Renee Nicole Good, who was shot and killed by a US immigration agent on Wednesday in the midwestern city of Minneapolis, was an “extremely compassionate” person, her mother told the Minnesota Star-Tribune newspaper. “She was extremely compassionate. She’s taken care of…
• KPMG flags gaps, ambiguities; Budget Office DG dismisses ‘wrong notions’• Ex-CBN dep gov defends Tinubu’s reforms, says economy showing resilience Nigeria’s new tax laws have reopened a sharp fault line between expert warnings and official assurances, with auditors flagging…
The political feud between Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, now FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, did not stem from ideological or governance disagreements. It arose from a broken succession pact. Mr Wike engineered Mr Fubara’s emergence, apparently to…
By Peter Duru Makurdi—No fewer than eight persons have been killed in a deadly supremacy battle between rival cult groups across parts of Benue State, including Makurdi, the state capital, and Jato Aka, in Kwande Local Government Area, in what…
• As Bayelsa CP, JTF commanders seek inter-agency synergy against crime• Otu receives Naval Chief, recommits to strategic security partnerships The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has expressed commitment to capacity building and welfare-driven interventions in the Nigeria Police Force. Egbetokun said…
“I forecast that by 29 May or earlier, the president will replace ministers, especially those who have since outlived their IOU value. As pressure mounts ahead of the pre-election year, no fewer than five of them will be replaced or…
By Idowu Bankole A former Caretaker Committee Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State, Robinson Ewor, has expressed concern that Rivers State do not have an appropriated budget for the 2026 fiscal year. Ewor expressed the concern on…
Actors and filmmakers in the Nollywood industry on Thursday converged in Lagos for a service of songs held in memory of late actress and producer Allwell Ademola. The solemn event, which took place at LTV8, drew several of her colleagues,…
The family of an Abuja-based lawyer, Nwamaka Mediatrix Chigbo, has announced her death after some unidentified kidnappers abducted her. In a statement on Thursday, the family said Nwamaka, a former treasurer of the FCT branch of the Nigerian Bar Association…
By Progress Godfrey ABUJA — The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have introduced new rules to ensure faster refunds for failed airtime and data purchases, following rising consumer complaints over debits without value. The…