Governor Alex Otti of Abia State explained on Saturday why he has been operating from his private residence in Umuehim Nvosi, Isialangwa South Local Government Area, instead of the Government House in Umuahia.
During a project commissioning at the Arochukwu LGA headquarters, Otti revealed that the Government House buildings are...
Three out of the four House of Assembly members elected under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party in Kebbi State have defected, along with their supporters, to the All Progressives Congress.
Announcing their defection during the APC flag-off campaign for the Local Government Elections at Koko Besse Local Government...
Kalvin Phillips wants to leave Manchester City permanently, Kelechi Iheanacho closes in on Sevilla move, PSG targets Nico Williams deal.
England midfielder Kalvin Phillips, 28, has informed Manchester City he wants a permanent move away from the club, with Everton and Aston Villa considering a loan deal. (Football Insider)
Nigeria striker...
The Lagos State Government has clarified that it did not revoke all existing building permits, contrary to some online reports.
Instead, the government explained that it had opened a three-month amnesty window from May 2 to July 30, 2024, allowing property owners to obtain or perfect their planning permits without...
A former Deputy Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly and a former lecturer at Tai Solarin College of Education, now Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Dr. Tokunbo Oshin has passed away.
He died at a private hospital in Sagamu on Saturday night following a brief illness. He...
Kenneth Okonkwo, former spokesman for the Labour Party (LP) presidential campaign council, has ruled out a move to any of the opposition parties. On Sunday, Okonkwo announced his exit from the Labour Party, emphasizing that he will not be joining the All Progressives Congress (APC) or the Peoples Democratic...
The spokesperson for the Labour Party presidential campaign in the 2023 general election, Kenneth Okonkwo, has resigned from the party.
Okonkwo primarily blamed the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and the ongoing crisis within the party for his decision.
The filmmaker-turned-politician also criticized the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All...
Folasade Tinubu-Ojo, daughter of President Bola Tinubu and Iyaloja General of Lagos, has urged market women in Dosumu Market, Lagos, to advise their children against participating in the planned August 1 hunger protest.
In a viral video on Sunday, Tinubu-Ojo addressed the market women in Yoruba, encouraging them to warn...
According to The Punch, The National Assembly has delayed the transmission of the minimum wage bill and is expected to send it to President Bola Tinubu by Monday.
The bill, which underwent second and third readings in both legislative chambers of the National Assembly shortly after being transmitted by the...
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has provided reasons for not reverting to the old electricity tariff as directed by the House of Representatives.
On Tuesday, the House instructed NERC and the electricity distribution companies to reverse the tariff hike imposed on Band A customers.
The NERC had increased the electricity...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has attributed the current fuel supply tightness and distribution issues to a hitch in the discharge operations of a few vessels.
Olufemi Soneye, the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPC Ltd., made this known in a statement on Saturday in response to...
The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) announced that it did not receive, classify, or approve the release of the controversial hijab-brandishing movie "Three Working Days."
The board clarified its stance in a statement shared on its official Instagram page on Friday.
According to the statement, the NFVCB is committed...
The Rivers State Police Command has announced that Governor Siminalayi Fubara has redeemed the N100 million bounty on the head of notorious cult leader Gift Okpara, aka 2Baba.
Okpara and his gang members were responsible for the murder of Divisional Police Officer Superintendent Bako Angbashin in the Oduemude area of...
The Federal Government has tightened security at all national borders ahead of the planned nationwide protests scheduled for August 1.
Kemi Nandap, Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), announced this in a statement issued by the Service Public Relations Officer, Kenneth Udo, on Saturday in Abuja.
Nandap directed all...
The House of Representatives has threatened to call for the dismissal of Mele Kyari, the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), if he continues to hinder the smooth operation of the Dangote Refinery.
This warning was issued by the Deputy Spokesman of the House,...
Former Senate Majority Leader, Senator Ali Ndume, has cautioned President Bola Tinubu to be wary of individuals he describes as "attention seekers" who insult other politicians in an attempt to gain favor with the presidency.
Senator Ndume issued this warning on Saturday in a statement he signed and distributed to...
Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki, alongside leaders from the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), and other Christian bodies in the state, has launched the second phase of the Christian Feeding Programme (CFP). This initiative aims to distribute 56,250 10kg bags of rice across the three...
The Lagos State Government has revoked all existing building permits and mandated builders to reapply for validation to continue their construction projects.
This announcement was made by Dr. Olajide Babatunde, the Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on e-GIS and Urban Development, during a visit to the site of a...
Sudanese cleric Ambassador Al-Mustapha Bala Assudany has cautioned Nigerians, particularly youths, against protesting over economic hardship, warning that it may not yield positive results.
Amid rising inflation and economic challenges, some Nigerians have scheduled nationwide protests from August 1 to August 10. Despite appeals from the government, religious leaders, and...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has stated that he has not yet received a letter requesting the use of Eagle Square for a planned protest set to begin on August 1.
Speaking on Saturday at a town hall meeting with key stakeholders in the FCT ahead...
Ahead of the planned nationwide protest, Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun has ordered commanders of Tactical Squads to take charge of their areas of operations to prevent violence and anarchy across the country.
This directive follows the determination of the protest organizers to proceed despite appeals from the government,...
Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has expressed sorrow and grief over the passing of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, whom he described as his younger brother.
Ubah, who represented Anambra South and served as the Chief Executive Officer of Capital Oil, was a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and...
The National Assembly has been thrown into mourning following the death of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, representing Anambra South Senatorial District.
Ubah reportedly died in the United Kingdom on Saturday at the age of 52. He is the sixth federal lawmaker to pass away since the 2023 general elections.
According to sources,...
The news of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah’s death on Saturday has sent shockwaves through Nigeria’s public space.
Informant Online reports that Ubah passed away in his hotel room in London.
Before his death, he was a senator under the All Progressives Congress (APC), representing Anambra South.
Ubah was first elected to the Senate...
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has described local government autonomy as an aberration and a contradiction in a federal system of government.
Recently, the Supreme Court granted financial autonomy to the 774 local government councils in the country. In a landmark judgement, the apex court ordered the...
Mohammed Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno South, has alleged that Daniel Bwala, former aide of Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, is a political liability to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
After Tinubu’s victory in last year’s election, Bwala left Atiku's camp...
President Bola Tinubu has extended his condolences to the family of the late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, who passed away in the United Kingdom.
In a statement by the president’s Special Adviser on Media & Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, on Saturday, Tinubu eulogised the deceased as a renowned businessman and politician.
Before...
Senator Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, who represented the Anambra South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, has passed away.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart reportedly died in a hotel in London, United Kingdom, just two days after traveling there.
The Senate, through a statement by its spokesperson, Senator Adeyemi Adaramodu, confirmed...
Nigerian politician and businessman Ifeanyi Ubah has passed away at the age of 52.
Family sources told Peoples Gazette that Mr. Ubah suffered a cardiac arrest and died in London yesterday.
According to The Gazette, his family, including his wife, have begun mourning following the news of his passing in a...
The Dangote Group has refuted a media report alleging that its oil refining subsidiary, Dangote Refinery, is reselling crude oil sourced from the United States and Nigeria.
This report claimed that the refinery, which has a capacity of 650,000 barrels per day (bpd), is reselling crude due to technical issues.
According...