Written by The total revenue of Nigerian states almost doubled compared to the 2023 fiscal year, largely driven by increased allocations from the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) and the removal of fuel subsidy, according to the civic-tech organisation, BudgIT Foundation. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Wednesday, Vahyala Kwaga, Deputy Country Director of … Continue reading “States’ Revenues Nearly Double Amid Subsidy Removal, Higher FAAC Transfers – BudgIT”
The Rivers State Government has expressed its readiness to host the Nigeria Women’s Premier League (NWFL) Super 6 for the 2025/2026 season. The move is seen as another bold step toward promoting women’s football development in the state and across Nigeria. Speaking at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the NWFL held in Port … Continue reading “Rivers State Set To Host Nigeria Women’s Premier League Super 6”
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed President Bola Tinubu’s nominees for the positions of service chiefs. Those confirmed are Olufemi Oluyede as Chief of Defence Staff, Wahidi Shaibu as Chief of Army staff, Idi Abbas as Chief of Naval staff, and Kelvin Aneke as Chief of Air Staff. The confirmation followed a two-hour closed-door session … Continue reading “Senate Confirms Nomination Of Service Chiefs”
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), a prominent quasi-political and socio-cultural group in the north has pledged continuous support to the administration of president Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima. The group made the pledge when its leadership paid a courtesy visit to the Vice President at the presidential villa, Abuja to extend an … Continue reading “Arewa Consultative Forum Backs Tinubu-Shettima Administration”
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja has ordered the permanent forfeiture of $49,700 recovered from a former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Sokoto, Nura Ali, during the 2023 general elections. Justice Nwite granted the order following a motion filed by the Independent Corrupt Practices … Continue reading “Court Orders Permanent Forfeiture Of $49,700 Recovered From Ex-INEC REC”
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday that a naval search has failed to find the sole survivor of US strikes on four alleged drug-smuggling boats. “They didn’t manage to rescue him,” she told her regular morning conference. The US Coast Guard had asked Mexico to try rescue the survivor of Monday’s attacks over 400 … Continue reading “Search For Survivor Of US Boat Strike Failed, Says Mexico”
Former Illinois sheriffs deputy Sean Grayson has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the killing of Sonya Massey, more than a year after he fatally shot her inside her home. The verdict came on Wednesday afternoon, October 29, following a week-long trial and a day of jury deliberations that began Tuesday morning. Grayson was arrested in … Continue reading “Policeman who k!lled Sonya Massey over boiling water found guilty of murder”
Things are heating up between rappers Megan Thee Stallion and GloRilla, and not in the way fans expected, after a social media move hinted at some serious tension between the two rappers who once shared the stage during their massively successful Hot Girl Summer Tour. The drama started when an X (Twitter) user, @gymratgyal, posted a … Continue reading “Rappers GloRilla and Megan Thee Stallion stir beef rumors after their stylists clash”
At least two persons were k!lled in a dispute over leadership of Central Mosque in Donga, a town in Taraba State. It was gathered that several others were wounded and properties destroyed. According to Daily Trust, the clash erupted on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 over the Imamship of the Donga Central Mosque located in front of the … Continue reading “Two k!lled, several injured in clash over leadership of Taraba Jummat Mosque”
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the permanent forfeiture of $49,700 recovered from Nura Ali, a former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Sokoto State, during the 2023 general elections. Justice Emeka Nwite issued the order on Wednesday, October 29, following an application filed by the Independent Corrupt … Continue reading “Court orders permanent forfeiture of $49,700 recovered from former INEC REC”