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The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), has expelled its Vice President for North Central, Comrade Muktar Akosile and five others. The council also invalidated the award of Grand Commander Of The Nigerian Youths (GCNY), it conferred on former Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi. The council said the award given...

The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has described former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s recent interventions in the public space as grudge statements targeted at demonizing President Bola Tinubu’s policies through deceptive generalisations. It said in a policy document signed by its Chairman Niyi Akinsiju, Tuesday in Abuja that all...

The Federal Government will unlock the national food reserves soon in order to cushion the rising prices of food items in the country. It has also opened up discussions with some major millers and commodity traders with a view to persuading them to open their warehouses and release their commodities...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has implored the Nigerian military and other security agencies to intensify efforts at containing the multi-dimensional security challenges in the country. He restated his administration’s continued support to the nation’s security forces through the modernization of fleets, training and welfare of personnel. The President gave the...

A civil society organisation, Save Nigeria Movement (SNM) has urged the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio to expose a serving Senator said to be involved in the spate of kidnapping and ransom taking in the North Central and North West parts of the country. The CSO at a...

Kogi State Government has raised the alarm over what it described as a desperate attempt by “criminals masquerading as politicians” to tarnish the image of the immediate past governor of the state, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, for selfish reasons, through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a statement issued...

Amidst growing tensions and concerns over the potential disintegration of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) has issued a fervent call for dialogue with aggrieved member countries to avert a crisis and safeguard regional unity….Read More Related Story Here ECOWAS Expresses Alarm...

According to FIJ, no fewer than 50 accounts operated by influencers have been engaged to promote Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, on social media. Since taking up a ministerial role in the government of President Bola Tinubu in August 2023, Tunji-Ojo has made frequent appearances in the media, discussing...

Top officers of some intelligence services in the country have uncovered attempts by some “unscrupulous elements” to pitch Senators of Northern extraction in the 10th National Assembly, NASS, against the masses. The officers, who plead anonymity told PRNigeria that the hatchet job of the “mischievous persons” is also aimed at...

The five loyalists of Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State charged with terrorism offences by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) have lost their battle for bail at the Federal High Court in Abuja. Their bail applications, filed and argued by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Lukman Fagbemi, was...