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The political landscape in Nigeria has seen numerous impeachment attempts against state governors, often driven by a mix of political rivalries, executive-legislative conflicts, and party struggles. While some governors have been successfully removed from office, others have managed to survive impeachment, either through judicial intervention, political negotiations, or strong party ...

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approved that the earlier postponed Party’s Zonal Congress in the South South Zone will now hold on Saturday, April 12, 2025. Naija News reports that this was made known in a statement on Sunday by the party’s National ...

The U.S. Secret Service shot a man during an armed confrontation near the White House early Sunday morning, triggering a swift law enforcement response. The incident occurred close to the intersection of 17th Street and F Street NW, just minutes from the White House, raising concerns over a potential security ...

A dealer of automobile spare parts based in Lagos, Levi Ubodoeze, has been apprehended by officials from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for his attempt to export two kilograms of cocaine hidden within vehicle propellers destined for Angola. The agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, shared ...

The federal government has adopted the Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) in Ijagun, Ogun State and made it a Federal University of education. This development was announced in a statement on Sunday by the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. The statement explained ...

The National Chairman of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Godknows Igali, has described the Supreme Court ruling on Rivers State as expected, stating that the state remains calm despite the recent political turbulence. Speaking on Channels Television’s Morning Brief, on Sunday, Igali emphasized that the Supreme Court’s intervention was necessary ...

The family of the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, has formally responded to claims made by former military ruler, General Ibrahim Babangida, in his recently released memoir, A Journey in Service. Naija News reports that Babangida alleged that Abacha was responsible for annulling the June 12, 1993, presidential ...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed counterfeit medications at the Moniya dump site located in the Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State. The Director General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, reported that these counterfeit drugs, valued at one hundred billion Naira, were ...

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has called for a meeting with the Martins Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly. Naija News reports that the meeting was disclosed in a letter to the Assembly by the Secretary to the State Government, Tammy Danagogo. The letter to the pro-Nyesom Wike Rivers ...

The Federal Government has transformed the General Hospital in Kumo, which was previously owned by the Gombe State government, into a Federal Medical Centre. This newly established Kumo Federal Medical Centre is the second federal medical facility in the state, following the Federal Teaching Hospital located in Gombe, the state ...