Interim National Publicity Secretary of the ADC, Abdullahi, who spoke yesterday during the third Expanded Meeting of the National Political Consultative Group (North), held in Abuja, described the alleged act of intimidation of governors as a conspiracy against the Nigerian people. He stated, “We don’t need to particularly target any serving governor. We know that no serving governor will want to come to us now because of the kind of intimidation that they are facing. “We know what they are doing to them. Some of them who cannot jump to their party (APC) are saying we are endorsing their presidential…
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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has urged Nigerians to reject the new opposition coalition, alleging that the political party, the African Democratic Congress (ADC), is seeking to destroy the country. Wike’s demand came on the heels of statements made by the Interim National Publicity Secretary of the ADC, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, who said that the fear of intimidation by the administration of President Bola Tinubu prevented state governors from joining the coalition. Also, the Interim National Chairman of the party, Senator David Mark, has raised the alarm that Northern Nigeria is bleeding, pointing out that his…
Nigeria’s Super Falcons won a record-extending 10th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title Saturday night, coming back from two goals down to beat hosts Morocco 3-2 inside the 21,000-capacity Olympic Stadium in Rabat. It was a dramatic turnaround never witnessed before in the final of Africa’s women’s football showpiece. Until Saturday night, Super Falcons were unbeaten from the group stage to the final. And they deservedly won the $1 million prize money and the brand new WAFCON trophy for the winning team. Jennifer Echegini scurried Esther Okoronkwo’s set-piece from outside the box into the Moroccan net for Nigeria’s winning…
Foremost entrepreneur and founder of Dangote Cement Plc, Aliko Dangote, has announced his retirement as a Director and the Chairman of the Board of Directors, effective July 25, 2025. A statement from the Group Chief, Branding and Communications Officer, Dangote Group, Anthony Chiejina, said Africa’s richest man is relinquishing his position as Chairman and retiring from the Board so as to focus more attention on the Refinery, Petrochemicals, Fertiliser and Government Relations, in order to drive the company’s five-year business trajectory to a superlative height. The Board of Dangote Cement Plc has therefore announced the appointment of Mr. Emmanuel Ikazoboh,…
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has urged the Supreme Court to compel Osun State Government to refund seven months’ local government allocations to the Minister of Finance. The request was contained in a response filed through Fagbemi’s counsel, Chief Akin Olujimi SAN, to a suit instituted by the government via its attorney general. Osun had sued the AGF as the sole defendant, alleging that the Federal Government failed to release the statutory allocation due to its 30 local government councils for March 2025. In the suit marked SC/CV/379/2025, the state government claimed that…
The Ogun State Police Command on Saturday launched an intensive investigation into the brutal killing of a 16-year-old boy, Lawal Wahab, whose mutilated body was discovered along the Old Express Road in Igbile-Ijebu. Spokesperson of the Ogun State Police command, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this to newsmen in a statement in Abeokuta, the state capital. She said, Wahab, who had been living with his grandmother, was reported missing by his father, Mr. Lawal Olumide, earlier this month. She added that the tragic discovery was made on July 23, 2025, when residents alerted authorities to a decomposed body in the area. According…
Tanzanian music star Juma Jux Nkambala and Nigerian actress Iyabo Ojo’s daughter, Priscilla Ojo,are expecting their first child together. The couple made the announcement on Instagram on Thursday, sharing a maternity photoshoot featuring Priscilla’s growing baby bump. The post was captioned simply: “Mum & Dad.” The couple tied the knot in a series of elaborate ceremonies across Nigeria and Tanzania. The festivities began with a traditional Yoruba wedding in Lagos on April 17, followed by a white wedding on April 19. Prior to these, they held a Nikkah and civil wedding in Tanzania in February. The grand finale of their…
Super Falcons coach, Justine Madugu, has insisted that Nigeria’s focus as the nine-time African champions face hosts Morocco in the final of the 13th Women Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday is to win the trophy for the 10th time. The Super Falcons, one of only seven teams to have played at every single edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup finals since the competition was launched in 1991, saw off the challenge of gutsy Cup-holders Banyana Banyana of South Africa in Tuesday’s second semi final, thanks to an eye-widening cross-cum-floater goal by defender Michelle Alozie in added time. Speaking…
The Chairman of the Forum of State Chairmen of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Femi Olaniyi Ferrari, has dissociated his members from what he called fake meeting of the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC), in Abuja Friday, accusing the former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, of masterminding the purported meeting. Noting that the meeting took place without the knowledge of the chairmen’s forum or the summons of the SDP’s National Working Committee (NWC), he accused El-Rufai of plotting to destabilize the party and stressed that members of the forum, who attended the meeting, were misled and lured to the…
The Presidency has dismissed claims by the 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, that the North has been neglected under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The presidency also stated that several critical projects and programmes are currently underway in the region. Kwankwaso, during a stakeholders’ dialogue on the 2025 constitutional amendment in Kano on Thursday, warned that national resources are increasingly tilted towards the southern region, resulting in deepening poverty and insecurity across the North. He lamented the deplorable condition of federal roads in the northern states, recounting how a cancelled flight forced him to…