The leadership of the opposition coalition has demanded that its members resigned from their current political parties and join the African Democratic Congress fully, although it gave no specific deadline for the transition. The National Publicity Secretary of the ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, stated this in Abuja on Thursday following a caucus meeting that included senior…
The Federal Government has announced the official theme for Nigeria’s 65th Independence Day: “Nigeria @ 65: All Hands on Deck for a Greater Nation.” In a statement released on Wednesday, in Abuja, by Segun Imohiosen, Director of Information and Public Relations in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF), the…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has assured the Yoruba that their interests would be central to his presidency if elected in 2027. Atiku, who contested the 2023 election under the Peoples Democratic Party, said on Wednesday that fears of his government favouring his Fulani kinsmen were unfounded. In a statement issued by his media consultant,…
The Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria has called on the Dangote Refinery to make its fuel supply more accessible to marketers and sell products at affordable rates. The spokesperson for the association, Ikem Ohia, said on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Wednesday that closer collaboration with the refinery would ensure a…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday conferred national honours of the Commander of the Order of the Niger posthumously on four late Ogoni leaders. They are Albert Badey, Edward Kobani, Theophilus Orage, and Samuel Orage, popularly remembered as the Ogoni Four. President Tinubu bestowed the honours on the four leaders while receiving the report of the…
Liverpool advanced from the EFL third round after a dramatic 2-1 win over Southampton at Anfield on Tuesday night. The Reds took the lead just before the break when summer signing Alexander Isak marked his first goal for the club in the 43rd minute. The striker latched onto a pass from Federico Chiesa and calmly…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has fired back at the Presidency over its recent assertion that President Bola Tinubu has no plans to extend his tenure beyond 2031, describing the remarks as presumptuous and patently undemocratic. In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC asserts that the President’s mandate…
The office of Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has been unsealed by the authorities of the National Assembly. The Deputy Director, Sergeant At Arms Alabi Adedeji, unsealed the office on Sept 23. Mr Adedeji in a video obtained by News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, said: I hereby unseal the office of Sen. Natasha Akpoti -Uduaghan. This development…
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria has reduced the country’s benchmark interest rate to 27.00 per cent, the first cut in 2025 after three consecutive pauses. CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso announced the decision at a press briefing on Tuesday in Abuja following the conclusion of the 302nd MPC meeting held on…
Jimmy Kimmel is set to return to late-night television Tuesday after a nearly weeklong suspension that triggered a national discussion about freedom of speech and President Donald Trump’s ability to police the words of journalists, commentators and even comics. But two groups of ABC affiliates that denounced Kimmel last week said they would not carry…
