President Bola Tinubu on Thursday restricted Ministers, Ministers of State, and Heads of Agencies of the Federal Government to a maximum of three vehicles in their official convoys. “No additional vehicles will be assigned to them for movement,” the President affirmed in a statement he signed Thursday titled, ‘President Tinubu issues new directives on reduction

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday convicted and sentenced a 41-year-old Canadian lady, Adrienne Munju, to 11 years imprisonment for importing 35.20 kilogrammes of Canadian Loud (Cannabis Sativa) into Nigeria. Justice Dehinde Dipeolu who handed down the verdict also gave her an option of N100m fine on the two counts preferred against her

Russian President Vladimir Putin told a BRICS summit on Thursday that the Middle East was on the verge of full-scale war. “The military action that started a year ago in Gaza has now spread to Lebanon. Other countries in the region are also affected,” Putin told a meeting in Kazan attended by several world leaders.

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Thursday against “illusory” attempts to defeat Russia on the battlefield ahead of his first meeting with United Nations chief Antonio Guterres in more than two years for talks set to focus on the conflict in Ukraine.Putin was speaking in the Russian city of Kazan on the final day of

The House of Representatives has directed its Committee on Power to investigate the frequent national grid collapses and provide a report within three weeks. This decision followed a motion of urgent national importance raised by Hon. Mansur Manu Soro (Bauchi, PDP) during the plenary session. In his motion, Hon. Soro expressed deep concern over the

A former minister of Women Affairs Uju Kennedy Ohanenye has thanked President Bola Tinubu and Nigerians for the opportunity to serve the country. President Tinubu sacked her among other persons in his cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday.Hours after her ouster, the former minister described her over one-year service to the nation as a “privilege”. LETTER OF

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has commenced work on the faulty Ugwuaji – Apir 330kV Double Circuit transmission line. According to the TCN, it discovered the fault around 5 pm in the Igumale area of Benue State. The TCN said the “fault area of the transmission line, which measures about one span, was found

Apostle Johnson Suleman, Senior Pastor and General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International, has responded to Nollywood actress Halima Abubakar’s public apology for her defamatory comments, asserting that forgiveness does not equate to memory loss. In a terse statement on X.com on Wednesday, Suleman said, “You all stop calling my phone. Forgiveness is not memory

Nollywood actress Halima Abubakar has issued a public apology to Apostle Johnson Suleman, the Senior Pastor and General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International, for her defamatory remarks against him. In a statement shared on her Instagram account on Wednesday, Abubakar admitted that her past statements were “false and hurtful”. The actress conveyed her regret

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday stunned Nigerians by relinquishing five ministers in a major cabinet reshuffle since August 2023. Those affected included the Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye; Minister of Tourism, Lola Ade-John; Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman; Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development, Abdullahi Gwarzo and the Minister of Youth Development, Jamila