Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has ordered the Heads of Local Government Administration (HLGA) to immediately assume control of the administration of all 23 local government areas in the state. This directive follows the Supreme Court judgment mandating the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to withhold the state’s allocations. In a statewide broadcast on Sunday, Governor Fubara directed the outgoing local government chairmen to officially hand over to the HLGAs…

By Adeniyi Yusuf The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), the Middle Belt Forum (MBF), and some Nigerians have condemned four northern governors for ordering school closures during Ramadan. The governments of Katsina, Kebbi, and Bauchi states have directed all schools—public and private—to go on holiday for the entire month of Ramadan, during which Muslims observe strict fasting. The governments stated that the holiday was intended to allow students, teachers, and…

By Alade Adisa The National Parent Teacher Association of Nigeria (NAPTAN) has criticized the decision by the Bauchi and Katsina state governments to shut down primary and secondary schools during the ongoing Ramadan fasting. The association has called for an immediate reversal of the decision. Speaking in an interview with New Daily Prime, NAPTAN National President, Alhaji Haruna Danjuma, described the move as unnecessary and warned that it would further…

European leaders, led by UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron, have agreed to work with Ukraine on a plan to end the war. Starmer confirmed that the UK, France, and possibly other allies will collaborate with Kyiv on a roadmap for peace, which will then be presented to the United States. “I think we’ve taken a step in the right direction,” Starmer told Laura Kuenssberg…

It has been a deadly start to the year in Nigeria, where jihadist organisation Boko Haram and other militias murdered over 220 people in January alone. Their atrocities continue more than a decade after the Chibok girls were abducted, exposing leadership and policy failures in parts of western Africa. Boko Haram’s ideology — rooted in a grotesque distortion of Islam — declares education forbidden. The group targets women’s empowerment through violence, knowing that education is key…

She attacks those whose aims she shares in a failed attempt to gain the support of those who oppose her What is Kemi Badenoch’s problem with 1995, anyway? During a recent speech on foreign policy, the Conservative leader attacked “the inevitable pearl clutching of those who wish it was still 1995”. The remark was unusual for many reasons, not least because what followed was so banal and incoherent that…

Eniola Olajuni, the National President of the Afenifere Youth Council, has regained his freedom after spending 12 days in the custody of his abductors.   The National Secretary of the Youth Council, Biodun Aderohunmu confirmed his release. The New Daily Prime reported that Olajuni was kidnapped on Monday, February 17, 2025, while travellingto Abuja for a scheduled meeting. His captors initially demanded a ransom of N100 million and two tricycles in…

The Chairman of the Kiru Local Government Area in Kano State, Abdullahi Mohammed, has been arrested for illegally selling land originally designated for a mini stadium, which was to be named “Kafin Maiyaki Mini Stadium.” The council chairman was arrested following an investigation by the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission. According to the commission’s findings, the land was sold to a company identified as Mahasum for more than…

At least 12 people were burnt to death in a fatal road crash that occurred in the early hours of Saturday in Edo State. The tragedy struck around 5 a.m. at Igueoviobo community, near an Army checkpoint along the Benin-Auchi Road. Edo Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Cyril Mathew, confirmed the crash, which involved a Toyota Hiace commercial bus and an articulated truck. According to Mathew,…

A former presidential aide, Reno Omokri has weighed in on the sexual harassment saga going on in the Senate. The former Special Assistant to President Jonathan Goodluck said due to the fact that the woman in the eyes of the present storm, Senator Natasha Akpoti had likewise accused him of the same allegations, several media outlets had been pestering him to hear his take on the unfolding drama. The author,…

Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has reacted to the ongoing allegations of sexual harassment leveled against the current Senate President, Godswill Akpabio by the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. In a statement personally signed by him and titled “Akpabio-Natasha: Let’s Protect the Institution, Not Individuals,” Saraki called for “an open, transparent, and honest investigation by the Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions” to determine the accuracy of the…

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Rofiat Lawal, who was kidnapped along the Benin-Ore Expressway on Tuesday, has been freed by her abductors after a ransom of N1.1 million was paid. Lawal’s friend, identified as Agbakwara, disclosed this on Saturday. It was gathered that the corps member was abducted while traveling from Benin, Edo State, to resume her place of assignment in Oyo State. Earlier reports indicated that her…