THE Chairman, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) Mr. Christopher Maikalangu has emerged the All Progressives Congress (APC) flag bearer for the forthcoming Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) election. The AMAC Chairman secured 51 votes to emerge winner in the parry election that took place in Abuja on Wednesday. The AMAC …
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The Federal Government’s revenue surged to N6.9 trillion in the first quarter of 2025, marking a 40% increase from the N5.2 trillion recorded in the previous quarter, according to the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun. Edun announced the figures on Monday during the …
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The Federal Government will, on October 7, arraign Adewunmi Ogunsanya, Chairman of MultiChoice Nigeria Limited, and John Ugbe, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the company, and others for allegations bordering on breach of Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act, 2018. Justice James Omotosho fixed the date on Tuesday after Chizenum …
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The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, says 28 suspects have so far been arrested for their alleged involvement in the killings of over 100 residents of Yelweta in Benue State. The IGP announced the arrest of the suspects at a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. …
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An Ikeja Special Offences Court has adjourned ruling on former Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele’s application seeking forensic analysis of WhatsApp evidence in a $4.5 billion fraud case. Emefiele and his co-defendant, Henry Omoile, are standing trial on charges bordering on receiving gratification and corrupt demands. Emefiele’s counsel, Olalekan Ojo …
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A man identified as Mr Louis Nwachukwu has been found dead in a hotel located in the Mpape area of the Federal Capital Territory. The deceased, reportedly an employee of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, had checked into the hotel with a lady named Helen Raymond, before his death. While …
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THE Senate on Tuesday extended the implementation timeline of the capital component of the 2024 budget to December 31, 2025. It did this during the plenary, following an appropriation bill requesting its amendment and extension. Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin announced the extension of the appropriation bill after it was …
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it intensified regulatory and public sensitisation activities across Yobe in the first half of 2025. Mr Lawan Dadingelma, Yobe Coordinator of NAFDAC, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in …
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Peter Obi, standard bearer of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 presidential election, has lamented the unlawful demolition of his brother’s property in Lagos. Obi expressed his pains on Tuesday in a statement on his official X account, saying that lawlessness must stop for Nigeria to thrive. “This morning, …
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Police operatives have arrested three masqueraders for allegedly assaulting residents of Nsukka in Enugu State. The Enugu State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, made this known in a statement issued on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. Ndukwe said police operatives, with the assistance of members of the community, arrested …
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