The Young Professionals Forum of Nigeria has formally petitioned the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Abuja, urging the Kingdom to deny visa access or entry to Mallam Mele Kyari, the former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). The petition was submitted on Thursday by a delegation led by…
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has suspended His Royal Highness Wilcox Seiyefa Job, the Paramount Ruler of Swali Community, over his failure to tackle rising cultism and criminal activities in his domain, Yenagoa Local Government Area. The suspension, announced in a joint statement by Bayelsa State Commissioner for Information, Mrs. Ebiuwou Koku-Obiyai, and the Commissioner…
The Benue State All Progressives Congress (APC) Caucus in the National Assembly has officially endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term in office ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The endorsement was announced during a press briefing at the National Assembly on Wednesday. The lawmakers praised Tinubu’s leadership and called on Benue State…
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has officially confirmed that a political coalition between Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, and himself has been formed ahead of the 2027 presidential election, with plans to unseat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Speaking at the Arewa TechFest in Katsina on Wednesday, El-Rufai revealed that a strategic meeting of opposition leaders…
A tragic incident occurred in Ibadan, Oyo State, as a student preparing to write the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) was allegedly killed by a stray bullet. The heartbreaking event happened on Tuesday morning along Gbagi Market Road in Egbeda Local Government Area. According to eyewitness reports, the student was riding on…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has once again retained the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 27.50%, marking the second consecutive hold in 2025 following multiple rate hikes in 2024. The decision was made at the 300th Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting held in Abuja, and announced by the CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, on Tuesday….
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that it will officially release the 2025 rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. According to the notice issued by JAMB, the release event will take place at 10:00 AM at the board’s headquarters in Bwari, Abuja. A total of 379,997…
Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has returned from a solemn visit to the Vatican, emphasizing that his participation in the recent inauguration ceremony was spiritual, not political. In a statement shared on Monday via X (formerly Twitter), Obi explained that the Vatican trip was deeply reflective and should not be viewed through a…
Adeola, the first daughter of veteran Nollywood actress Jumoke George, has finally returned to Nigeria after being trafficked to Mali and missing for four years. The development was confirmed on Monday by Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), who shared the update via her official X handle. “Breaking! Adeola, daughter of…
More than 34,000 Nigerians were naturalised as U.S. citizens between 2020 and 2022, according to a new Naturalisations Annual Flow Report released by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The report, compiled by the Office of Homeland Security Statistics, places Nigeria 15th globally among the top 20 countries of birth for individuals who became…
