Day: September 3, 2026

The Labour Party in Abia State has criticised former Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, over her decision to resign her ministerial appointment and seek another term in the House of Representatives. The party said Onyejeocha should give younger and other qualified politicians an opportunity to represent the Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency after spending 16 years in the... Read more

Former House of Representatives member representing Langtang North/Langtang South Federal Constituency, Beni Lar, has called on the Federal Government to upgrade the Jos University Teaching Hospital, JUTH, Comprehensive Health Centre in Zamko, Plateau State, into a specialised Anti-Snake Venom Treatment and Research Institute. Lar said the proposed institute had become necessary amid increasing snakebite cases and deaths, particularly in rural... Read more

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Adeboro Adamson, has said the Department of State Services, DSS, cannot unilaterally adjourn the ongoing case involving activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore. Adamson, who spoke on Arise Television, said the DSS only instructed its counsel to apply for an adjournment to enable Sowore to participate in the 2027 elections. “I don't see why... Read more

President Bola Tinubu has reassured members of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors that the organisation remains intact despite the establishment of the Presidential Campaign Council for the 2027 election, Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma has said. Uzodimma, who is also Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum, said Tinubu specifically asked him to dispel concerns that the campaign council had displaced the... Read more

A Boko Haram terrorist has surrendered to troops of Operation Hadin Kai, OPHK, with a Rocket-Propelled Grenade, RPG, launcher and bomb in Pulka, Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State.The development comes amid continued military operations against terrorist groups in the North-East. Acting Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force North-East, Operation Hadin Kai, Captain Mohammed Goni, disclosed this in... Read more

Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang has convened a meeting of the State Security Council following recent attacks in parts of the state, as police confirmed the arrest of suspects linked to some of the incidents. The meeting, held at the New Government House, Little Rayfield, Jos, focused on the security situation in the state, including the recent deadly attack in... Read more

HBM Nigeria Plc has commissioned a high-capacity Compressed Natural Gas, CNG, station at its Mfamosing Plant in Cross River State as part of efforts to strengthen its logistics operations. The first phase of the facility has an installed capacity of 144,000 standard cubic metres of CNG daily and is designed to fuel up to 150 trucks each day. The facility... Read more

The Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology, FCFMT, has raised concerns over the shortage of vessels and employment opportunities for Nigerians trained for careers in the maritime industry. Deputy Provost, Academics, Dr Adebowale Aderonke, said Nigeria was producing marine engineers, navigators and other maritime professionals but lacked enough vessels to absorb the graduates and provide the practical sea-time experience... Read more

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has condemned an alleged threat by Borno State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Sainna Buba, to flog people who refuse to support the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2027 election. The opposition party described the reported remark as troubling, particularly because it was allegedly made by a public official. Speaking on the issue,... Read more

The Ogun State High Court sitting in Ijebu-Ode has cautioned parties involved in the dispute over the succession to the Awujale stool against taking actions capable of undermining the court process or altering the existing status quo. Justice Omoniyi gave the warning while presiding over a suit filed by the Fusengbuwa ruling house concerning the succession process for the vacant... Read more