FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike has enlisted the support of traditional leaders to strengthen the fight against insecurity in the federal capital. Wike said during a security meeting with the FCT Council of Chiefs and the chairmen of the six Area…
*Troops rescue 4 kidnap victims in Kebbi (Nation)*Firearms proliferation, cultism in Edo worrisome – Police (Vanguard)
Troops rescue 4 kidnap victims in Kebbi (Nation) Troops of the Nigerian Army and local vigilantes rescued four hostages abducted by bandits in Sabon Birni village in Shanga Local Government Area of Kebbi on Monday. Malam Yahaya Sarki, Special Adviser…
*Chrisland: My daughter died before she got to hospital, father tells court (Leadership)*“How bandits broke into our house” — Father of abducted girls narrates ordeal (Vanguard)
Chrisland: My daughter died before she got to hospital, father tells court (Leadership) The father of the late student of Chrisland International School, Whitney Adeniran, who died under controversial circumstances during the school’s inter-house sports competition on Monday, told Lagos…
Wike-Fubara Duel: A master class on politics of governorship succession — Magnus Onyibe
A new orchestra has entered Nigeria’s music and entertainment scene. It was launched by Rivers State Governor, Mr. Siminalayi Fubara, on Friday, December 15, in Port Harcourt, during the flag-off of a 20,000-unit housing estate for low-income earners located in…
Rivers Crisis: Wike joins Fubara, Odili others in meeting with Tinubu
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has joined the governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, the State deputy governor and the former governor Peter Odili among others in a closed-door meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the…
27 Rivers Assembly lawmakers dump PDP for APC
The ongoing political drama in Rivers State has taken a very interesting turn as 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). A member of…
Leave Wike out of crisis in Edo PDP, Onaiwu urges party faithful
Pioneer Director-General of PDP Governor’s Forum, Earl Osaro Onaiwu, has urged PDP faithful in Edo State to disregard news making the rounds that FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike sponsored the declaration of Dep. Gov. Phillip Shuaibu for the 2024 Guber race.…
*Senate asks Wike to revisit CCTV project in Abuja (Channels)*Made-in-China Adire: Alake constitutes committee to tackle adulterated Egba indigenous fabric in local markets (Sun)
Senate asks Wike to revisit CCTV project in Abuja (Channels) The Senate has asked the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, to revisit the issue of the Abuja closed-circuit television (CCTV) project, where a N500 million contract to install cameras within and…
What kind of leader are you? — Ehi Braimah
Last week, families, friends, associates and well-wishers gathered at the Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja, to celebrate the third anniversary of Naija Times, our online newspaper, which I founded in 2020. It was a great opportunity to reconnect with professional colleagues who…
*Lagos seeks councils’ synergy on flooding, allays fears along Ogun-Osun river bank (Guardian)*Tinubu’s certificate: Prove alleged forgery beyond reasonable doubt, S’Court tells Atiku (Punch)
Lagos seeks councils’ synergy on flooding, allays fears along Ogun-Osun river bank (Guardian) Lagos State government has called for synergy between local councils to tackle flood issues in the state. The State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr.…