Governor Mohammed Bago of Niger State has granted full pardon to 11 inmates who had been sentenced to death for their roles in a deadly communal clash. The announcement was made in Minna on Tuesday by the state’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Nasiru Mu’azu. He said the inmates were convicted in connection with a violent conflict between the Gaba and Anfani communities in Lavun Local Government Area, a dispute that tragically claimed lives...

The Catholic Bishop of Yola Diocese, Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza, has charged Nigerian Journalists to be objective in their reportage and desist from reporting on issues that will bring chaos in society. Bishop Mamza gave the reminder while addressing Journalists at his residence in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, to commemorate the 2025 World Communication Week. He noted that reporting will bring positive development in all strata of life, and people would support them in...

A group of lawyers and members of civil society organisation (CSO), under the aegies of Concerned Nigerian Youths Forum, on Monday stormed the office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, with a petition, demanding the suspension of Engr. Farouk Ahmed, the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). In the petition signed by Barrister Aquila Kendo, the group claimed that Ahmed’s...

In a bid to boost the industrial sector, the Executive Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Usman Ododo, has commissioned the Kogi State Bank of Industry’s (BOI) office, located at the Kogi State Investment House, Lokoja, Kogi State capital. The Governor, while speaking on the occasion of the launching on Monday, noted that the development is expected to transform Kogi State’s industrial sector and boost the state’s economic development. According to Ododo, he’s not just commissioning...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed displeasure over what it called an unfair assessment of President Bola Tinubu’s two years in office,  accusing former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi and former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-rufai of being united in a desperation for self-serving power. Felix Morka, the National Publicity Secretary of the party, in a press statement on Monday noted that the party strongly rejects the baseless...

Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State has fully cleared N98.8 billion debt owed by the Kogi State Government, within 15 months in office. In the briefing by the Commissioner of Finance, Budget and Economic Planning, Mukadam Asiwaju Asiru Idris during the State Executive Council Meeting held on Monday in Lokoja, outlined the breakdown of the settled debts to include, the N5 billion Series 1 and N3 billion Series 2 bonds taken by the former Governor HE...

The Federal Government has declared Friday, 6th June, and Monday, 9th June, 2025 as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Adha celebration. This was announced in a statement issued by the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on behalf of the Federal Government on Monday, 2nd June. Dr Tunji-Ojo congratulated all Muslims in Nigeria and across the globe on the joyous occasion, urging them to reflect on the significance of the festival by embracing the...