The Nigerian government has declared Tuesday, July 15, 2025, a public holiday in honour of former President, Muhammadu Buhari, whose death was announced on Sunday. A statement from the Ministry of Interior, said, “In furtherance to the seven days of National mourning declared by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Federal Government has declared Tuesday, 15…
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has lashed out at President Bola Tinubu’s administration over its handling of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road project, calling it a “scam” and questioning the government’s commitment to delivering tangible benefits to Nigerians. Speaking on Inside Sources with Laolu Akande, aired on Channels Television on…
The Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, has banned politicians and government officials from speaking on any of its church’s podiums during services. This notice comes a week after FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, held a thanksgiving service at St James’ Anglican Church in Asokoro, Abuja for the commission of all his completed projects and used…
Godswill Akpabio, the Senate President, has officially sacked Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Diaspora and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs). In an announcement made at the close of Thursday’s plenary session, marking the latest development in a series of committee leadership changes involving the Kogi Central lawmaker, Akpabio appointed Senator Aniekan Bassey…
Oshodi/Isolo came alive on Tuesday with a powerful display of political unity and grassroots solidarity as thousands thronged the streets in a grand rally to endorse Kehinde Almoroof Oloyede, popularly known as Kendoo, for a second term as chairman of the local government. The mega rally, which drew together political stalwarts, youth groups, market…
A staff member of the Ghana High Commission in Abuja identified as Miss Freda Arnong, has died after allegedly being abducted and assaulted under suspicious circumstances in Abuja. The incident reportedly occurred on the evening of July 1, 2025, around 7pm, when Miss Arnong boarded a commercial taxi heading toward Transcorp Junction in the Federal…
Dele Momodu, publisher of Ovation magazine and a former presidential aspirant, has alleged that Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), paid as much as $30,000 per delegate during the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2022 presidential primaries. Momodu, who contested the same primaries eventually won by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, made the…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has set 150 as the cut-off mark for admission into universities across the country for the next academic session. The decision was reached on Tuesday during the 2025 Policy Meeting on Admissions held at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja. JAMB confirmed the new benchmarks…
SIFAX Group chairman, Dr Taiwo Afolabi, has congratulated Adewale Adeniyi MFR, the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, on his landmark election as Chairperson of the World Customs Organization (WCO) Council. In a letter personally signed, Dr Afolabi described Adeniyi’s emergence as a testament to his exemplary leadership, deep expertise and unwavering commitment to reforming…
President Donald Trump’s administration has issued mass sack letters to over 600 staff members of the US-funded international broadcaster, Voice of America (VOA), effectively shutting down the platform that has delivered global news since World War II. Layoff notices were sent on Friday to at least 639 employees, including journalists from VOA’s Persian-language…
