The Church of the Brethren in Nigeria in Adamawa State has been thrown into a deep mourning with the abduction of two of its pastors by suspected kidnappers on Sunday. The Church, popularly known as Ekklesiyar Ya’Uwa A Nigeria (EYN), has congregations across the North-East region, with its headquarters in Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State. The abducted pastors, Rev. James Kwayang and Rev. Ishaku Chiwar, were serving at…

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State on Monday presented a 2025 budget proposal of N1.1 trillion to the state house of assembly led by Victor Oko-Jumbo. The governor presented the appropriation bill, tagged the “Budget of Inclusive Growth and Development,” to the four-member assembly at the assembly complex at approximately 9:00am. A breakdown of the budget shows that a total of N462,254,153,418 was allocated to recurrent expenditure and N678,088,433,692 for…

The Department of State Service (DSS) has arrested a Kaduna-based activist and political commentator, Mahdi Shehu over claims of plans to establish a French military base in Northwest region of Nigeria. The arrest, which occurred over the weekend, followed allegations that Shehu shared a controversial viral video in which he claimed that plans were underway to establish a French military base in the North-West region of the country. Although Shehu…

*We take babies to orphanages on ministry’s directives – Police By Efemena David The 83-year-old founder of Arrows of God Orphanage in Anambra State, which was sealed last year, Clara Chinwe, has stated that operatives of the Nigeria Police Force from both Anambra and Lagos states often bring abandoned babies to her orphanage. She said this during an exclusive interview with this reporter, noting that all the babies brought to…

A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, approved the application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to freeze 24 bank accounts domiciled in different banks over allegations bordering on terrorism financing. Justice Emeka Nwite, who granted the application after the EFCC’s lawyer, Martha Babatunde, moved an ex-parte motion to the effect, gave the commission the go-ahead to freeze the accounts for 90 days pending the conclusion of…

Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State, on Monday, signed the N375.79 billion 2025 budget into law. The budget totals N375.79bn, with 51 per cent allocated for recurrent expenditure and 49 per cent for capital expenditure after being passed by the state House of Assembly and presented to the governor for assent. While signing the document into law in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, Oyebanji said the budget, “which is a…

Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State may have run into troubled waters as the Presidency on Monday demanded that he retracts what it called his “inflammatory” statement on the Tax Reform Bill. The presidency was particularly concerned about Mohammed’s statement, “We’ll show Tinubu our true colour,” saying the statement neither reflects the stance of the North nor the constructive dialogue needed between states and the Federal Government. Special Adviser on…

The Warri Refining and Petrochemicals Company (WRPC) has commenced operations. Mele Kyari, the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, disclosed this during a tour of the facility on Monday. Addressing the team during the tour of the facility, Kyari said, “This plant is running. Although it is not 100 percent complete, we are still in the process. “Many people think these matters are not…

With 2024 coming to an end in just a little over 24 hours, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has yet again voiced his optimism about Nigeria getting ahead of the myriads of challenges currently affecting her socio-economic growth and development. Speaking in an interview on ARISE TV aired on Monday morning, Obasanjo said, “I will say to Nigerians, we are going through hardship, but they should never lose hope. I am…

A UCL study reveals each cigarette cuts 20 minutes off life, doubling previous estimates. Quitting smoking drastically improves health, as UK introduces stricter anti-smoking measures in 2024. A groundbreaking study conducted by scientists at University College London (UCL) has revealed that each cigarette smoked could shave up to 22 minutes off a woman’s life and 17 minutes off a man’s. These findings, commissioned by the Government, nearly double previous estimates,…

The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the 2023 general elections, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has denied entering into a power-sharing agreement with Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP). The former Kano State governor,speaking in an interview with BBC Hausa, described the rumours as unfounded and malicious, alleging that Atiku’s camp had been meeting with clerics…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) has said that President Bola Tinubu has the final say on the purported exit of its Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), Mele Kyari in January 2025. However, NNPC has described Kyari exit claims in January 2025 as false. NNPC spokesperson, Olufemi Soneye told NEW DAILY PRIME in an interview on Monday. This comes as some industry stakeholders believe that Kyari, who would turn 60…