The House of Representatives on Wednesday invited the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed; the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu; and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele to brief it on efforts to reestablish the Education Bank in Nigeria. The resolution followed the adoption of a …

A Twitter user, Ameerah Safiyanu who raised an alarm over an alleged kidnap has pleaded guilty before a magistrate court in Abuja. Sources learnt that she was arraigned on Wednesday on the sole charge of misleading the police pursuant to section 140 of the penal code. James Idachaba, police prosecutor, …

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, on Wednesday suggested the region that should produce Nigeria’s next president. In a tweet, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chieftain insisted that the Southern part of the country must produce the 2023 president or nothing. “The current President of Nigeria is a 2-term Northern …

A high court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Tuesday sentenced a dismissed policeman, James Imhalu, to death by hanging for the murder of a commercial driver in 2015, over his refusal to pay him a N100 bribe. While delivering her judgement, Justice Elsie Thompson said evidence before the …

Ekiti State Governor-elect, Mr Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji on Wednesday visited the Lagos residence of former Governor of the State, Mr Ayodele Fayose. Oyebanji said the visit was to extend his courtesies to Fayose as a former governor of the state, who, according to him, demonstrated statesmanship by congratulating him shortly after …

Minister of communication and the digital economy, Isa Pantami has stated that Nigeria has the potential that can transform the country into a global digital powerhouse. This was stated by the minister while commissioning ‘Digital Nigeria Centre’ at the Father O’Connel Science College, Minna, Niger state. The project was facilitated by …

Three Abuja-based lawyers have instituted a legal action against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The lawyers file a suit before a Federal High Court in Abuja. They prayed the court to issue an order stopping the electoral body from accepting the nomination of Bola Tinubu, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, …

The Nigerian Army has stated that its personnel have witnessed positive changes under the leadership of Faruk Yahaya, its chief. This was stated by the army in reaction to reports that some soldiers and officers were planning to protest unpaid emoluments and poor working conditions.  Onyema Nwachukwu, army’s spokesperson in …

Atiku Abubakar, the party’s presidential candidate, is alleged to have insulted Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers State, according to Samuel Ortom, the governor of Benue State. In an interview with Arise TV, Ortom claimed that sending emissaries to Wike, the party’s second-place finisher in the presidential primaries, was insulting …

The south-east Igbo Muslims da’wah group has disclosed that it will launch the Holy Quran translated into Igbo language. This was disclosed on Tuesday by representatives of the group led by Muhammed Muritala Chukwuemeka during a courtesy call to Daily Trust head office in Abuja. Speaking during the visit, Chukwuemeka, …