Former military Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida, has expressed deep regret over the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, describing it as the most difficult period of his life. Speaking at the launch of his memoir, ‘A Journey in Service’, in Abuja on Thursday, Babangida admitted that while the election was credible, his administration failed to complete the process, which he called “a tragic irony of history.” He…

The Senate has called on the National Judicial Council (NJC) to address the alleged removal of Benue Chief Judge, Justice Maurice Ikpambese, in accordance with constitutional provisions. The upper chamber also tasked its Committee on Judiciary and Human Rights with investigating the matter and submitting a report in two weeks. The motion, titled “Looming Constitutional Crisis in Benue State,” was sponsored by Minority Leader Sen. Abba Moro (PDP-Benue) and supported…

The Kwara State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to training 28,000 female students across 70 public secondary schools located in the state’s three senatorial districts. This was revealed in a post shared on Thursday via the state government’s Facebook page. In partnership with the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) project, the State Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development aims to achieve this initiative. The five-day workshop,…

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has decided to maintain the country’s benchmark interest rate at 27.50% following its 299th meeting in Abuja. CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, made the announcement on Thursday, highlighting that the committee unanimously agreed to keep key monetary parameters unchanged as it evaluated the economic outlook for 2025. The CBN also kept the asymmetric corridor around the MPR at +500/-100…

Malian filmmaker, Souleymane Cissé, a pioneer of African cinema with a career spanning 50 years, has died at age 84, Malian television announced Wednesday. The cause of Cissé’s death was not announced. The Malian government said Cissé “had just held a press conference to present two trophies as a prelude to the 29th edition of Fespaco, the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), which will open this next…

Street rapper, Habeeb Okikiola Olalomi, popularly known as Portable, has been granted a N2 million bail by the Isabo Magistrate Court in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The ‘Zeh Nation’ boss was arraigned by the police on a five-charge bordering on conspiracy, assault and restriction, armed with cutlasses and guns, conduct possible of causing harm to Ogun public officials on Thursday, February 20. He was charged alongside his nine associaltes as they…

President Bola Tinubu has announced some appointments into the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC). Saviour Enyiekere was appointed as the chairman of the commission. Making the announcement in a statement on Thursday, Bayo Onanuga, the president’s special adviser on information and strategy said Enyiekere, an environmental specialist, previously served as the deputy chief of staff to Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The statement said he will hold the position for a…

In a bid to sanitise and rid the Force of bad eggs, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has wielded the big stick, dismissing, demoting, and sanctioning several officers over various acts of misconduct, including murders and extortions. According to Sahara Reporters, this was disclosed in a ‘police wireless message’ dated January 23, 2025. According to the police document, at the forefront of the disciplinary measures, 19 officers have been dismissed…

A member of the Sokoto State State House of Assembly, Aminu Boza has accused notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji of imposing a ₦25 million levy on villages in the eastern part of the state. The lawmaker is a member representing Sabon Birnin Gobir in the state legislative house. According to security analyst and counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, Boza made the accusation while speaking to journalists on Tuesday. The lawmaker, who…

The Afenifere National Youths Council has announced the kidnap of its National President, Prince Eniola Joseph Ojajuni. Making the announcement of the abduction in a statement on Thursday, the group noted that Ojajuni was abducted on Monday, February 17, 2025 in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. Abiodun Aderohunmu, the National Secretary of the Afenifere National Youths Council, disclosed that the kidnappers have demanded a ransom of N100 million. The statement…

President Bola Tinubu will lead a star-studded cast of Nigeria’s top leaders, which include former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Muhammadu Buhari, Yakubu Gowon, Abdulsalami Abubakar, and Goodluck Jonathan to pay tributes to former military president, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) in Abuja on Thursday (today)..The occasion is a book launch by the man generally, but not fondly, referred as ‘Maradona’ at the Congress Hall of the TransCorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja. A…

Just ousted Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has described the allegation of a sudden discovery of a “cache of arms and ammunition” in his office as an attempt to tarnish his image. In a personally signed statement in Lagos on Thursday, the six-term lawmaker described the allegation as baseless and an afterthought. Some reports claimed the Assembly uncovered a significant cache of arms in the…