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The Northern Ethnic Nationalities Forum (NENF) has expressed confidence that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s appointment of Prof. Joash Amupitan (SAN) as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) would restore public confidence in the electoral process. The group also described his historic appointment as a significant step toward strengthening Nigeria’s democratic institutions. A […]

Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday, admitted additional evidence in the ongoing trial of the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, who is facing charges over an alleged $4.5 billion fraud. Emefiele is standing trial on a 19-count charge bordering on receiving

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has granted presidential pardon to 175 persons, including Nigeria’s foremost nationalist, Herbert Macaulay and former Federal Capital Territory Minister, Maj.-Gen. Mamman Vatsa (rtd), following the approval of the National Council of State at its meeting on Thursday in Abuja. The decision, taken at the instance of the President’s recommendation based on

The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs. Zubaida Umar, has called for collaboration to mitigate the impact of floods, fire outbreaks and other disasters across the country. She also charged the agency’s staff across the country to create trust, restore dignity, and save lives while discharging their duties. Umar urged them

The Federal Government has directed all tertiary institutions to submit reconciled reports of unutilised funds received from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) within 30 days. According to the government, the reconciled reports will undergo joint verification after submission to ensure transparency and accountability in the utilisation of the intervention funds. Minister of Education, Dr.

By Dele Anofi and Haggai Daniel, Abuja  As part of its renewed commitment to tackling preventable blindness, the federal government plans to distribute five million pairs of free reading glasses within the next three years, it emerged on Thursday. In addition, the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has signed a five-year Memorandum of

Afrobeats singer Adekunle Gold has described his creative partnership with his wife and colleague, Simi as seamless and collaborative. In a recent interview, he explained how Simi effortlessly contributes to some songs by adding to the chorus while mixing it in the studio. According to him, their process involves mutual input, with Simi often enhancing

Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Abdullahi Yusuf Atah, has declared that there is no vacancy in Aso Rock Villa until 2031, affirming that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will remain in office beyond 2027. Atah made the statement on Thursday while responding to what he described as a “pernicious campaign of distortion, falsehood,

Ministers of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have convened in Abuja to address vacancies within the regional body following the withdrawal of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) — Burkina Faso, Mali, and the Niger Republic. The Extraordinary Session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers is also deliberating on the status of

No fewer than 500 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sakwaya Ward, Dutse Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The mass defection, which added to the growing wave of opposition members joining the APC across the state’s