Obi defends Kanu, says IPOB leader should not be behind bars
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has said there is no justification for the continued imprisonment of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra…
FG signs deal to repatriate over 100 Nigerian prisoners from Ethiopia
The Federal Government has signed an agreement with Ethiopia to transfer more than 100 Nigerian inmates back home to serve the remainder of their prison terms in Nigeria. The agreement…
Presidency broker Ijaw, Itsekiri power-sharing deal on Warri Constituency
The Ijaw and Itsekiri ethnic nationalities have reached a power-sharing agreement on the proposed Warri Federal Constituency II following the intervention of President Bola Tinubu in the dispute arising from…
Abdulsalami recounts being locked up after Abacha’s death
Former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.), has revealed that he was locked inside a room at the Presidential Villa for more than an hour on the day General…
Makinde: Abducted Oyo pupils, teachers still held in Old Oyo National Park
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has disclosed that schoolchildren and teachers abducted by bandits in Oriire Local Government Area are still being held within the Old Oyo National Park.…
Dickson, Obi in marathon meeting to resolve NDC disputes
Former Bayelsa State governor and senator representing Bayelsa West, Henry Seriake Dickson, says recent disputes within the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) have been resolved following a closed-door meeting with the…
‘Their only offence was being black’ — Dabiri slams treatment of Nigerians in S’Africa
The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has condemned the treatment of Nigerians in South Africa, describing the experiences of recently evacuated citizens as painful and…
Tinubu orders ₦4tn bond to clear power sector debts
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Presidential Power Sector Task Force to raise a N4 trillion bond to settle verified legacy debts in Nigeria’s electricity sector, describing the move as…
Abdulsalami reveals untold details of Abiola’s final hours, dismisses poisoning claims
Former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, has provided fresh details on the circumstances surrounding the death of Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola, naming several Nigerian and foreign officials…
CSOs, youth groups protest insecurity, hardship in Lagos
A coalition of civil society organisations, trade unions, youth groups, community associations, social movements, and faith-based organisations on Friday staged a protest in Lagos, decrying worsening insecurity and rising economic…