Atiku’s Camp Disowns Press Release From Fake Media Consultant

…Accuses Presidency Of Engaging In High-Level Propaganda Against Ex-VP The Media Office of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has disowned a press release from a fake media consultant, Kola Johnson. In a press statement on Thursday, signed by Paul Ibeh, Atiku Media Office noted that the presidency has engaged in a high-level propaganda and disinformation campaign against the former vice president. The statement reads, “We’ve observed with concern a certain self-styled ‘media consultant,’ one Kola...

35 Inmates Regain Freedom From Keffi  Custodial Centre

Thirty-five (35) inmates from the Keffi Custodial Centre in Nasarawa State were released on the order of the Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Justice Husseini Baba-Yusuf, as part of ongoing efforts to decongest correctional facilities across the country. The visit follows growing concerns over congestion and delays in Nigeria’s correctional centres. During an earlier assessment of the Keffi facility, Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State had raised the issue of prolonged detention...

National Commission for Persons with Disabilities launches Compliance Certificates

A compliance certificate aimed at enforcing the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act, 2018, has been launched by the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD). The unveiling ceremony marked a “significant milestone” in Nigeria’s journey toward inclusivity, held at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja. Ayuba Burki Gufwan, the Executive Secretary of the Commission, while speaking at the event, said the certificates included the National Accessibility Compliance Certificate, National Disability Compliance Certificate, and Provisional...

Council Govt Says Kara Market Will Operate from 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Daily

Seven council chairmen in the Kwara South Senatorial District have agreed to shut down their cattle markets, following security reports. The Chairman of Ifelodun Local Government Area in Kwara State, Hajji AbdulRasheed Yusuf, disclosed this in the Newskeg programme of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, in Ilorin. Yusuf said it was discovered through intelligence reports that informants come to the cattle markets at night to pass information to bandits. “We...

Flooding: Kogi Calls on FG, International Agencies for Intervention

The Kogi State Government has called for the intervention of the Federal Government, national, and international agencies supporting disaster victims. The state noted that it has become necessary in view of the fact that the area is highly prone to flooding, being the confluence of Nigeria’s two major rivers, the River Niger and the River Benue. The State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Hon. Kingsley Femi Fanwo, made the call on Wednesday in Lokoja while...

Sen. Natasha Returns to Senate After 6-Month Suspension

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, on Tuesday formally resumed duties at the National Assembly following the unsealing of her office after six months of suspension. The Senator, who arrived at the National Assembly complex in Abuja on September 23, was accompanied by a crowd of supporters. Her office, located at Suite 2.05 in the Senate wing, had earlier been unlocked by an official of the Sergeant-at-Arms. “While we were in court, I read in...

Oluremi Tinubu Raises ₦20.4bn for National Library

First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu has disclosed that ₦20,456,188,924.93 has been raised for the completion of the long-delayed National Library in Abuja under her “Oluremi @65 Education Fund.” Addressing State House correspondents on Tuesday during her 65th birthday luncheon, Mrs Tinubu said she chose the library project as her gift to the nation instead of “cakes, gifts, or media adverts.” She explained that the funds have been mobilised through the Oluremi @65 Education Fund. Rejecting...

Abuja–Kaduna Train Set to Resume as NRC Wraps Up Repairs After Asham Derailment

Links Crash to Excessive Speeding, Emergency Brake Failure The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says substantial progress has been made in the recovery, repair, and safety assessment following the derailment of the Abuja–Kaduna train on 26 August 2025, at Asham, Kaduna State. In a statement issued on Tuesday by its Managing Director, Dr Kayode Opeifa, the NRC confirmed that its engineers had successfully re-railed and recovered all the coaches and locomotives involved in the incident. The...

68 Inmates Pass 2025 NECO Examination in Kano

The Kano State Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has announced that 68 inmates successfully passed the 2025 Senior Secondary School Examination (SSCE) conducted by the National Examination Council (NECO). The inmates took the examination under the Center for Inmates’ Continuity Education, a scheme established by the Correctional Service to allow inmates to pursue formal education. According to the Public Relations Officer of the command, CSC Musbahu Lawan Kofar Nasarawa, the feat was possible...

CBN Cuts Interest Rate to 27% As Inflation Eases

At its 302nd meeting, Nigeria’s Central Bank (CBN) on Tuesday reduced its Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by 50 basis points, bringing it down from 27.5 per cent to 27.0 per cent. Governor Olayemi Cardoso announced the decision, which was unanimous among the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). This is the first time in five years that the bank has cut interest rates. The interest rate is what the CBN uses to guide how much banks charge...

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