The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has highlighted the imperative of fostering greater ties with the United States (US) to strengthen the country in the areas of economic development, health and governance. The 36 state governors, under the auspices of the NGF spoke in a communique issued after its meeting in Abuja. Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State, who is NGF Chairman speaking on behalf of his colleagues, reaffirmed their commitment…

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has announced a ban on 60,000-litre fuel tankers from operating on the roads. The decision aims to mitigate the increasing number of truck-in-transit accidents and will take effect on March 1, 2025. Speaking to journalists yesterday in Abuja, Ogbugo Ukoha, NMDPRA’s Executive Director for Distribution Systems, Storage, and Retailing Infrastructure, stated that the ban resulted from extensive deliberations involving key stakeholders. …

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has reaffirmed that Justice Maurice Ikpambese remains the Chief Judge of Benue State, despite moves by the Benue State House of Assembly to remove him. In a statement on Wednesday, NJC spokesperson, Kemi Ogedengbe stated that the purported removal of Ikpambese cannot stand, as the council has not yet investigated or deliberated on the petition against him. Part of the statement read: “The attention of…

In a bid to quell the raging controversy generated by a US congressman regarding funding of terrorism, the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills, has said there is no evidence that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is funding or funded Boko Haram or any terrorist group n Nigeria. Speaking after a meeting with the Nigeria Governors Forum in Abuja late Wednesday, the envoy assured that if…

The Defence Headquarters has revealed that over 12,000 ex-insurgents along with their families has surrendered to the De-radicalisation, Rehabilitation, and Reintegration (DRR) programme since its launched. The 12-months programme is conducted under the Operation Safe Corridor (OPSC) initiative. 789 former insurgents are currently enrolled into the programme. The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, disclosed this at the OPSC Stakeholders Meeting held in Abuja on Tuesday. Represented by…

The unsavoury political impasse ongoing sat the Lagos House of Assembly appears to be getting uglier with operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) allegedly uncovering a large cache of arms and ammunition from an office space in the Assembly complex allegedly being used by one Baruwa Idris Okeowo. Baruwa, a retired serviceman is the Chief Security Officer (CSO) to the impeached former Speaker of the House, Mudashiru Obasa.…

A man hailed as the world’s first imam to say he was gay was shot dead in South Africa on Wednesday, local police said, in what rights groups fear could be a hate crime. Eastern Cape provincial police said in a statement it was investigating the death of Muhsin Hendricks, 58, in Bethelsdorp stating that the motive behind the killing was unclear. The statement said that at around 10 a.m.…

The Lagos State House of Assembly has dismissed rumours making rounds that 27 members are planning to defect to the Labour Party as untrue and a figment of imagination of its purveyors. In a statement issued to newsmen on Wednesday, the Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Strategy and Security, Ogundipe Stephen, countered this claim, describing the news as false, misleading, and a deliberate attempt to misinform the public.…

Sudanese paramilitaries have killed more than 200 people in a three-day assault south of Khartoum, according to a lawyers’ network, while the army-backed government put the death toll at more than double that figure. The Emergency Lawyers network, which has documented human rights abuses during 22 months of fighting between the rival security forces, said hundreds more were wounded or missing and feared drowned after the paramilitaries opened fire on…

Following a petition from Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State, who accused the state Chief Judge, Maurice Ikpembese of abuse of office, tempering with the state local government election law, corruption, inciting judicial strikes, bribery and fraternising with politicians, the Benue State House of Assembly has removed the chief Judge. Consequently, the assembly recommended the swearing in of Justice Theresa Igoche, who is the next most senior judge as the…

The non-remittance of $1.6 billion in royalties to the Federation Account by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and several oil companies has provoked the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts to initiate a high-profile investigations. According to reports, the probe, launched on Tuesday, follows a damning audit report by the Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation (OAuGF), which flagged discrepancies in remittances linked to Production Sharing…

Following the tragic death of seven students of the Federal University Lokoja (FUL), Kogi State, and a bus driver in a ghastly road accident involving a truck and a school shuttle bus on Tuesday, students of the university have staged a massive protest, blockading every entrances and exits in the school According to SaharaReporters, the protesting students began their public demonstration on Tuesday and continued on Wednesday morning to demand…