President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will confer national honours on select federal lawmakers during a special joint sitting of the National Assembly on Thursday, June 12, to commemorate Nigeria’s Democracy Day. This was disclosed in a statement released in Abuja on Sunday by the House of Representatives’ spokesman, Akin Rotimi Jr. According to Rotimi Jr., a special joint sitting of the National Assembly will hold on June 12 to mark this year’s Democracy Day, with President...

Justice Mohammed Lawal Uwais, former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), has died at the age of 88. The family, in a press release confirming his demise on Friday, said: “Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilaihir Rajiun. It’s with a heavy heart, full of gratitude to Allah Subahanahu Wata’ala, that we announce the passing of our father, Justice Muhammadu Lawal Uwais, former Chief Justice of the Federation.” Funeral rites of the former CJN who died on Friday were...

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno on Friday defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). While making the pronouncement, the Governor noted that the move followed “three months of wide consultation” with stakeholders across the state. He said, “For some time now, the political space, particularly in this state and the nation in general, has been awash with the news of my likely movement from the PDP, the platform...

Mbosi, a community in Ihiala LGA of Anambra State, burdened by the ongoing security challenge in Anambra State, has demanded that Governor Soludo’s Special Adviser on Security, Hon. Ken Emeakayi, fulfill his side of their bargain or refund the sum of N250 million raised by the community stakeholders and handed to him for security purposes. In a letter by the traditional ruler of Mbosi community, His Royal Highness, Igwe Dr. Greg Nwokora, which was addressed...

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nigerian Muslims and the global Muslim Ummah on the occasion of Eid-el- Kabir, preaching resilience, tolerance and compassion. In a press statement on the occasion of the 2025 Eid-el-Kabir, Tinubu said, “Eid-el-Kabir represents the high point of the sacred first ten days of Dhul Hijjah, a period filled with opportunities for acts of worship and good deeds. It is a time for gratitude to Almighty Allah for His countless mercies upon...