The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took a new dimension on Tuesday as a faction loyal to the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nysom Wike, expelled Oyo state Governor, Seyi Makinde, Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed, newly elected chairman, Kabiru Turaki, Chief Bode George and others. The factional National Executive Committee (NEC)…
Gov. Kefas The Special Adviser to the Taraba State Governor on Political Matters and Special Duties, Josiah Kente, has said that calls for Governor Agbu Kefas to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) would enhance development and progress in the state. Kente, in a statement issued in Jalingo, the state capital, said Governor Kefas’s possible…
BY TONY ERHA It was in October, a semi-summer-month and twilight of the year that ushers in the chilling and extreme winter. A nonagenarian woman gave me a friendly smile that revealed cheeky dimples. As I bowed respectfully to her ripened age, she offered a leathery hand for a handshake, which I received warmly, returning…
The Imo State Police Command has summoned the leader of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, over allegations bordering on criminal invasion, forgery, and wilful destruction of property. In a letter dated October 16, 2025, and jointly signed by ASP John Ebute, ASP Eze Jet, and…
Former House of Representatives member, Farouk Lawan, recently pardoned by President Bola Tinubu over a $3m bribe extortion case has opened up about his ordeal behind bars — and the painful realisation that key voices in the Kwankwasiyya movement abandoned him when he needed them the most. Lawan was among 175 individuals granted presidential clemency…
Mele Kyari, a former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), is currently at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Kyari, who had earlier been placed on watchlist, arrived at the anti-graft agency’s headquarters in Abuja at about Wednesday, reports Daily Trust. Sources within the commission told…
Armed bandits have abducted two persons, including the Principal of Junior Secondary School Melehe, in a late-night attack on Melehe community, Kontagora Local Government Area of Niger State. The incident occurred on Friday night when the attackers, numbering about four, stormed the community between 9:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. According to sources, the gunmen disguised…
CDS, Musa Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has accused certain traditional rulers and religious leaders in the northern region of providing direct support to criminal groups responsible for persistent insecurity. In an interview with News Central TV, General Musa outlined the challenges faced by the armed forces, noting that the military…
The federal government, through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), has issued an order mandating all electricity generation companies connected to the grid to implement Free Governor Control across their generating units, warning that non-compliance would attract heavy penalties, including disconnection from the grid. The order, referenced NERC/2025/094 and signed on August 26, 2025, by…
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested 29-year-old Bello Azeez for allegedly faking his kidnapping to extort money from his family and acquaintances. DSP Olushola Ayanlade, the command’s spokesperson, revealed in a statement on Saturday that Azeez, a native of Ipele in Owo Local Government Area, hatched the scheme after his father refused to lend…
