The Abia State Government has queried the loyalty of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, citing the outcome of the 2023 general elections in which the lawmaker won his senatorial seat but the APC presidential candidate lost in his constituency. The state government was reacting to Kalu’s recent declaration that the All […] The post Why Did Tinubu Lose In Your Constituency? – Abia Govt Questions Orji Kalu’s Loyalty appeared first on Naija News.
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Venezuela’s National Assembly on Monday swore in Delcy Rodriguez as interim president, two days after United States special forces captured President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in a shock military operation that has drawn global condemnation. Rodriguez, who previously served as vice president under Maduro, took the oath of office during an emergency […] The post Venezuela Swears In Delcy Rodriguez As Interim President After Maduro’s Arrest appeared first on Naija News.
The deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has urged Igbo people to support the re-election bid of President Bola Tinubu. Kalu, who represents Bende Federal Constituency, stated this during a series of courtesy visits across the three senatorial zones of Abia State, Abia North, Central and Abia South. He argued that the […] The post Do Not Waste Your Votes Just To Prove A Point – Benjamin Kalu Urges Igbos To Back Tinubu appeared first on Naija News.
Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued a retired senior military officer, Col. Ajanaku, who was abducted by gunmen from his residence in Bassa Local Government Area. According to Zagazola Makama, the retired officer was kidnapped at about 12:45 a.m. on January 5 from his house opposite the Salvation Army Church along Rukuba Road. Security […] The post Photos: Troops Rescue Retired Colonel Abducted In Plateau appeared first on Naija News.
The leader of the Hausa community in Ibadanland, Alhaji Ali Ɗahiru Zungeru, is dead. Zungeru died on Monday evening, barely a few months after he was turbaned as the Sarkin Hausawa of Ibadanland. He succeeded his elder brother, Ahmadu Dahiru Zungeru, continuing a family legacy, as their father, Alhaji Dahiru Zungeru, had also served as […] The post Sarkin Hausawa Of Ibadanland Is Dead appeared first on Naija News.
A former Minister of External Affairs and respected diplomat, Bolaji Akinyemi, has condemned the recent invasion of Venezuela by United States special forces, describing it as a reckless provocation that could plunge the world into a catastrophic conflict. Akinyemi, a former Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, said the United States, under President […] The post Venezuela: Ex-Minister Accuses Trump Of Provoking Third World War appeared first on Naija News.
Prominent Niger Delta activist and member of the Rivers State Elders Forum, Ann Kio-Briggs, has condemned recent remarks by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, regarding the political future of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara. In an interview with Punch, Kio-Briggs described Wike’s vow to block Fubara’s re-election in 2027 as a […] The post Fubara: ‘Wike Doesn’t Own Rivers, He Doesn’t Own The People’ – Kio-Briggs appeared first on Naija News.
Prince Emmanuel Kanu, younger brother of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has issued a stern warning to those celebrating and mocking the IPOB leader’s recent conviction. In a Facebook post on Monday, Prince Emmanuel declared that the individuals allegedly responsible for the “unjust” sentencing of his brother would […] The post Reckoning Awaits Those Mocking Nnamdi Kanu – Brother Warns appeared first on Naija News.
Former world heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, is seriously considering retiring from the sport following a fatal car accident in Nigeria that claimed the lives of two of his closest aides, his uncle Adedamola Joshua has revealed. The 36-year-old British-Nigerian boxer narrowly escaped death last week after a Lexus SUV he was travelling in crashed […] The post Accident Forces Anthony Joshua To Consider Retirement — Uncle appeared first on Naija News.
Former Chairman of Emuoha Local Government Area in Rivers State, Chidi Lloyd, has faulted the call by the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Basiru, asking the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to resign. Lloyd said such a call was misguided, as the power to appoint or remove […] The post Fubara: ‘You Cannot Ask Wike To Resign’ – Lloyd Tells Basiru appeared first on Naija News.
