A notorious bandit leader, Isya Akwashi Garwa, has reportedly released 28 abducted persons in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State following a peace arrangement with local authorities. Garwa, armed with an AK-47 rifle and ammunition, handed over the victims to officials of the local council on Wednesday. Naija News understands that those freed were mostly residents of…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has accused President Bola Tinubu of failing to understand the constitutional division of powers between him and state governors. The PDP on Wednesday, through its Deputy National Youth Leader, Timothy Osadolor, accused President Tinubu of exceeding his constitutional powers in suspending Governor Siminilayi Fubara during the period of Emergency Rule in Rivers…
A former Commissioner for Information in Rivers State, Ibim Semenitari, has expressed excitement over the termination of emergency rule in the state. Naija News reports that President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday lifted the state of emergency imposed on Rivers on March 18. Featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, Semenitari said Tinubu’s decision to lift…
The Chinese language, Mandarin, has officially been included as one of the foreign languages to be taught in senior secondary schools across Nigeria, following a recent review of the national curriculum. This announcement was made on Tuesday by the Secretary of Education for the Federal Capital Territory, Dr. Danlami Hayyo, during the inauguration of the 14th…
The Ogun State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu, has indicated that the state is implementing federal government policies designed to rejig the curriculum to ensure that students achieve optimal performance. The federal government recently released approved subject offerings for Nigeria’s newly revised Basic and Senior Secondary Education Curriculum. According to a…
The outgoing Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), has defended the state of emergency declared in the state, saying it was the only viable option to restore peace and stability. Naija News understands that President Bola Tinubu had, on March 18, 2025, imposed emergency rule following a prolonged political impasse and heightened insecurity in…
The Deputy Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State, Hon. Aliyu Yakubu Barde, has died. Family sources confirmed to Leadership that Barde passed away on Tuesday in Lafia after a brief illness. He will be laid to rest in his hometown, Wamba, according to Islamic rites. Confirming the development, the State Secretary of the…
The member representing Umuahia North State Constituency in the Abia State House of Assembly, Akaliro Kelechi Anderson, has defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Labour Party (LP), further weakening the opposition’s grip in the state. In his resignation letter to the APC chairman of Umuahia North LGA, Akaliro blamed his decision on what he…
President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja from Paris following the conclusion of his work vacation. Naija News reports that he arrived at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Tuesday evening. He was received by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila, and the Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, among…
Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has reportedly endorsed the candidacy of Dr George Moghalu as the party’s candidate for the November 8, 2025, governorship election in Anambra State. The endorsement was confirmed in a statement signed and released on Tuesday by the National Coordinator of the movement, Yunusa Tanko. According to Tanko,…
