WIKE BANS USE OF MOBILE PHONES AT AGIS AFTER VIRAL CLASH WITH NAVAL OFFICER SPARKS OUTRAGE
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has imposed a sweeping ban on the use of mobile phones by staff of the Abuja Geographic Information Systems (AGIS) and the Department of Land Administration. The directive, contained in an internal memo from AGIS Head, Chijioke Nwankwoeze, affects all officers on Salary Grade Level 14 […]
DRAMA AS SOLDIERS BLOCK FCT MINISTER WIKE FROM ACCESSING ABUJA LAND
There was tension in Abuja on Tuesday when the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and his entourage were prevented by armed soldiers from accessing a parcel of land in the Gaduwa District. The soldiers reportedly stopped the minister and his team, insisting they were acting on orders, which led to a […]
NAFDAC SETS DECEMBER 2025 DEADLINE TO BAN ALCOHOL IN SACHETS AND SMALL BOTTLES
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has confirmed that the production and sale of alcoholic drinks packaged in sachets and bottles smaller than 200 millilitres will be completely banned by December 2025. NAFDAC’s Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, made this announcement during a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday. She […]
PRESIDENCY DISMISSES ALLEGATIONS OF CHRISTIAN GENOCIDE, REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO PEACE AND SECURITY
Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Policy Communication, has dismissed allegations of genocide against Christians in Nigeria, describing the country’s diplomatic response as firm, measured, and based on truth. Speaking during an interview Monday night, Bwala said the Tinubu administration had launched a global media campaign to clarify Nigeria’s position […]
GOVERNOR OKPEBHOLO REVOKES MOWAA LAND, RESTORES SITE TO BENIN CENTRAL HOSPITAL
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has officially revoked the land title previously granted to the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) by former Governor Godwin Obaseki, declaring that the property will return to its original purpose as the historic Benin Central Hospital. The decision, announced in a statement dated October 21, 2025, and released […]
FG OVERSHOOTS 2025 BORROWING TARGET BY 55.6%, MAY HIT 80% BY YEAR END
Nigeria’s rising debt curve has taken another sharp turn.The Federal Government has borrowed ₦17.36 trillion between January and October 2025 — overshooting its ₦10.9 trillion target for the same period by 55.6%, according to new fiscal data reviewed by VOS TV Business Desk. The 2025 budget had set total borrowing at ₦13.08 trillion for the […]
“DETTY DECEMBER SHOULD FUND THE FUTURE” — ATPN PRESIDENT TELLS DIASPORA NIGERIANS
The President of the Association of Tourism Practitioners of Nigeria, Femi Fadina, is challenging Nigerians in the diaspora to rethink what Detty December really means, saying it’s time to turn the festive fun into financial fuel for the country’s creative economy. Speaking exclusively ahead of the 2025 celebrations, Fadina told the News Agency of Nigeria […]
PFN, ISLAMIC COUNCIL CLASH OVER “CHRISTIAN GENOCIDE” ALLEGATION IN NIGERIA
The tension between Nigeria’s top religious bodies is heating up as the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria and the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs lock horns over claims of a Christian genocide in the country. At a press briefing in Abuja on Sunday, the Secretary-General of the NSCIA, Professor Is-haq Oloyede, dismissed the genocide narrative as […]
DRAMA AS IMMIGRATION SEIZES SENATOR NATASHA AKPOTI-UDUAGHAN’S PASSPORT AT THE AIRPORT
There was tension at a Nigerian airport on Monday after officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) allegedly seized Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s international passport, preventing her from traveling abroad. The lawmaker, who represents Kogi Central Senatorial District under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), went live on Instagram during the incident, accusing the officers of acting […]
TRAGEDY ON LAGOS-IBADAN EXPRESSWAY: FOUR FEARED DEAD, POLICE INSPECTOR AMONG VICTIMS IN MULTIPLE-TRUCK CRASH
At least four people have been feared dead and several others injured following a multiple-vehicle accident involving five articulated trucks on Kara Bridge, inward Mowe, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Thursday morning. Among the victims was a police inspector attached to the Lagos State Police Command, who was confirmed dead by the Lagos State Commissioner […]
