Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has firmly declared that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) cannot and should not hand its 2027 presidential ticket to any candidate from the North. Wike made this statement during a live media chat on Monday, in what many observers believe was a veiled reference to…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has opened up about his recent meeting with the embattled Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara. He details how the governor came to seek reconciliation amidst the ongoing political crisis rocking the state. During a press briefing in Abuja on Monday, Wike confirmed that Fubara visited…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a fresh warning to the general public about the increasing circulation of fake contracts, fraudulent loans, and bogus financial grants falsely linked to the apex bank. In a statement released on Monday, CBN’s Acting Director of Corporate Communications, Mrs. Hakama Sidi-Ali, alerted Nigerians to the activities of…
The Governing Council of Yakubu Gowon University (formerly University of Abuja) has officially appointed Mrs. Roseline Adakayi as the institution’s new Acting Registrar. The announcement was made in a statement on Monday by Dr. Habib Yakoob, Acting Director of Information. The appointment, approved by the Council Chairman, Dr. Olanrewaju Tejuoso, is effective May 12, 2025,…
Suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has finally broken his silence, declaring that he is not desperate to return to Government House, revealing that his “spirit left the seat of power long ago.” Fubara made this known during a Night of Tributes in honour of late elder statesman, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, organised by the…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled Tuesday, May 13, 2025, for the definitive hearing of contempt allegations made by Senate President Godswill Akpabio against suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central Senatorial District. Presiding Judge, Justice Binta Nyako, fixed the date after the second and third defendants informed the court that they…
The Federal Government has officially defended its decision to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State, citing a total collapse of governance, political instability, and attacks on vital oil infrastructure as the main reasons. This comes as a response to a lawsuit filed by 11 opposition PDP governors, who argue that the move was…
In a powerful appeal for peace, newly elected Pope Leo XIV addressed tens of thousands of people from the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica on Sunday, urging world leaders to end war and violence across the globe. The Chicago-born pontiff, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, marked only his second public appearance since becoming the 267th…
Nigeria’s former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, has made it clear—she has no plans to return to Aso Rock. Instead, she has thrown her full support behind First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu and President Bola Tinubu, calling him a “wonderful president.” Speaking in Abuja on Saturday night during the Women Icon Leader of the Year…
The heat is on President Bola Tinubu as calls grow louder for the removal of Nigeria’s Defence Minister, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, amid rising insecurity and fresh terrorist attacks across the country. Over the weekend, the Afenifere Youth Vanguard for Peace in Nigeria (AYPN) threw their weight behind Hon. Yusuf Gagdi, a federal lawmaker from Plateau…
