The Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday suffered fresh losses in the Green Chamber, with six lawmakers defecting to the All Progressives Congress and the African Democratic Congress, twenty-four hours after losing four of its members in the House of Representatives to rival parties. The Labour Party was also hit by …
Read More »TESAR Foundation eases Economic hardship with relief outreach in Ibadan
In response to growing economic pressures affecting vulnerable households, The Esther Arokun Foundation (TESAR) has carried out a targeted relief outreach in Ibadan, providing essential food and hygiene items to women, teenagers, and children within underserved communities. The outreach, themed “One Gift, Many Smiles” was designed to cushion the impact …
Read More »POCACOV LAGOS STATE COMMAND FLAG-OFF SENSITISATION PROGRAM 2026
The Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV), Lagos State Command, with the approval of CP Olorundare Jimoh, flagged off its 2026 sensitisation programme themed “Say No to Cultism and Drug Abuse” on Tuesday, March 4th, 2026. The event held at Sanngo Senior Secondary School and featured students from …
Read More »Truck rams into building in Imo, kills mother of three
The people of Iho community in the Ikeduru Local Government area of Imo State have been thrown into mourning after a truck rammed into a building, killing a mother of three children, Mrs Chioma Ogu, on Monday. This is even as her husband, Mr Ogu, is lying critically ill and …
Read More »US embassy in Abuja cancels visa appointments for March 4 over protest fears
The United States Embassy in Nigeria has cancelled all visa appointments scheduled for Wednesday, March 4, 2026, citing a high potential for protests in Abuja amid escalating hostilities between the United States and Iran. In a statement posted on its website on Wednesday, the Embassy warned of “Potential Demonstrations” in …
Read More »Malami, son’s terrorism trial adjourned
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, adjourned until March 10 for the prosecution to open its case against former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and his son, Abdulaziz Malami, over alleged terrorism financing and unlawful possession of firearms. The Department of State Services, DSS, had on …
Read More »614,937 lives lost to kidnapping, N2 trillion ransom payment alarming – IHRC decries insecurity
The International Human Rights Commission – Relief Fund Trust (IHRC-RFT Global) has raised serious concern over what it described as alarming figures on kidnapping across Nigeria. The group insisted that the right to life is sacred and non-negotiable. In a statement signed by its Country Director, Amb. Abdullahi Bakoji Adamu, …
Read More »Americans can’t be trusted – Iran rules out negotiation with US
Mohammad Mokhber, a senior aide to the late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, says Iran has no intention of negotiating with the United States. Mokhber said this on Wednesday while speaking with State TV, stressing that Iran can continue the Middle East war for as long as needed. According to …
Read More »Police arrest Cameroonian over suspected sexual abuse of minor in A’Ibom
Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have arrested one Joseph Mbake, a 36-year-old Cameroonian fisherman in Mkpanak Village, Mbo Local Government Area of the state, over alleged defilement of a 4-month-old minor. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, in a statement issued in Uyo on Monday, …
Read More »Executive order: FG begins direct remittance of oil revenues to FAAC
The Federal Government has commenced the implementation of Executive Order 9 of 2026, which mandates the direct remittance of oil revenues to the Federation Account Allocation Committee. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday, detailing key resolutions …
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