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The Rivers State House of Assembly has given Governor Sim Fubara 48 hours to present the 2025 budget to the lawmakers. They made this known during plenary in Port Harcourt on Monday with the motion moved by the deputy speaker Dumle Maol. “That pursuant to the order of the Supreme Court in Suit no.: SC/CV/1174/2024 […]

The Supreme Council for Shari’ah Council in Nigeria (SCSN) has expressed disappointment over the Muslim-Muslim ticket that brought President Bola Tinubu and his Vice, Kashim Shettima into office in 2023. Islamic clerics under the SCSN said that even though both Tinubu and Shettima are of the same faith, it has not changed the plight of […]

The Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has approved the upgrade and conversion of the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo to a University of Agriculture and Agribusiness. This came after a review of the initial proposal for the upgrade of the polytechnic to a university of management science and technology by the state government […]

The court’s decision comes after months of speculation and legal proceedings surrounding the controversial case. Reading the legal advice of the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP), Lagos, Magistrate Ejiro Kubenje on Tuesday ruled that Naira Marley had no case to answer. The court also freed Owodunni Ibrahim (Primeboy), and Mohbad’s former manager, Opere Babatunde. The […]

A Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos has adjourned till Wednesday, February 26 to rule on whether or not to continue to hear the case of the former Governor of the Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele. Justice Rahman Oshodi adjourned for ruling after Emefiele’s Counsel, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Olalekan Ojo, asked the judge to […]

President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has said that former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, is pained over his exclusion from Tinubu’s ministerial appointments. El-Rufai, who was initially nominated as a minister by Tinubu, was eventually screened out by the Senate. Since then, he has become increasingly critical of Tinubu’s […]

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has dismissed allegations by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, that he is working to tarnish his reputation due to a supposed 2031 presidential ambition. Reacting via a statement on his official X handle late Monday, Ribadu stated that if remaining silent would not be misconstrued as consent, […]

  Nigeria is taking significant steps toward conducting a national population and housing census with biometric and digital enhancements. President Bola Tinubu, during a meeting at the State House on Monday with officials from the National Population Commission (NPC), reaffirmed his commitment to ensuring accurate and reliable census data for effective development planning. To align […]

Former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has claimed that President Bola Tinubu never intended for him to be part of his cabinet, despite his initial nomination. Speaking on the issue, El-Rufai dismissed claims that his rejection by the National Assembly was due to a security report from the Department of State Services (DSS). Instead, […]

  Lucky Aiyedatiwa has been sworn in as the governor of Ondo, officially commencing his first full four-year term following the passing of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu in 2023. The inauguration ceremony was held on Monday at the Ondo State Sports Complex in Akure, the state capital – two months after Aiyedatiwa secured victory in the […]