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The Northern Elders Forum on Tuesday gave an urgent call to the Federal Government to take swift and decisive action in the face of an impending flood crisis threatening vast parts of Northern Nigeria. In a statement released in Abuja, NEF Spokesperson, Professor Abubakar Jiddere, warned that based on current rainfall patterns, historical precedents, and official […]

Discussions have continued regarding the health of former APC National Chairman and former Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, following reports claiming he is in critical condition at a hospital in London.‎‎ In an interview, Ganduje’s Chief of Staff and former Kano State Commissioner for Information, Comrade Mohammed Garba, provided clarity on the matter, […]

Presidential aide, Dada Olusegun, has criticised the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, over her recent comments on Nigerian citizenship.‎‎Badenoch, during an interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria on Sunday, claimed that she cannot pass on her Nigerian citizenship to her children because of her gender, arguing that it is easier for Nigerians to acquire […]

Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore today led a protest to the Force Headquarters in Abuja over poor welfare and pension conditions affecting serving and retired police officers.‎‎The protest, organised in collaboration with the Nigerian Union of Retired Police Officers, demanded urgent pension reforms and called for the removal of police personnel from the Contributory Pension […]

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has defended his remarks on Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, amid mounting backlash from human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), the African Democratic Congress and the Obidient Movement.‎‎The governor had stirred controversy after warning that Obi must obtain security clearance before visiting Edo State, a statement critics described […]

Amid rain, some retired police officers today staged a protest at the entrance gate of the National Assembly in Abuja, they were demanding their removal from the Contributory Pension Scheme.‎‎The demonstrators, comprising elderly ex-police personnel, held placards and chanting solidarity songs as they stood in the rain, insisting that their welfare and dignity had been […]

Justice A.I. Akobi of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has frozen bank accounts linked to TAK Logistics Limited, TAK Agro PLC, and their director, Thomas Etuh, over alleged debts totaling N24.9 billion.‎‎The court on Monday granted the interim order following an ex parte application filed by Mofesomo Tayo-Oyetibo, (SAN), on behalf of […]

A former Chief of Staff to the late President Muhammadu Buhari, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, has described the former leader as a fulfilled man who served Nigeria to the best of his ability.‎The former Minister of Foreign Affairs stated this in a televised on Monday.‎‎Highlighting Buhari’s illustrious career in the military and politics, Gambari said,‎he rose […]