Detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a fresh motion  relating to his ongoing trial for terror offences. In the document filed at the Federal High Court, Abuja, on October 16, Kanu queried the jurisdiction of the court to continue with his trial and prayed that all proceedings in […]

The Federal Government has said English language and Mathematics remain compulsory for students sitting for the Ordinary Level examinations. The government urged students to continue to register for the subjects in their O-Level examinations. The Federal Ministry of Education said this in a statement by its Director of Press and Public Relations, Boriowo Folasade, yesterday

The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Anambra State, Mr John Nwosu, has expressed concern over reports of purported donations made by some communities to Governor Chukwuma Soludo and his party, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), ahead of the November 8 governorship election. Speaking in Awka, Nwosu described the development as

Anambra State Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo yesterday stated that the state has overcome the Monday sit-at-home ordeal. Speaking on a national television programme, the governor said those still observing it do so out of personal choice rather than fear. Soludo also said he would not like to be drawn into today’s planned protest in Abuja

Ex-Delta governor hails Oborevwori for project execution The improved revenue allocation under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration has strengthened the capacity of state and local governments to deliver development projects across the country, former Governor of Delta State, former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has said. The former governor stated this when he hosted members of the

Coalition for Good Governance faults Senate’s work on new lottery Bill A group, the Coalition for Good Governance (CGG), yesterday said the National Assembly cannot legislate on lottery beyond the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as ruled by the Supreme Court. The CCG said it smacked of legislative rascality, recklessness, provocation, and lawlessness for the Senate

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has extended warm felicitations to the Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo Ewuare II, on the ninth anniversary of his ascension to the ancient throne of his forebears. In a statement yesterday in Abuja by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, the President joined the

The Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe, has prayed for a peaceful and transparent Anambra State governorship election scheduled for November 8, 2025. The monarch offered the prayers at the 2025 Onitsha Ofala Festival, the 24th since his ascension to the throne in 2002. Calling for urgent voter mobilisation, Achebe noted that political campaigns were

All is set for this year’s edition of the First Daily public lecture and excellence awards to be held on November 10 at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The high-profile event is expected to bring together top government officials, business leaders, civil society actors, and media practitioners to

The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has explained why Nigeria has not attained the World Health Organisation (WHO) prequalification for locally manufactured vaccines. She said this is not due to a weak regulation but because the country has not begun actual production. Adeyeye said