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Ushbebe storms Abuja with “National Assembly Edition” of comedy concert

NewsDeskNgJul 29, 2025July 29, 20250

Popular comedian Ushbebe is set to storm the city of Abuja with comedy package where he will thrill the residents of the nation’s capital to endless laughter. Schedule for August 3, the “National Assembly Edition” of Ushbebe Live in Abuja will x-ray also the elected representatives performances in the Nigerian legislative system,...

ADC will collapse in three months, says Sheriff

NewsDeskNgJul 29, 2025July 29, 20250

Former Governor of Borno State and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, has dismissed the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a fragile political experiment driven by clashing presidential ambitions. He predicted that the party will ‘die down in three months.’ He spoke in an interview yesterday...

SDP disowns El- Rufai’s membership

NewsDeskNgJul 29, 2025July 29, 20250

Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai has been denounced by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) as its member. The party accused El-Rufai of falsely parading himself as its member, when in actual fact, he had not even registered in his ward. It also accused the former governor of forgery, manipulation and...

Yoruba Forum Commends Shettima for Unalloyed Loyalty to Tinubu

NewsDeskNgJul 29, 2025July 29, 20250

*Says President Made Right Choice for VP in 2023 The Yoruba Youth Progressive Forum (YYPF) has praised Vice President Kashim Shettima for his “unalloyed loyalty” to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, declaring that his selection in 2023 was a pivotal decision for Nigeria’s progress. Addressing a gathering of youths, stakeholders, and...

Nigeria, others rally for united global action on food security

NewsDeskNgJul 29, 2025July 29, 20250

Nigeria and other African nations have called for urgent global cooperation to tackle food insecurity and climate-related agricultural challenges. The continent’s leaders spoke in unison yesterday as world leaders gathered for the opening of the United Nations Food Systems Summit Stocktake (UNFSS+4) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Addressing the high-level session, Vice...

Yilwatda’s choice as APC chair timely, critical for party’s consolidation’

NewsDeskNgJul 29, 2025July 29, 20250

Foreign Affairs Minister, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has said the choice of Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda as the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) was timely and critical for the consolidation of the party ahead of key political milestones. A statement yesterday in Abuja by his media aide, Mr. Alkasim Abdulkadir,...

Insecurity: Group Scores Defence Minister Badaru Low on Performance

NewsDeskNgJul 29, 2025July 29, 20250

The Arewa Action Group (AAG), a civil advocacy coalition based in Kaduna, has issued a damning assessment of Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, accusing him of gross incompetence and declaring his office “technically vacant” in the face of worsening insecurity in the northern region. In a strongly worded...

AIHS 2025 to Spotlight Housing Policy Reforms

NewsDeskNgJul 29, 2025July 29, 20250

…As Governors of Sokoto, Bauchi, Kano Lead Opening Ceremony The Managing Director/CEO of Fesadeb Media Group and Convener of the Africa International Housing Show (AIHS), Barrister Festus Adebayo, has called for urgent reforms in Nigeria’s housing sector laws, describing many of the existing policies as obsolete and inadequate for present-day...

Zamfara Indigenes Demand Governor Dauda Lawal’s Resignation After Killing of 35 Villagers Despite ₦50 Million Ransom

NewsDeskNgJul 28, 2025July 28, 20250

The Zamfara Good Governance Forum (ZGGF) has called for the immediate resignation of Governor Dauda Lawal over what it described as gross incompetence and unforgivable failure in the face of worsening insecurity in the state, following the brutal killing of 35 abducted villagers in Kaura Namoda LGA despite the payment...

NDF Accuses ADC of Politicising Nigeria’s Debt, Cites Real Projects Behind Tinubu’s Borrowing

NewsDeskNgJul 28, 2025July 28, 20250

The National Democratic Front (NDF) has strongly criticised the African Democratic Congress (ADC) over its recent statement accusing the Tinubu administration of plunging Nigeria into an unsustainable debt crisis. In a response issued on Monday in Abuja and signed by its National President, Dr. Ghalil Nasir, the NDF described the...