The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, has said the recent reports of a coup plot in the country were false. He reaffirmed the Federal Government’s confidence in the leadership of the military but explained that the cancellation of the 65th Independence Day parade was a precautionary measure […]

Key members of the Cross River State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the North Senatorial District have said they will soon join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The PDP chieftains said they wished to pitch their tent with Senator Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, who is representing the senatorial district in the National

Bayelsa State Deputy Governor Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo has sued the House of Assembly, Speaker, Inspector General of Police (IG) and others over alleged plot to impeach him. In an originating summons, marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/2212025, Ewhrudjakpo alleged among others that members of the House of Assembly were being pressured to impeach him for failing to resign, like the

• Senate confirms CDS, others A new era of leadership of the Armed Forces commenced yesterday with the confirmation of the appointments made on Friday by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Senate after two-hour closed-door session, during which the Service Chiefs were screened by the Committee of the Whole, chaired by Senate President Godswill Akpabio,

In a bid to nurture a new generation of originality-driven Nigerians, MultiChoice has held an Anti-Piracy Sensitisation Programme at Kuramo Senior College, Victoria Island, Lagos. The outreach targeted secondary school students, aiming to help them understand the dangers of piracy and importance of protecting creative work from an early age. The interactive session featured legal

Nigeria has again dismissed claims by some foreign officials suggesting that terrorists in Nigeria target only Christians. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris said such assertions are misleading and not reflective of the country’s complex security realities. Idris, who was on CNN on Tuesday night clarified  that the right to freedom of

Fifty five of the 175 convicts granted clemency on October 12 have been dropped from a reviewed list approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The excluded persons comprise individuals convicted of grievous crimes. Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, Mr Bayo Onanuga, said this via a statement yesterday. Onanuga added that Tinubu