LOMÉ – Togo is on edge after security forces arrested former Defence Minister Marguerite Gnakadé, the sister-in-law of President Faure Gnassingbé and one of his fiercest critics. She was picked up at her home in Lomé on Wednesday after publicly…
BENIN CITY – Political tension has gripped Edo State as a High Court sitting in Benin has stopped the state government and the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC) from going ahead with their planned local government by-elections in 59…
Distinguished comrades, colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, On behalf of our President, Comrade Peters Godonu, and the entire National Executive Council (NEC), I welcome you to this press conference at our National Secretariat, Textile Labour House, Kaduna, today, September 18, 2025.…
By Shehu Mustapha Chaji. Kano state as the centre of commerce and democracy in Northern Nigeria continues to enjoy special privileges from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Among the recent approvals given by Tinubu is N12 billion project to install 7…
ABUJA – With the 2027 general elections already casting shadows, a major political shake-up has hit the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Loyalists of former President Muhammadu Buhari have openly declared support for ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar, in a move…
Residents of Ibadan were thrown into shock after police operatives arrested a middle-aged Islamic cleric, identified as Alfa Basiru, at the Ibadan Toll Gate end of the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway. According to the Oyo State Police Command, the cleric was allegedly…
Fresh data from the Debt Management Office (DMO) has revealed that out of the $10 billion external loans secured by the current administration, only about $5 billion has actually been disbursed. The loans were sourced from multilateral organisations, regional lenders,…
The death toll from the inferno that gutted Afriland Towers, a six-storey commercial building on Broad Street, Lagos Island, has risen to 10. The fire, which broke out on Tuesday, initially claimed four lives, but six more victims were confirmed…
The Ogun State government has sealed five Chinese-owned companies operating in the Ogere axis of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway over alleged environmental violations. The firms are DL Plastics Limited, Dyschenghan Plastics, SH Agricultural Limited, Beautiful Fibre Limited, and Jincaicai Nigeria Limited.…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has taken a swipe at activist and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, over his recent comment describing President Bola Tinubu as a “criminal.” Speaking on Thursday during…
