The Federal Government of Nigeria has officially listed a Boeing 737‑700 Business Jet—acquired during former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration in 2005—for sale in Switzerland. The 19-year-old presidential aircraft, initially purchased for $43 million, is currently listed by AMAC Aerospace in Basel, a renowned Swiss private aviation firm. This development follows President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s move…
Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia has blamed the ineffective enforcement of the state’s 2017 Anti-Open Grazing Law on the absence of national backing and limited security capacity at the state level. In a statement issued through his Chief Press Secretary, Kula Tersoo, on Sunday, Alia responded to criticism from the Benue Advocacy Network, which questioned…
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senator Solomon Adeola, has assured Nigerians that the National Assembly remains committed to ensuring that no region of the country is left behind in developmental projects. Speaking during a lecture at the 2nd Annual Retreat of the Remo Traditional Council in Sagamu, Ogun State, Senator Adeola emphasized…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has issued a firm directive to the Nigerian Armed Forces, urging them to decisively crush all threats to Nigeria’s unity and territorial integrity, including terrorists, insurgents, bandits, and separatist agitators. Speaking through Vice President Kashim Shettima at the grand finale of the 2025 Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL) held at Murtala…
The Rivers State Police Command has officially declared Aloni Olodi, Chief of Staff (CoS), and Hector Ekakita, Chief Security Officer (CSO) of Ahoada East Local Government Area, wanted over a violent assault on the council’s Sole Administrator, Goodluck Ihemnacho. In a statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the attack took…
Senator Neda Imasuen, representing Edo South Senatorial District, has initiated peace talks to resolve the ongoing land dispute between the Nigerian Army and the Oghede community in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State. Addressing journalists in Benin City on Saturday, Senator Imasuen revealed that he visited Oghede on Friday to conduct an…
Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence, Hon Ahmed Satomi, has called on African nations to shift away from dependency on Western aid and instead harness the continent’s abundant resources to drive sustainable development and self-reliance. Speaking during the 8th Conference of the Network of African Parliamentarians for Defence and…
Former President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has been appointed as Special Adviser to the President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Dr Patrice Motsepe. The appointment, which was confirmed during CAF’s Executive Committee meeting on Saturday, is seen as a recognition of Pinnick’s immense contributions to the growth of football…
The management of Southern Delta University (SDU), Ozoro, located in Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State, has expelled eight students and rusticated 11 others over serious offences ranging from attempted murder, forgery, kidnapping, and examination malpractice. In a bulletin released on July 4, 2025, the university disclosed that the disciplinary action followed investigations…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has strongly cautioned the National Assembly against removing labour-related provisions from the Exclusive Legislative List to the Concurrent List in the ongoing review of the 1999 Constitution. This warning was delivered by the Lagos State NLC Chairperson, Mrs. Funmi Sessi, during the South-West Zonal Public Hearing on Constitution Review held…
