Ekiti Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport Receives NCAA Approval For Commercial Flight Operations

The Federal Government has given Ekiti Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport approval to commence scheduled flight operations, (otherwise known as commercial flights), effective October 4th. The development follows the expiration of the initial approval for a non-scheduled flight approval for the airport by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), in December 2024 and compliance with regulatory…

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Alleged Christian Genocide: US Rep Asks Trump To Tag Nigeria ‘Country Of Particular Concern

A lawmaker representing West Virginia’s Second District in the United States House of Congress, Rep Riley M. Moore, has written to President Donald Trump, asking the US government to immediately designate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concerns, CPC. The letter dated October 6, 2025, and addressed to Marco Rubio, Secretary of State, US Department…

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‘Balance Law With Compassion’, Peter Obi Urges Lagos On Trade Fair Demolitions

The Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called on the Lagos State government to balance law enforcement with compassion in its ongoing demolition of structures. Obi’s advice comes days after visiting the site of the demolished ASPAMDA Market at the Trade Fair Complex. The former Anambra State governor emphasized that legal justification should…

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Lawyer Urges Police To Probe Minister Over Alleged Certificate Forgery

Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has called on the police to investigate the Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Uche Nnaji, over allegations of certificate forgery. In an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Effiong said the inconsistencies in the minister’s academic records and the conflicting statements from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), and…

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Alleged Certificate Forgery: UNN Manipulating Nnaji’s Academic Files — Spokesman

Robert Ngwu, Spokesperson for the Minister of Science and Technology, Uchenna Nnaji, has alleged that the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) was tampering with and manipulating the academic files of the minister. The allegation comes as Nnaji is being accused of certificate forgery in 2023 following his political appointment. The Minister, who is currently embroiled…

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Natasha Returns As Senate Resumes Plenary After 10-Week Recess

The Senate resumed plenary on Tuesday after a 10-week recess, with  the Senate President Godswill Akpabio presiding over the session. Noticeable presence at the Senate chambers on Tuesday was the embattled Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who is returning after a six-month suspension. In a show of international solidarity, some senators arrived at the…

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2027: Verify Candidates’ Certificates Before Polls – Peter Obi To INEC

Former Labour Party Presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to verify certificates submitted by candidates running for public office to prevent people with questionable backgrounds from being elected. Obi made this call in a post on his verified X handle on Monday. He recalled…

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Nigeria’s Anglican Communion Faults Mullally’s Appointment As Archbishop Of Canterbury

The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has faulted the appointment of Bishop Sarah Mullally as the new Archbishop of Canterbury. It stated that the news of her emergence was a “devastating” development that “ignores the current situation and challenges being faced by the Anglican Communion”. This was contained in a statement by the Archbishop, Metropolitan…

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NNPCL Blames Cooking Gas Scarcity, Price Hike On PENGASSAN Strike

The Group Chief Executive of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bayo Ojulari, has attributed the recent scarcity in cooking gas to a temporary loading and disruption during the strike action by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). According to him, the industrial action had halted operations for several…

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2027: I Am Under Serious Pressure To Join ADC – Tunde Bakare

Founder of Citadel Global Community Church, Tunde Bakare, says he is under serious pressure from political stakeholders to join the African Democratic Congress, ADC. Bakare disclosed this on Saturday at the first edition of the Citadel School of Governance Dialogue Series tagged ‘Nigeria at 65: Historical Reflections, Futuristic Projection’ in Oregun, Lagos, ruling out the…

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