Former Senate President Pius Anyim has joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and wants Nigerians to support the leadership of President Bola Tinubu. Anyim, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) formally left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) alongside other politicians at the Pa Oruta Ngele Township Abakaliki, Ebonyi State during…
A gunman opened fire at former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally Saturday, injuring him and causing him to be rushed offstage in a dramatic scene just days before he’s set to be nominated as the Republican presidential nominee. Few details are known about the shooting or the shooter, who was “neutralized” by the…
CAF will announce the venue and kick-off time of the match in due course.CAF President Dr Motsepe said: “The partnership between CAF and Saudi Arabia is based on the excellent relationship and mutual commitment of both the parties. CAF is excited to work together and partner with the General Entertainment Authority. We look forward to…
A total of 154 casualties have been confirmed in the collapsed building of Saints Academy in Jos, Plateau State, which occurred on Friday, with 22 dead and 132 injured. The State Government gave the update of the collapsed two-storey school building, located in the Busa Buji community of Jos North Local Government Area. The students…
President Bola Tinubu receives the news of the tragic collapse of a school building, which resulted in multiple deaths and many surviving victims in Jos, Plateau State, with profound grief. President Tinubu describes the unfortunate incident as a huge loss to the nation, as well as a devastating development – too excruciating to imagine. The…
A two-storey school building collapsed during morning classes on Friday in north-central Nigeria, trapping about 120 students and teachers, and setting off a frantic search for those in the rubble. A local television station reported 12 deaths. Authorities are yet to confirm the number of students and teachers killed in Saints Academy college in Plateau…
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has said the Supreme Court judgement affirming the autonomy of the local government areas will take effect immediately. Mr Fagbemi, who stated this while briefing state house correspondents after meeting President Bola Tinubu, urged the governors to comply with the judgement. Mr Fagbemi…
A former acting Accountant General of the Federation, Anamekwe Nwabuoku, and his co-defendant, Felix Nweke, are facing trial for allegedly laundering N1.6 billion. They are being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on 11 counts of money laundering. The defendants allegedly committed the crime while Nwabuoku served as the Director of Finance…
The wife of Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Justice Eberechi Suzzette Nyesom was among 22 new Justices of the Court of Appeal inaugurated on Wednesday by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola. Shortly after the 22 Appeal Court Justices were sworn in, the CJN also inaugurated 12…
President Bola Tinubu has sworn in a new set of Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service. The swearing in ceremony preceded the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting which he is also chairing at the moment. The President hinged the appointment of the perm secretaries on the need to fill existing and impending vacancies of…
