The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT) has recognised Ude Okoye as the party’s authentic National Secretary and urged the party’s national working committee to immediately swear him in The decision was taken during an emergency meeting at Transcorp Hilton Hotel Abuja on Wednesday over the party’s lingering crisis. The meeting has in…
The death tolls as a result of the invasion and on the people of Amagu and two other villages, in Nkalaha community in the Ishielu local Government Area of Ebonyi State by suspected Fulani herdsmen have risen to 15 while many people still missing in the area. Suspected armed herdsmen, had on Sunday morning, invaded…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has released the 2025 seasonal climate prediction (SCP), forecasting an early onset of rain across the country. Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation and aerospace, announced the forecast during the seasonal prediction presentation in Abuja on Tuesday. Keyamo said the annual seasonal prediction is critical to ensure the safety, efficiency and…
Former Communication Minister, Adebayo Shittu has decried the high poverty rate in the country, saying many Nigerians have become beggars. Shittu who served under the Buhari administration, decried how Nigeria’s economic condition has turned citizens into ‘beggars.’ According to him, a man called him from Bauchi to beg for N1,000 to feed, adding that another…
Senator John Mbata,The President-General of the Igbo socio-political organisation, ‘Ohanaeze Ndigbo’, Senator John Mbata, has said nothing will ever deny his Igbo identity, describing recent criticisms against him as a lack of understanding. This is why he emphasised his commitment to supporting the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, as well as respecting the office of…
A Nigerian woman residing in the United Kingdom has shared how a simple language misunderstanding led to her arrest by the police. In a TikTok video posted on Wednesday, she recounted how a casual phone conversation at a pharmacy—while picking up medication for her sick husband—unexpectedly triggered a police response. “I was on the phone…
The Federal Government has said that Nigeria’s health sector has greatly improved so much so that it is now attracting patients not just from the West African subregion but also from countries as far as the United States and the United Kingdom. This Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, disclosed…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the issuance of a N758 billion bond to clear outstanding pension liabilities for all categories of pensioners, offering long-awaited relief to retirees. Wale Edun, minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, spoke at the end of the meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday…
The Nigerian Senate has announced Senator Orji Uzor Kalu APC, Abia-North as the substantive pioneer Chairman Senate Committee of the newly created South East Development Commission (SEDC), one of the Regional Development Commissions signed into law by President Bola Tinubu. Prior to his new appointment which was made by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during Tuesday’s…
One person who is enjoying all the global attention the Ojude Oba Festival is finally getting is Nollywood Actress, Adebukola Oladipupo. Oladipupo in a recent interview said the global recognition the festival is getting is long overdue. According to her the festival not only displays the rich cultural heritage of the Ijebu people and the…
