A former Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Brig.Gen. Maharazu Tsiga (rtd) and 18 others have been rescued by security forces. Tsiga was abducted alongside other persons in his hometown of Tisga in Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina state, on on February 5, 2025. Tsiga regained freedom on Wednesday after spending…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the petition seeking to recall the senator representing Kogi central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduahan, did not meet the constitutional provisions. In a statement on Thursday, INEC cited section 69(a) of the 1999 constitution (as amended), which outlines the conditions for recalling a lawmaker, stressing that the petition failed…
President Bola Tinubu has announced sweeping changes at the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited board, removing the Chairman, Chief Pius Akinyelure and the Group Chief Executive Officer, Mallam Mele Kyari. This was announced in a statement on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. The statement said…
Residents of Otukpo in Benue State on Tuesday staged a protest against the incessant cases of kidnappings and killings by suspected herdsmen. The protesters, mostly youths, occupy the Otukpo-Enugu federal highway, calling on the government to address the growing insecurity in the state. There has been a surge in cases of killings and kidnappings allegedly…
The senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of bias in her recall from the senate. Addressing her supporters on Tuesday in Okehi LGA of Kogi state, she said the commission is aiding and guiding petitioners on how to perfect their illegal acts. The senator, who arrived in…
The National Secretary of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop David Bakare, has strongly condemned the killing of 16 travelling hunters intercepted by local vigilantes in Uromi community, Esan North Local Government of Edo state. In an interview with journalists on Sunday in Kaduna, Bakare called for thorough investigations into the ungodly act to…
