President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of the Republic of Türkiye has said his country is targeting a $5 billion trade volume with Nigeria, as both nations move to deepen economic, security and diplomatic cooperation. President Erdogan disclosed this on Tuesday in Ankara during a joint press briefing with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who is on a State Visit to Türkiye, according to a statement by presidential aide Bayo Onanuga. President Erdogan noted that discussions aimed at...

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has criticised the Nigerian military over its handling of an alleged plot to overthrow the Federal Government, accusing it of misleading the public and failing to take responsibility for its earlier denial. The criticism followed the military’s announcement on Monday that some officers would be arraigned before a military judicial panel over their alleged involvement in a coup plot. The disclosure came more than three...

The Kano State Government has been hit by a fresh wave of resignations following the exit of four members of the state executive council, including Mustapha Kwankwaso, son of former governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. Mustapha Kwankwaso resigned as Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development and as a member of the Kano State Executive Council, on Monday following Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP)....

The Anambra State Government has ordered the closure of the Onitsha Main Market for one week over what it described as a “protracted economic sabotage” arising from the continued observance of the Monday sit-at-home directive. The directive was announced by Governor Charles Soludo on Monday, with a warning that similar action would be taken against any other market in the state found shutting down business activities on Mondays. Announcing the decision, the Governor said the...

Mrs. Foluke Osafile, member representing Amuwo-Odofin Constituency-01 in the Lagos State House of Assembly has defected to the African Democratic Party (ADC). Osafile, who was elected into the Lagos State House of Assembly on the platform of the Labour Party was received into ADC on Sunday by the chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the party, Hon. George Ashiru. Ashiru described Osafile’s decision as a bold and patriotic move, saying it reflects the growing confidence...

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has said he “misses” the leadership style of former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, asserting that national decision-making has changed since Osinbajo left office. Governor Makinde spoke on Saturday during the 60th birthday celebration of Samson Ajetomobi, president of The Men of Issachar Vision Incorporated and overseer of Redemption Faith Churches, held in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Former Vice-President Osinbajo was among the dignitaries at the event. Addressing Osinbajo directly,...

IPOB Reacts, Insists Sit-at-Home Is Lawful Protest The Anambra State Government has announced that it will begin deducting the salaries of civil servants who fail to report for work on Mondays in observance of the sit-at-home order associated with the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The Commissioner for Information, Dr Law Mefor, disclosed the policy decision on Saturday, while briefing journalists in Awka after a State Executive Council (SEC) retreat held on Friday. According to...

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has criticised the resignation and defection of Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, describing his decision as a “betrayal of the trust reposed in him by the people of the state.” The party dismissed Governor Yusuf’s claim that his resignation was prompted by an irredeemable crisis within the NNPP, calling the allegation “baseless and an afterthought.” In a statement, the NNPP National Publicity Secretary, Bamofin Ladipo Johnson, said...