President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency to adopt a preventive, planned, and evidence-based approach to road maintenance to improve the condition and lifespan of federal roads. Tinubu, represented by the Secretary to the Government of the…

The Anambra State Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Mr Charles Onubuogu, has lamented the high intake of hard drugs among youths in the state. Onubuogu made the remark while speaking with a group of youths during…

President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, received a high-level delegation from the World Bank at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The delegation was led by the World Bank’s Managing Director of Operations, Anna Bjerde. Present at the meeting were Vice President Kashim…

The Lagos State House of Assembly has ordered an immediate halt to ongoing demolitions in water front community Makoko, following protests by residents and advocacy groups last Tuesday. The demolitions have left hundreds displaced and sparked calls for accountability. Majority…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima on Tuesday received a high-level delegation from the World Bank at the State House, Abuja. The delegation was led by the Managing Director of Operations, Anna Bjerde. The meeting was confirmed…

The Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, on Tuesday distributed N35 million to persons whose properties were recently gutted by fire. The governor said the government spent about N100m on such occurrences in the last 12 months. Oyebanji, represented by the…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has dismissed reports claiming he held a private meeting with former Zamfara State Governor Abdulaziz Yari at his residence in Abuja. In a statement issued on Tuesday by his media adviser, Paul Ibe, Atiku clarified…

Former Kaduna Central senator, Shehu Sani, has reacted to the list of criminals the United States is set to deport to Nigeria. In a post on his verified X handle on Tuesday, Sani said none of the prospective deportees is…

The Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, has fixed March 3 for the arraignment of a property developer, Mr Cecil Osakwe, and two others over an alleged illegal eviction involving properties valued at ₦300m. Justice Samira Bature…

Kogi Central senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss an appeal filed by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, regarding her legal challenge of her six-month suspension by the Senate in March last year. Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan, made the request…

Lere Olayinka, media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has fired back at the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, over a recent comment against his principal. DAILY POST reports that Makinde on Tuesday threw…

The Kwankwasiyya political movement has dismissed media reports that its leader, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, is considering a defection to the All Progressives Congress, calling the reports baseless and unfounded. The denial is contained in a statement released on Tuesday…

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Waidi Shaibu, has called for integration of technology in modern warfare, noting that terrorists and other criminal groups take advantage of “emerging technologies.” According to a statement issued by army spokesperson Appolonia Anele, Mr…

Electricity supply to the Nigerian High Commission in Tshwane, South Africa, was cut off over outstanding electricity bills. The city’s executive mayor, Dr Nasiphi Moya, disclosed on X that the power had been disconnected because the mission failed to settle…

Police in Ebonyi State have arrested the coordinator of Amasiri Development Centre, Anya Baron-Ogbonnia, in Afikpo Local Government Area, alongside two traditional rulers, in connection with the killings in Okporojo community, Edda Local Government Area. Four persons were killed during…