The federal government said it would prosecute Daily Trust Newspaper for falsehood and inciting journalism capable of causing disaffection. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this on Saturday in Abuja at a joint briefing with the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Abubakar Bagudu to shed light on the Samoa Agreement….
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed February 20, 2027, for the presidential and national assembly elections. The INEC chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, announced the date on Friday at a press conference at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. He added that the governorship and state houses of assembly election would be held on March…
Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected as the new pope of the Catholic Church. Prevost is the first American to be elected pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic church. The 69-year-old new pope adopts the name Leo XIV. White smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel’s chimney this afternoon, announcing the election of a…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has called on its members to participate actively in the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise recently flagged off by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In a statement on Wednesday, Yakubu Pam, chairman of Northern CAN, urged Christians…
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Screening Committee has disqualified 10 of its 23 presidential aspirants. Chairman of the screening committee, John Odigie-Oyegun, disclosed this on Friday in Abuja while submitting the report of the committee to the APC National Chairman, Abduallahi Adamu. The 23 aspirants were screened on Monday and Tuesday. Adamu hinted…
The Speaker of Plateau State House of Assembly, Abok Ayuba has dismissed speculations about plots to impeach, the state governor, Mr. Simon Lalong. The persistent attacks and killings in communities in Plateau state had pitted the governor and the lawmakers, fueling rumours of plots to impeach the governor. The house had earlier issued a two…
