Author: Alade Adisa

…Over non-payment of 20-yr ground rents For failing to pay twenty (20) years ground rent, Nyesom Wike, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, on Tuesday revoked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national secretariat’s land, housing the famous Wadata House in Abuja. The minister issued the revocation notice in a letter dated March 13, 2025, titled, “Notice of right of occupancy with file no: MISC 81346 in respect of plot no: 243 within central area district, Abuja,” on Tuesday. The Director, Land Administration (FTC), Chijioke Nwankwoeze signed the revocation notice. The director, in the statement, said the leading opposition party has…

Secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), George Akume has dissociated himself from his personal assistant, Andrew Uchi, who is currently facing an N10 billion fraud and money laundering investigation. Reports have it that the now-suspended SGF’s aide is being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC (EFCC) on allegations bothering on corruption, bribery, and money laundering. But the Director of Information and Public Relations, Office of the SGF (OSGF), Segun Imohiosen, in a statement, absolved the leadership of the SGF office from the crime. The OSGF also urged members of the public to avoid speculation, but…

At least 320 Palestinians have been reportedly killed by renewed Israeli airstrikes on Gaza overnight, casting major doubt on the ongoing ceasefire deal. Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the operation had been carried out “to achieve the war objectives set by the political leadership, including the release of all the hostages”. Hamas described the attack as a “blatant violation of all international and humanitarian conventions.” In a statement Netanyahu said the attack had been agreed jointly with Israel’s defense minister Israel Katz “after Hamas repeatedly refused to release our hostages and rejected all the proposals it received from the…

The return of the Lagos Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the 2023 general elections, Abdul-Azeez Adediran, popularly known as Jandor to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has drawn the ire of his former party. .Lagos State chapter of the PDP has blasted Adediran, who announced his return to APC at a news conference on Monday in Lagos. The former PDP flagbearer, who was the leader of the influential Lagos4Lagos Movement, had announced his resignation from the PDP on March 3, 2025, citing a lack of discipline in the party and betrayal by its leaders. He was a…

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike has revoked over 4,794 land titles due to non-payment of Ground Rent for over 40 years. The FCT Administration (FCTA) said the affected properties are located in key districts of Abuja, including the Central Area, Garki I and II, Wuse I and II, Asokoro, Maitama, and Guzape. The revocation follows multiple warnings and public notices urging defaulters to clear their outstanding arrears. The Minister’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka disclosed the development in a press briefing alongside the FCTA Director of Lands, Chijioke Nwankwoeze. Olayinka noted…

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the people of Southern Kaduna have pledged support for President Bola Tinubu and assured him of block votes in his reelection bid. The Southern Kaduna people hinged their loyalty to the president for his administration’s support for the region. The group’s pledge comes in response to the defection of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and his reported efforts to form a coalition against the current administration. In a statement issued by its National Coordinator, Dr. Joseph G. Ibrahim, and Director of Media and Public Affairs, Hon. Victor…

President Donald Trump, said late Sunday that negotiators in Washington and Moscow have begun discussing the division of assets between Russia and Ukraine in an effort to end the fighting, Russia’s Kommersant newspaper has said.. A few miles behind the front line with Ukraine on Monday, there were clear signs of fierce fighting in Russia’s southwestern Kursk even as the Trump administration touted its efforts to end the three-year war. On Monday, an NBC News team saw three trucks carrying what appeared to be bodies of Russian soldiers, and many more transporting the injured away from the battlefield in the…

Canadian Prime Minister stresses the importance of ‘reliable allies’ in Paris before travelling to London where he was received by king Canada is the “most European of the non-European countries”, Mark Carney has said during his first overseas trip as prime minister to France and the UK, where he is seeking stronger alliances to deal with Donald Trump’s attacks on his country’s sovereignty and economy. Without mentioning the US president by name, Carney and the French president, Emmanuel Macron, made a joint appearance in Paris to show a united stance against what they said were economic and geopolitical crises –…

Gamji Heritage, a pressure group dedicated to preserving the legacies of the late Sardauna of Sokoto, Sir Ahmadu Bello, has praised the President Bola Tinubu-led administration’s fight against banditry, terrorism, and other forms of insecurity in the country. President-General of northern-based socio-cultural group, Ahmed Abdullahi, made the assertion during a chat with journalists in Abuja on Monday in Abuja. The group has its membership cutting across religious lines from all the 19 states of the north.Abdullahi, an architect, commended the Federal Government for its diligent pursuit of war against banditry, terrorism and other forms of insecurity across the country. He,…

In a new twist, Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Services (DSS), and the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), are reportedly probing how Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, attended the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) meeting in New York without official nomination. According to sources, the probe is seeking to uncover how she secured accreditation, who facilitated her trip, and whether her participation was orchestrated to embarrass the Nigerian government. Noteworthy is the fact that the IPU, a global organisation of national parliaments, requires member countries to nominate delegates before meetings. The Kogi Central senator was said to have attended the IPU meeting, despite…