The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has not taken any position on the zoning of the presidential ticket, its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, said yesterday. He also dismissed the statement by National Coordinator Obidients Movement Dr. Yunusa Tanko, on broken promises as untrue. Obidient Movement is a group supporting the presidential ambition of former Anambra […]

Nigeria has secured enhanced funding commitments from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to operationalise the second phase of its Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ). With the development, the programme will extend to 24 states from seven and the Federal Capital Territory. The approval was granted after Vice President Kashim Shettima met with AfDB President Sidi

Former police chief dies few hours before his 89th birthday Benin royal family member, others mourn The Police Service Commission (PSC) yesterday mourned a former chairman of the commission, Parry Osayande, a retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG). The retired police officer died early yesterday in Benin, the Edo State capital, less than 24 hours

Dangote Petroleum Refinery (DPR) yesterday described the strike call by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) on its members as act of lawlessness and sabotage against the country and its people. The refinery accused the leadership of the association whipping up sentiments under the pretense of protecting PENGASSAN members to

No genocide against Christians, Omokri tells popular US tv talk show host, Maher Former presidential aide, Mr Reno Omokri, has refuted a claim made by a popular United States (U.S.) political talk show host, Mr Bill Maher, that Christians are being targeted and killed in Nigeria. Based on a viral video in which a man

Why we endorsed President, governor, by Ebonyi communities Works Minister David Umahi has said the people of Ebonyi State in the Southeast are not “Obidient”. The minister said eligible voters in the state and other residents of Southeast would reciprocate President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his developmental strides with their votes. Umahi, a former governor

Ex-Senate President say party ready for 2027 With the successful conduct of state and ward congresses in various states, leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have expressed confidence that the party has bright prospects for the 2027 general election. In their statements and tweets on X and other social media platforms, Adamawa State Governor

Prayers offered for Tinubu’s govt’s success Nigerian Christian pilgrims in Jordan, comprising Adamawa, Imo, and Consulars, yesterday held an interdenominational service at Mount Nebo, Jordan, to commemorate the 65th Independence anniversary of Nigeria. Over 340 pilgrims converged on top of the mountain, where Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt but was not able to

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has condemned the harassment, intimidation, and illegal detention of journalists exercising their rights to freedom of the press. In a communique jointly signed by its President, Eze Anaba, and the General Secretary, Onuoha Ukeh, at the end of the guild’s Standing Committee meeting in Jos, the Plateau State capital,

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has said the National Leader of the party, Chief Bisi Akande, and the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr Gboyega Oyetola, will work with other stakeholders to field the best candidate in the 2026 governorship election. He said Akande and