A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) backed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has held its convention, affirming Abdulrahman Mohammed and Senator Samuel Anyanwu as National Chairman and National Secretary, respectively. The convention held in Abuja on Sunday, with about 2,500 delegates who endorsed the 19-member National Working Committee…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday, commenced the screening of its presidential hopefuls for the 2023 elections. The screening committee is chaired by the former National Chairman of the party, Chief John Oyegun. The screening exercise which would be concluded within two days is being held at the Transcorp Hilton in the federal capital…
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun said on Tuesday that 26 persons who actively participated in the killings in Yelwata Community, Benue State, on June 13, 2025, have been arrested. Egbetokun said 47 people were confirmed to have been massacred during the attack, while 27 others sustained various degrees of injuries. He said two of…
Troops of Air Task Force (ATF), Operation Hadin Kai, have reportedly killed a notorious leader of the Boko Haram terrorists, Alhaji Modu. According to agency reports, Modu, who was better known as “Bem Bem”, was killed alongside 27 other Boko Haram fighters on August 3, in military airstrikes in Mandara mountain, Gwoza Local Government Area…
Mohammed Idris, minister of information, says President Bola Tinubu will listen to stakeholders and work with them to ensure that all the concerns about the tax bills are “duly and comprehensively addressed”. The minister stated this in Kaduna on Saturday while speaking at the 2024 Annual General meeting (AGM) and Public Lecture of the state’s…
No fewer than 5,873 Nigerians have been killed by the Boko Haram terrorists between December 2020 and May 2023, according to a report by SBM Intelligence. The report released on Friday said the number of fatalities was recorded in 430 incidents. The report added that Borno leads with the highest number of fatalities, followed by…
