Youths Lock NVRI Gates As Berom Community Protests FCAHPT Provost’s Appointment
As of press time, neither the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security nor the college management had issued an official statement regarding the protesters' demand Activities were disrupted at the National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI), Vom, after protesting youths from the Berom host community locked the main gates leading into the institute and other federal institutions within the complex...
[VIDEO] I Don’t Think Tinubu’s Govt Believes In Budgets It Presents — Seun Onigbinde
Seun Onigbinde, who is a co-founder of BudgIT, said that the President Bola Tinubu administration has a significant revenue problem. Co-founder of BudgIT, Seun Onigbinde, has criticised the Federal Government budgeting process, saying he does not think that the President Bola Tinubu administration believes in the budgets it presents before the National Assembly. Onigbinde, who spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday,...
PHOTOS: Fire Guts Section Of Justrite Superstore Building In Akowonjo Area Of Lagos
Footage of the inferno, shared on social media and by the agency, showed smoke billowing from the rooftop. An early-morning fire has gutted a part of the Justrite Superstore in the Akowonjo area of Lagos State. The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, however, said the incident, which happened at a store around Jimoh Bus Stop, Egbeda-Akowonjo, Lagos, was extinguished by...
Senate Threatens Sanctions Over MDAs’ Failure To Honour Invitations
It directed all government agencies to honour invitations issued by the Senate and its committees and appear whenever required. The Senate has warned all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and Government-owned Enterprises (GOEs) that continued failure to honour invitations from the National Assembly will attract sanctions in line with the 1999 Constitution (as amended). The warning followed the adoption of a...
Akpabio Apologises To Oshiomhole Over ‘Unsenatorial’ Remark, Says Truce Remains
The controversy began in June 2026 during a Senate Public Accounts Committee hearing into alleged ₦210 trillion financial discrepancies in NNPCL's audited accounts. Senate President Godswill Akpabio has apologised to Senator Adams Oshiomhole for describing one of his earlier remarks as “unsenatorial”, saying the disagreement between them has been resolved. Akpabio made the apology during plenary on Thursday while referring to...
Nigeria To Host CAF General Assembly In November
The CAF General Assembly is the highest decision-making meeting of African football. It brings together presidents of football associations and representatives of the continent’s 54-member nations. Nigeria’s place at the heart of African football will take centre stage once again as it prepares to host the Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) 48th Ordinary General Assembly on November 21. It will bring...
Court Sentences Suspects In Oriire Abduction To Life Imprisonment
Their sentencing will start from the date of their arrest The Federal High Court, Abuja, has sentenced three suspects in the abduction of students and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State to life imprisonment. According to the court, the sentencing of Abdulrazak Umar, alias Abu Khalifa/Abu Khalid; Yunusa Musa, alias Yunusa Bin Musa; and Shamsu Adamu Sani, alias...
Reps Pass State Police Bill As Opposition Lawmakers Stage Walkout
The minority caucus pointed out what it described as breaches of the Constitution and the Standing Orders of the House The House of Representatives has passed the constitutional alteration bill seeking to establish state police after 311 lawmakers voted in support of the proposal, meeting the constitutionally required two-thirds majority. However, the passage sparked protests from members of the minority caucus,...
Tinubu Approves 12 Divisions For Nigerian Army, Recruitment Of 28,000 Personnel
The presidency said that the implementation of the new force structure would be done in two phases, with the first and second phases to be completed by September 2026 and December 2026, respectively. In a bid to enhance the country’s security architecture and improve the operational effectiveness of the Nigerian Army, President Bola Tinubu has approved the expansion of the...
[FULL LIST] 68 Lawyers Elevated To Rank Of Senior Advocate
The successful candidates include 67 advocates and one academic applicant. The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has approved the elevation of 68 legal practitioners to the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). The decision was taken at the committee’s 174th Plenary Session held on Thursday, July 23, 2026, under the chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat...
