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A web of corruption allegations has tightened around Abdullahi Rogo, the Director-General of Protocol to Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf, after bureau de change (BDC) operators and the state’s former Accountant General implicated him in a staggering ₦6.5 billion fraud and money laundering scheme.According to exclusive documents and witness statements obtained by investigators at theContinueContinue reading “Kano Governor’s Aide Engulfed in N6.5bn Corruption Scandal: BDC Operators, Accountant General Implicate Rogo in Multi-Billion Naira Fraud”

History was made on Thursday, August 28, 2025, when Hon. Rachel Kufre Nse was inaugurated as the South-South representative on the Board of the newly established North Central Development Commission (NCDC). The ceremony, held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja and presided over by the Minister for regional development-  Abubakar Momoh, was notContinueContinue reading “Rachel Kufre Nse Joins NCDC Board: A Bridge for Inclusivity”

The Nation online news has announced that, KAFIN HAUSA, JIGAWA — Hundreds of enthusiastic youths on Sunday thronged Kafin Hausa town, headquarters of Kafin Hausa Local Government Area in Jigawa State, in a show of solidarity for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima ahead of the 2027 general elections.The political rally, whichContinueContinue reading “Jigawa Youths Storm Streets in Massive Rally for Tinubu’s 2027 Re-election Bid”

By Matthew Atungwu | September 1, 2025 Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has strongly condemned the recently concluded local government elections in Rivers State, branding the exercise as nothing short of a “mockery of democracy.”Obi, who took to his official X (formerly Twitter) handle lateContinueContinue reading ““Mockery of Democracy”: Peter Obi Condemns Rivers LG Poll, Says Illegality Can Never Birth Legitimacy”

Tension has gripped Ebonyi State after suspected warlords gruesomely beheaded a middle-aged farmer, Dick Nnachi, in Oso Edda, Edda Local Government Area, leaving the community in shock and mourning.The chilling incident occurred on Thursday on Nnachi’s farmland, with his severed head still missing at press time.Announcing the development during the New Yam Festival at NguzuContinueContinue reading “Ebonyi Boils: Man Beheaded In Oso Edda, Council Chairman Threatens To Quit Over Endless Bloodshed”

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has ordered troops deployed to Plateau State and adjoining areas to go all out in flushing out criminal elements threatening peace in the region. He warned that compromise, indiscipline, or half-measures would no longer be tolerated.General Musa issued the directive in Jos, Plateau State, during theContinueContinue reading “CDS Musa Declares Total War on Criminals in Plateau, Renames Operation Safe Haven to ‘Operation Enduring Peace’”

University lecturers in Nigeria are once again on a collision course with the Federal Government as a widening gulf between their meagre pay and the lavish earnings of public office holders threatens to ignite another crisis in the ivory towers.At the heart of the agitation is the yawning disparity: a professor in a federal universityContinueContinue reading “Professors Earn Peanuts, Senators Pocket Millions: Nigeria’s Education in Peril”

The Nigerian Union of Retired Police Officers under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), with chapters spread across the 36 states of the federation including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has rejected a fresh invitation from the National Pension Commission (PENCOM) for dialogue, insisting that the only acceptable solution is the Nigeria Police Force’s complete withdrawalContinueContinue reading “Retired Police Officers Shun PENCOM Talks, Demand Total Exit from Contributory Pension Scheme”

By Pioneer News The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has expressed optimism that the emergency rule imposed on Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu will lapse on September 18, 2025, paving the way for a full return of democratic governance at the grassroots.Speaking after casting his vote in the ongoing localContinueContinue reading “Wike Assures: Rivers State Emergency Rule Ends September 18, Local Govt. Democracy To Return”

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has intensified its grassroots campaign on safe road practices, as its Corps Public Education Office (CPEO) continued its sensitisation rally across major Nigerian cities.In its latest outing at the bustling Obasanjo Junction, FRSC officials engaged motorists, pedestrians, and commercial drivers in an interactive session on the life-saving importance ofContinueContinue reading “🚦 FRSC Storms Obasanjo Junction With Road Safety Rally, Preaches Defensive Driving To Nigerians”