Month: May 2025

FG launches new citizenship and business processing digital platform

The Ministry of Interior has launched a new online platform aimed at streamlining the application and processing of citizenship and business-related services in Nigeria. In a statement issued on Saturday, May 17, Magdalene Ajani, the ministry’s permanent secretary, said the…

Wike Unveils Plans For Bus Terminals In Gwagwalada, Bwari To Tackle Insecurity, Decongest City

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has hinted that Gwagwalada and Bwari area councils will also get bus terminals to provide security for commuters moving from the satellite towns to the city centre. The minister stated this…

Delta deputy gov, Nwoko’s camps fight over APC leadership position

A fresh rift has emerged within the All Progressives Congress in Delta State, as Deputy Governor, Monday Onyeme, and Senator Ned Nwoko clash over who should lead the party in the Delta North Senatorial District. The power tussle intensified ahead…

Senate constitutes committee to organise security summit

The Senate on Thursday constituted a 20-member committee to plan a national summit on security as part of the lawmakers’ efforts to address Nigeria’s persistent security challenges. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the committee during the plenary after a…

Politics

Freedom is now

  The above quote is a timeless adage that reminds us that appearances can be deceiving. This philosophical quote underscores the importance of looking beyond superficial appearances to appreciate the true value of something or someone. In the context of…

SSS sues Utomi over ‘shadow government’

Nigeria’s secret police, SSS, has sued Pat Utomi, a Nigerian politician and professor of political economy, over his alleged plan to establish what he called “a shadow government” in the country. The SSS, in a suit filed at the Federal…

Taiwo Awoniyi Near Death Situation

The football community has rallied around Taiwo Awoniyi after it was confirmed that the Nottingham Forest and Super Eagles striker is currently in an induced coma following emergency surgery for a ruptured intestine.

Cross River gov unveils diaspora commission

The Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, has officially inaugurated the Cross River State Diaspora Commission to engage Cross Riverians abroad in state policies and development projects. Speaking during the inauguration in his office in Calabar, Otu emphasized the critical…

CBN launches diaspora BVN platform

The Central Bank of Nigeria, in collaboration with the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System, has launched the Non-Resident Bank Verification Number platform, a significant initiative aimed at enhancing financial access for Nigerians in the diaspora. The platform enables Nigerians abroad to…

Tunde Ednut becomes U.S. citizen, bags presidential lifetime achievement award

Popular blogger and entertainer Tunde Ednut has officially become a citizen of the United States. In addition to his new citizenship, he also received the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award, an honor signed by former U.S. President Joe Biden. Tunde made…