Author: David Great

The Presidency has fired back at the African Democratic Congress (ADC) over its recent comments on the burial of former President Muhammadu Buhari, describing the party’s statement as “an opportunistic exercise in manufactured outrage.” In a strongly worded press release issued on Saturday and signed by Sunday Dare, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communications, the Tinubu administration accused the ADC of exploiting Buhari’s death for political attention. “The latest outburst from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) regarding former President Buhari’s state burial is nothing but an opportunistic exercise in manufactured outrage — a laughable tantrum by…

Senator Francis Adenigba Fadahunsi, who represents Osun East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The lawmaker disclosed his resignation in a letter he personally signed, dated June 12, 2025. The letter was addressed to the Ward Party Chairman of Ward 4, Obokun Local Government Area, Osun State. Explaining the reasons behind his decision, Senator Fadahunsi pointed to internal crises within the PDP since the 2023 general elections, including prolonged legal battles and internal divisions. In his resignation letter, Fadahunsi wrote, “I wish to formally notify you that I am resigning my…

Tragedy struck on Friday in Zangon Kaya, Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State, as four people lost their lives after drowning in a blocked waterway. The Kano State Fire Service confirmed the incident in a statement issued by its Public Relations Officer, Saminu Abdullahi. According to the statement, the incident occurred on Friday afternoon. Abdullahi said, “We received an emergency call at about 13:48 hrs from one Rabiu Yusif that four people had fallen into a waterway blocked that had accumulated due to the railway line construction. We immediately sent our rescue team to the scene. Two of…

The Lagos State Taskforce has intensified its enforcement drive against commercial motorcycle operators, commonly known as Okada, by seizing 63 motorcycles in a fresh clampdown across the state. According to a statement issued on Friday by the Director of Press & Public Affairs for the Taskforce, Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, the operation is part of efforts to curtail the activities of “recalcitrant Okada operators” who continue to defy the state’s ban on motorcycles along major highways, bridges, and other restricted routes. The Taskforce Chairman, CSP Adetayo Akerele, disclosed that the operation was carried out in areas such as Mile 2 Oke Bridge,…

The Nigeria Customs Service, Area 2 Command, Onne Ports, has intercepted 16 containers loaded with illicit pharmaceutical products and other contraband items, with a duty-paid value of ₦20.549 billion. Announcing the seizure at a press briefing on Friday, the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, said the items were smuggled into the country through deceptive methods aimed at evading regulatory scrutiny. He explained that the discovery followed intensified intelligence-led operations conducted in collaboration with sister agencies. “The Nigeria Customs Service remains steadfast in its commitment to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration’s policy objectives of securing our borders, protecting public health, and…

Former Chief of Staff to the late President Muhammadu Buhari, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, has disclosed how some individuals within the presidency bypassed him to send secret memos directly to Buhari, despite formal directives that all correspondences should pass through his office. Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television’s programme Inside Sources on Friday, Gambari explained that although Buhari publicly instructed that memos be routed through the Chief of Staff, certain appointees exploited the president’s informal nature and close relationships to smuggle messages to him. “They knew his weak moment, they knew when to smuggle (memos) because they knew him as…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Muhammad Babangida, son of former military ruler Ibrahim Babangida, as Chairman of the Bank of Agriculture, following its recent restructuring. This announcement was made in a statement issued on Friday by Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy. Babangida, 53, holds a degree in Business Administration and a Master’s in Public Relations and Business Communication from the European University in Switzerland. “He also completed an Executive Program on Corporate Governance at Harvard Business School in 2002,” the statement added. Buhari: Obasanjo, Babangida, Osinbajo, Governors, others mourn former president The…

Arsenal have completed the signing of England midfielder Noni Madueke from Chelsea for a reported fee of £48.5m. Madueke signed a five-year contract at Emirates Stadium, with his fee expected to rise over £50m with add-ons. The North London-born winger joined Chelsea from Dutch side PSV Eindhoven in January 2023 for £30m and has since made 92 appearances in all competitions, scoring 20 goals and providing nine assists. The 23-year-old was part of Chelsea’s squad at the Club World Cup in the United States but left the camp before last Sunday’s 3-0 win against Paris St-Germain in the final to…

The Nigeria Police Force has successfully rescued 31 kidnap victims during two separate operations carried out in Taraba and Edo States. This was revealed in a statement released on Friday by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi. “In a sustained effort against banditry and kidnapping, the Nigeria Police Force has again recorded significant breakthroughs in Taraba and Edo States, successfully rescuing 31 kidnapped victims in two separate coordinated operations,” Adejobi stated. In Edo State, the rescue operation took place on Friday, July 11, 2025, at about 7:20 pm. According to the statement, police operatives from the state command…

In a series of coordinated military operations across Nigeria, troops have rejected a bribe of ₦13.7 million from suspected terrorists in Plateau State, neutralised multiple bandits, and arrested criminal suspects, including two members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), according to the Defence Headquarters. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Markus Kangye, announced the developments during a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday, covering operations conducted from July 9 to 16, 2025. Kangye revealed that troops of Operation Safe Haven, while responding to a distress call on the Jos–Sanga Road, intercepted a bullet-ridden vehicle occupied…