President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reiterated his administration’s strong commitment to fighting insecurity in Nigeria by reclaiming ungoverned territories from terrorists, kidnappers, and bandits, especially forested areas often used as hideouts by criminal elements. Speaking during a state dinner with elders and leaders of Katsina State at the Government House on Friday night, President Tinubu…
The Labour Party (LP) has suffered a major setback as Oseloka Obaze, a former Secretary to the Anambra State Government and key figure in Peter Obi’s 2023 presidential campaign, has officially resigned from the party. Obaze, who served as Peter Obi’s campaign manager and a prominent member of the Obidient Movement, cited unresolved national leadership…
Afrobeats superstar Davido has called for the immediate release of controversial social media activist, VeryDarkMan (VDM), who is currently in police detention. According to reports, VDM was arrested shortly after he visited a branch of a new generation bank to address alleged unauthorized withdrawals from his late mother’s account. His arrest has since sparked widespread…
In a deepening political crisis in Zamfara State, a faction of the Zamfara State House of Assembly has elected Hon. Bashar Aliyu Gummi as its Speaker, openly challenging Governor Dauda Lawal and alleging acts of political intimidation and abuse of power. The faction, which claims to have been sidelined by the current state administration, declared…
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has indicated he may extend the June 19, 2025, deadline for China-based ByteDance to divest its U.S. TikTok assets — but only if a deal to sell the app is still in progress. Speaking in an interview on NBC’s Meet the Press with Kristen Welker, Trump revealed he has a…
ABUJA — Controversial social media activist Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations of cyberstalking, according to insider sources. A senior EFCC official who spoke on condition of anonymity told NaijaBlogDaily that VDM was picked up following “multiple complaints” accusing him…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to meet with the leadership of Nigeria’s electricity generating companies (GenCos) as the Federal Government scrambles to avert a potential collapse of the national power grid over a ballooning N4 trillion debt. This comes after an emergency meeting in Abuja between the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, and the…
Massive Corruption Uncovered in Port Harcourt, Warri, Kaduna Refineries’ Rehabilitation Funds The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has launched a major corruption investigation into Nigeria’s multi-billion-dollar refinery rehabilitation projects. Recent findings reveal that over $2.9 billion earmarked for the revamp of the Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna refineries may have been mismanaged, with N80…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has tendered an unreserved apology to President Bola Tinubu and his wife, First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu, following a dramatic walkout by some Rivers State women during an empowerment event held in Port Harcourt. The event, which was organised under the Renewed Hope Initiative, aimed to…
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has summoned the Governors of Benue and Zamfara States—Hyacinth Alia and Dauda Lawal—alongside their respective state Houses of Assembly, to appear before it on Thursday, May 8, 2025. This move follows a petition filed by a civil rights group, the Guardians of Democracy and Rule of Law,…
