Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation and aerospace development, has criticised former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar over his recent verbal attacks on President Bola Tinubu and his administration. In a statement on Friday, the minister accused Atiku, presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), of suffering from “agitated depression” and needed urgent medical attention. In recent […]
The Nigerian Army has graduated a special forces battalion following six months of intensive training, in a bid to strengthen its capacity to combat terrorism, insurgency and other security threats. Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication, reports that Waidi Shaibu, chief of army staff (COAS), announced the development on Friday at the graduation ceremony held at […]
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has announced the temporary closure of the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri, Imo State, for 25 days to allow for runway rehabilitation and extension. The closure is scheduled to commence on October 20, 2026, ahead of the peak Christmas travel season. Keyamo disclosed this in […]
Seyi Makinde, presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM), says he will serve only one term if elected president in the 2027 elections. Speaking on Saturday during the APM town hall meeting in Yola, the capital of Adamawa, where he promised to “reset” the country and tackle insecurity, poverty, electricity shortages and other challenges confronting Nigerians, […]
The Federal Government has shelved plans to immediately ban solar panel imports following opposition from business leaders and renewable energy advocates, who warned that restricting supplies before local manufacturers can meet demand could increase electricity costs and slow the country’s clean energy transition. The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Kingsley Udeh, announced the decision […]
President Bola Tinubu will commence his re-election campaign in Kaduna State on Oct. 24, Sen. Abdulaziz Yari has said. Yari, Director-General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), disclosed this on Friday while speaking with State House Correspondents after meeting Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said the President had approved […]
Gunmen have abducted three people, including two staff members of the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), Idi Ayunre, in the Oluyole Local Government Area of Oyo State, and demanded N120 million for their release. The victims were identified as Mrs Eunice Babalola, leader of CRIN’s Central Nursery; Mr Kehinde Gbalajobi, an agricultural superintendent; and […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission has commenced the display of the preliminary register of voters and distribution of Permanent Voter Cards across states as part of preparations for the 2027 general elections. The seven-day exercise, which begins on Friday and runs through October 15, will allow registered voters to verify their details, raise claims and […]
An Ado-Ekiti-born mini-truck driver, Adeleye Adeniyi, has said he borrowed N3.5m to support the re-election bids of President Bola Tinubu, Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele and Ekiti State House of Assembly member Steve Fatoba. Adeniyi, popularly known as “Online Loan Man for BAO”, disclosed this in an interview with journalists now circulating on Friday, in which […]
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has given the Federal Government a two-week ultimatum to commence negotiations for a new national minimum wage and take immediate steps to reduce the price of petrol, warning that failure to meet its demands could trigger fresh industrial action. The ultimatum, which takes effect today, October 9, was issued at a joint meeting […]