while also rescuing a kidnap victim from the hands of the abductors. The incident, according to a press statement by the State’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The field and the entire surroundings of the Awor Hall in Ezinifite, Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State were filled to the brim over the weekend, as a mammoth crowd trooped out in their numbers to reaffirm their solidarity with the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and the…
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu has described the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021 as a game-changer for Nigeria’s economy. Delivering a lecture titled “Legislation as an Enabler of Compliance, Investment, and Sector Growth: The Role of the National Assembly in Strengthening the Post-PIA Petroleum Landscape” at an event jointly organised…
Owerri Imo State, For the third time in 25 five years, the leader of 46th -Member- State of Unrepresented Nations and People’s Organization, UNPO, Ralph Uwazuruike, has insisted, that Nigeria ‘l be broken into 6 independent States according to the geo-political zones of the country. MASSOB recalled that the end to clampdown on Chief Ralph…
The Labour Party in Anambra State has strongly condemned what it described as the unlawful arrest and detention of Hon. Charles Nwazojie, popularly known as “Summer,” the party’s Chairman for Njikoka Local Government Area. According to a statement issued on Monday by Mr. Onyebuchi Okoye, Special Assistant on Media to the Labour Party Governorship Candidate,…
Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has urged the Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, to concentrate on the development of the State, rather than wasting resources to probe his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki. Wike, who was speaking in Benin, the Edo State capital, yesterday evening 13 July, 2025, to commission…
