The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has launched a tree-planting campaign aimed at promoting environmental sustainability and community development in the Niger Delta region. The campaign kicked off with a stakeholders’ meeting in Port Harcourt to create awareness and spur behavioural changes as part of the activities marking this year’s World Environment Day. Speaking at the…
An aide to Abia State Governor, Chief Alex Otti of Abia State, has been shot by unknown gunmen at Okigwe town in Imo state. The victim, Mr Chukwumerije, was shot on Monday morning while travelling from Okigwe to Umuahia the Abia state capital. It was learnt that men in a car had trailed and shot…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Media Aide, Aliyu Audu has turned in his resignation letter.Aliyu Audu, who until his resignation, was the President’s Senior Special Assistant onPublic Affairs, said he would not want be part of one-part system which Tinubu’s government is sliding into.The resignation was dated June 8, 2025 and was submitted through the office…
…Failed to resolve the issue of National Secretary From Vincent Egunyanga The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party ((PDP) said they have received and ratified the composition of the Committee on the Zoning of National Offices ahead of the National Convention. The members of the Zoning Committee are Gov. Douye Diri -Chairman,…
Following the intervention of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the FCT Administration which commenced the sealing and take over of defaulting persons and organisations who have not paid ground rent for up to 10 to 45 years on their properties have been given 14 more days to pay up. Briefing the press late Monday, Director of…
From Kola Owolabi. Yesterday, I had the privilege of attending, on invitation, the National Political Consultative Northern Group Meeting, where I spoke passionately about the North, its resilience, untapped potential, and the urgent need for inclusive development and trust. I echoed how we have underutilised our resources, especially in the North. One of our greatest…
Saudi Arabia has stopped Kaduna-based Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi from performing the 2025 Hajj and deported him back to Nigeria. Sheikh Gumi confirmed this in a post made on Monday, May 26, 2025, via his Facebook page. He said the Saudi government had granted him a visa to enter the country for Hajj, but…
Officials from the Federal Capital Territory Administration, under the leadership of Minister Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, have sealed the National Headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party. At exactly 2:06 pm, a group of FCTA staff locked the entrance gate of Wadata Plaza, the PDP’s national secretariat located in Wuse Zone 5, Abuja. This action…
The Federal Capital Administration, FCTA has sealed the premise of Federal Internal Revenue Service, FIRS, Access Bank and Total Energy in Wuse over unpaid ground rent. The Director of Land, FCTA, Mr. Chijoke Nwankwoeze, explained during the exercise in Abuja on Monday, that the properties have reverted to the FCTA. Nwankwoeze said that the exercise…
Jamb …Absentees to take part in mop-up exam; CBT centres involved in malpractice to be blacklisted The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the 2025 UTME resit for candidates affected by technical issues during the original exam. Of the 336,845 candidates rescheduled for the exam, 21,082 (about 7%) were absent….
