Reps postpone resumption from annual vacation
The House of Representatives has shifted its resumption date by one week. Members of the lower parliament were scheduled to return from their annual vacation on Tuesday, September 17, but…
Court halts NBC’s bid to terminate contract on Nigeria’s analogue to digital TV move
High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja has ordered the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC to temporarily stop its bid to terminate a contract on the movement of Nigeria…
APC pulls out of Edo election peace accord
In a surprising turn of events, the All Progressives Congress, APC, has announced its decision not to sign the peace accord, just two hours before the scheduled signing ceremony. This…
Tinubu meets King Charles at Buckingham Palace
President Bola Tinubu met with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace, in the United Kingdom, UK, on Wednesday. Tinubu’s media aide, Bayo Onanuga confirmed this in a statement he posted…
Bandits block Zamfara highway, abduct travellers
Armed bandits have blocked the Gusau-Funtua highway in Zamfara State, kidnapping an unspecified number of travelers in an early-morning attack on Thursday. Eyewitnesses report that the bandits, riding on about…
Edo Guber: PDP declines as APC, other parties sign Peace Accord
Seventeen out of 18 political parties contesting the September 21, 2024 Edo State governorship election have signed a peace accord ahead of the election. Edo State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,…
UK-based Nigerian nurse whose baby died after she left him alone jailed
A nurse has been imprisoned after her 10-week-old child passed away while she was away at work. On December 20, 2022, just after 06:30 GMT, Ruth Auta, 28, left her…
EndBadGovernance: Court slams N10m bail each on 10 hunger protesters
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday slammed N10 million bail each on the ten members of the #endbadgovernance# protesters who were charged with attempting to overthrow President Bola…
Many feared dead as vehicle crashes into Anambra market
An unspecified number of persons are currently feared dead as a speeding vehicle on Wednesday lost control and rammed into Oye Agu Market in Abagana, Njikoka Local Government Area of…
‘Political assassins operate under cover of terrorists’ – Nigerian Army Chief
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja has said that terrorism has provided cover for other crimes such as political assassination, kidnapping, armed robbery and other violent acts…