Former Benue State SSG Dies After Bandit Ambush
A former Secretary to the Benue State Government, Professor David Salifu, has died after sustaining…
Former Benue State SSG Dies After Bandit Ambush
A former Secretary to the Benue State Government, Professor David Salifu, has died after sustaining severe gunshot wounds during a highway ambush by suspected bandits. The academic and politician succumbed to his injuries early Friday morning at the Benue State University Teaching Hospital in Makurdi. The attack occurred on Thursday along the notorious Wukari-Zaki Biam…
FG Evacuates 593 Citizens from South Africa
The federal government has successfully evacuated 593 Nigerians from South Africa following a severe spike in xenophobic hostilities. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that the returnees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos aboard two chartered aircraft. Officials revealed that three additional emergency flights will return to Johannesburg next week to rescue…
Okonkwo Defends Amaechi Pick, Accuses Obi Of Betrayal
Barely a day after accepting a fresh role at the heart of Atiku Abubakar’s 2027 campaign, Kenneth Okonkwo has moved to douse the controversy that trailed his earlier rejection of Rotimi Amaechi as running mate, insisting that his objection was never personal and that the country’s electoral law, not internal politics, narrowed the field…
SEC Admits Seven Fintech Firms Into Regulatory Sandbox
The Securities and Exchange Commission has cleared seven new fintech companies for admission into its Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Programme. The capital market regulator announced that the newly admitted entities received an Approval-in-Principle on Thursday. The cohort includes prominent digital asset firms such as Bitbarter Technologies, Luno Fintech Nigeria, GetEquity, Koinkoin Global Network, Wrapped CBDC, Trovotech,…
Supreme Court Scraps Paper, Enforces Mandatory E-Filing
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has officially banned manual case filings in a bid to modernise judicial administration. Chief Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun unveiled the Nigerian Case Management System alongside strict new Practice Directions on Wednesday in Abuja. The digital infrastructure replaces archaic, paper-based workflows with an integrated electronic platform designed to handle the entire lifecycle…
Ganduje Rejects Defection Claims, Insists He Remains An APC Loyalist
Fresh political intrigue has trailed former All Progressives Congress National Chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, following his firm rebuttal of viral posters claiming he had abandoned the ruling party for the New Democratic Congress. The former Kano State governor pushed back on Friday, describing himself in colourful terms as a steadfast party man rather than…
Atiku To Tinubu: Trace Every Approval In PFIPC Scandal
Pressure on the presidency over the disputed Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council mounted sharply on Friday as former Vice President Atiku Abubakar handed President Bola Tinubu a seven-day ultimatum to order what he called a transparent, comprehensive and independent investigation into the affair, warning that silence would be read as complicity. The former vice…
Adeyemi, The N1.3bn Agency The Presidency Says Never Existed
Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew has spent the better part of two years moving through the corridors of official Abuja with the confidence of a man who belonged there. He held meetings inside the Federal Secretariat, received foreign delegations, exchanged handshakes with directors-general and lawmakers, and signed correspondence as the Director-General of the Presidential Foreign…
Oyo Reschedules School Calendar to Recover Lost Time
The Oyo State Ministry of Education has formally rewritten its public academic calendar to absorb the shock of a recently suspended teachers’ strike. Public primary and secondary schools across the state will now officially resume a full teaching schedule on Monday, July 6. The permanent secretary of the ministry, Mrs B.T. Oyinloye, detailed the emergency…
Government Clears N39.6bn Arrears for 24,000 Retirees -Oyedele
The federal government has cleared N39.6 billion in outstanding pension arrears, settling long-standing liabilities for more than 24,000 public sector retirees. The massive payout directly targets former workers under the old Defined Benefit Scheme who have waited years for their money. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, confirmed the fiscal…