President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja on Wednesday (today) for a state visit to France, following an invitation from French President Emmanuel Macron, according to a statement from the State House on Tuesday. The three-day visit is aimed at strengthening political, economic, and cultural relations between both nations. It will focus on creating partnerships in agriculture, security, education, health, youth engagement, innovation, and energy transition. President Tinubu and First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, will be...

The Supreme Court has affirmed Barrister Sly Ezeokenwa as the authentic National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) by In a unanimous judgment, a five-member panel of the apex court held that Edozie Njoku was wrongly laying claim to APGA chairmanship. The court clarified that its earlier judgment, which Njoku relied on to claim the chairmanship, did not confer on him any enforceable rights. Justice Stephen Adah, who read the lead judgment, emphasized...

The Enugu State Governor Dr. Peter Mbah has presented a budget of nine hundred and seventy-one billion, eighty-four million naira only (N971,084,000,000) for the year 2025 to the State House of Assembly for consideration and approval. Presenting the budget tagged: ‘Budget of Exponential Growth and Inclusive Prosperity’ on Tuesday in Enugu, Mbah revealed the 2025 budget estimate is 86.4 percent higher than the 2024 revised budget; year 2024 budget of five hundred and twenty-one billion,...

Former Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has again honoured the invitation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged misappropriation of funds. The former Governor went to the office with his lawyers on Tuesday morning, following the Supreme Court judgment which dismissed states’ case on the constitutionality of the anti-graft agency. Bello drove himself in a black hilux to the EFCC office with his lawyers. At the last hearing on November 14,...

Taraba state government has vowed to tackle poverty with the majority of the population living in poverty. The state Commissioner for the Ministry of Cooperative and Poverty Alleviation in Taraba State, Habu James Philip who disclosed this said the ministry had identified vulnerable groups, the less privileged and the poor, and worked towards alleviating or eradicating their hardships to improve their livelihood through collaborations with stakeholders. He added that before this administration, insecurity was a...