Former President Muhammadu Buhari asserts that he dedicated eight years to leading Nigeria to the best of his abilities. In his initial interview since passing the leadership baton to President Bola Tinubu in May, Buhari acknowledges that the evaluation of whether his presidency was sufficient is a matter for the public to decide. “God granted…
President Bola Tinubu, on the sidelines of the G20 Compact with Africa Economic Conference on Monday, met with German Federal Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, where he noted that Nigeria’s determined pursuit of German investment in targeted sectors of the Nigerian economy was focused on critical growth-enabling industries in energy, transportation, and electric power production, transmission, and…
The Federal Housing Authority (FHA) has announced intentions to fully demolish 677 houses, with an additional 744 structures facing partial demolition due to violations by a developer in Phase 2, Festac Town, Amuwo-Odofin area of Lagos State. Mr. Akintola Olagbemiro, the FHA’s South-West Zonal Manager, revealed these plans during a visit to the affected area…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has disclosed that personnel from the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), who were granted administrative bail by its Kaduna Zonal Command, will face court charges upon the conclusion of the ongoing investigation. These NAF personnel, who were released on bail last Friday, had attempted to rescue their colleagues arrested…
The Gombe State Police Command has apprehended Ahmadu Ibrahim and his accomplices for their alleged involvement in the kidnapping and killing of a 17-year-old student. The arrests were made after the victim’s father, Alhaji Ahmadu Yaya of Arawa Quarters Gombe, filed a formal complaint with the police. According to ASP Mahid Muazu Abubakar, the spokesperson…
President Bola Tinubu congratulates the government and people of Liberia on the successful conduct of the Liberian Presidential Election. The President also congratulates President-elect Joseph Boakai, who won the mandate of the people, enjoining him to unite the country and build on the popular support expressed through the ballot box to deliver good governance to…
Suspected bandits have seized Mr. Steven Ibrahim, the District Head of Kujama in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, along with two others. The incident took place on Sunday evening, November 12, around 7 pm, as the victims were leaving a reservation center behind Bethel Baptist School along the Kaduna-Kujama highway. A senior member…
President Bola Tinubu will, on Thursday, join other Heads of State and Government in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, to celebrate the country’s 50th Independence Anniversary and Armed Forces Day. President Tinubu will arrive in Bissau on Thursday for the ceremony, which will be hosted by President Umaro Sissoco Embalo. Guinea-Bissau marked its 50th Independence Anniversary on September…
A 63-year-old social worker, Mrs. Ayodele Idowu Lawal, previously reported missing in Lagos State, has been located. Lawal, a member of the Nigeria Association of Social Workers (NASoW) Lagos State Chapter, disappeared on Monday, Nov. 13, after leaving her residence in Igando to attend church. Her phone’s last known location was traced to Festac Town…
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday night, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, advanced negotiations concerning a multi-billion dollar infrastructure finance facility from the Islamic Development Bank to fund a multi-sectoral portfolio of infrastructure projects at the federal and sub-national levels in Nigeria. This development was the outcome of substantive investment discussions held between President Tinubu and the Vice-President (Country…
