Nigeria has granted asylum to Guinea-Bissau presidential candidate Fernando Dias da Costa just days after a coup prevented the results of the recent election being announced. The 47-year-old, who ran as a candidate for the Party for Social Renewal, was under special protection at the Nigerian embassy, following “threats made against” him, Nigeria’s foreign minister…
By Ovat Abeng The Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra (Ocha Brigade) on Tuesday intensified its environmental enforcement exercise at the Main Market—covering Ajasa, Sokoto Road, Ose, and surrounding areas in Onitsha—removing illegal street traders and clearing obstructions that have caused persistent gridlock in the commercial hub. Many traders had converted access roads and drainage channels…
Niger and Akwa Ibom state governors, Umar Bago and Umo Eno respectively, have been blacklisted by the International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria as the worst offenders of media repression in the country. The IPI also included the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, in the blacklist for continued police harassment and attacks on journalists. This…
Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has provided clarity on a recent border incident involving local vigilante members and Nigerien troops at Mazanya village in Jibia Local Government Area, Katsina State, which occurred on 29 November 2025 at approximately 1500 hours. Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Michael Onoja, said the statement aims to correct misinformation,…
By Ovat Abeng As the World commemorate this year 2025 World Aids Day, the wife of Anambra State Governor, Mrs Nonye Soludo, has warned everyone to remains extra cautious of any affair that can lead to HIV transmission disease. The warning was contained in her commemoratory message signed and made available to Journalists in Awka…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Commissioner for Information, Dr. Law Mefor, has said the state governor, Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has mapped out an agenda to position Anambra as the cultural and entertainment heartbeat of the South East region of Nigeria. Mafor disclosed this while addressing members of Abatete Development Organisation (ADO), Abuja Branch, in…
A four-year-old boy has been rescued safely in Kebbi State after police discovered that his mother allegedly arranged his abduction and demanded ransom from the child’s father. The victim, Abdulmumini Surajo, went missing on November 26 in Koko Local Government Area. Later that day, his father received a call from an unknown woman demanding N5…
Rt. Hon. Otuekong Orok Otu Duke PhD Cross River State representative on the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has lauded Governor Bassey Edet Otu for what he described as an exceptional display of statesmanship in recognising all former elected governors of the state. Governor Otu, during a recent state event, to kick…
Cross River State Representative on the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Rt. Hon. Otuekong Orok Duke PhD, has called for inter-agency collaboration between government and partners, to curtail the spread of HIV/AIDS. In a message to commemorate the World AIDS Day, Orok expressed deep concerns over what he described as “continuous spread”…
The Presidency has appealed to Nigerians to actively assist in monitoring and enforcing President Bola Tinubu’s order to recall police officers attached to Very Important Persons (VIPs). During a Sunday interview on TVC, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication, Daniel Bwala, stressed the administration’s resolve to implement the directive and asked citizens…