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Presidency explains Tinubu's frequent travels as essential

Sunday Dare, the Special Adviser on Public Communication and Orientation to President Bola Tinubu, has offered a detailed defense of the President’s frequent foreign trips,...

Akpabio, Abbas urged to cut 2025 presidency, National Assembly budget

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has made an urgent appeal to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and House Speaker Tajudeen Abbas to consider a...

Tajudeen Abbas questions CBN over firing 1,000 staff during tough times

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to explain the dismissal of approximately 1,000 staff members...

Atiku expresses condolences for stampede victims in Nigeria

Former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed deep sorrow over the stampedes that occurred in three different locations across the country, which led to numerous...

2025 Budget: ₦6.36B allocated for Tinubu, Shettima’s residences

The Federal Government of Nigeria has made a notable provision of ₦6.36 billion in the proposed 2025 budget, which has been allocated for the refurbishment, renovation, and maintenance of residential...

Wale Edun: 2025 budget aims to attract private investors

The Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, has shared that the 2025 budget has been designed to attract private investors and stimulate...

Three Ogun University students killed in fatal road accident

Three students from Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye,...

Okija rice-sharing stampede claims over 20 lives

A devastating tragedy unfolded in the Okija community of Anambra State on Saturday morning, as a stampede...

Church stampede during palliative distribution in Abuja claims lives

At least 10 people, including children, tragically lost their lives in a stampede that occurred at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Maitama, Abuja, on Saturday morning. This incident unfolded...

PDP links Ibadan Funfair tragedy to economic hardship

The Southwest chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has extended its heartfelt condolences to the government and the people of Oyo State over the tragic stampede at a children’s...

Shettima returns to Nigeria after trips to Saudi Arabia and UAE

Vice President Kashim Shettima has returned to Abuja after completing his spiritual journey, the lesser pilgrimage (Umrah) at the Holy Mosque of Makkah (Masjid al-Haram) in Saudi...

Peter Obi pledges to secure Farotimi's bail

Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate and a well-known advocate for justice and fairness, has committed to meeting the bail conditions set for human rights lawyer Dele...

Dele Farotimi granted bail in Afe Babalola's defamation case

Renowned activist and lawyer, Dele Farotimi has been granted bail after appearing at the Ekiti Magistrate Court on Friday for the hearing on a defamation suit filed against him. The...

NLC calls for suspension of Tinubu's tax reform bills

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for the suspension of the tax bill currently before the National Assembly, stressing the need for broader consultations with Nigerian...

NPF lists insult as a crime, sparks online reactions

Netizens have shared their diverse reactions following the announcement by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) that insults and curses made online can now be classified as a criminal...

Tinubu’s Christmas Gift: 50% reduction in interstate transport fares

The administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced a significant and timely 50% reduction in interstate transport fares for Nigerians traveling during the Yuletide season,...

Oyedele says tax reform bills have led to curses being directed at him

The Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, has expressed his dismay over being targeted with curses directed at him and his family due to...

FG budgets ₦9.4 billion for Presidential trips and refreshments in 2025

A budget of ₦9.36 billion has been allocated for domestic and international travel, as well as refreshments, for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima...

Lady steals N2M by swapping an old woman's ATM card while pretending to assist

The Anambra State Police Command has launched an investigation into a viral video that shows a lady allegedly defrauding a 58-year-old handicapped woman at an Automated Teller Machine...

Tinubu's 2025 budget has passed its second reading in the Senate

The 10th Senate, led by Godswill Akpabio, has approved the second reading of the ₦49.7 trillion 2025 Budget on Thursday. This approval came after detailed discussions and...