Category Archives: National News

Peter Obi Praises Buhari’s Verdict On Population Cennsus

Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi has applauded the Buhari-led federal government’s decision to postpone Nigeria’s 2023 population census, BGT News reports. Obi reacts FGN's decision to postpone the 2023 Population and Housing Census, scheduled for 3-7 May 2023, to

Our Mandate Was Stolen – LP Replies Buhari

The Labour Party (LP) says the All Progressives Congress (APC) did not win the presidential election but “stole” the the people’s mandate. The LP was reacting to a comment by President Muhammadu Buhari that opposition parties lost the poll due

I Don’t Believe In Nigeria, Again – Wole Soyinka

World-renowned Nobel laureate and Scholar, Wole Soyinka, has lost faith in Nigeria has country In a statement on Friday, Soyinka, who was reacting to the controversy that followed the presidential election results, said ridding the country of time servers who

NNPC Stole Over N102bn Crude oil Deliveries – SENATE

The Nigerian Senate has once again accused the Leadership of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation of stealing oil delivery BGT News Learnt that the Senate on Wednesday indicted Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited for poor record-keeping for crude oil deliveries

We Are Not Recruiting , They Are Scammers – NCC

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has released a fresh warning against scammers advertisement in Nigeria. They released the warning as the National agency informs the public that it is not recruiting at the moment despite the social media showing there

2023 Election: Atiku In A Close Door Meeting With Obasanjo

Former PDP Presidential Aspirant Atiku Abubakar on Saturday paid a coutesy visit to former President Olusegun Obasanjo at his residence in Abeokuta, Ogun State. BGTNEWS gathered that the Waziri of Adamawa was at Obasanjo’s home to discuss his presidential bid

Biden Nominates Onyika Brown Jackson To U.S. Supreme Court

United States President Joe Biden is set to announce Judge Ketanji Onyika Brown Jackson as his Supreme Court nominee on Friday. Mr Biden had pledged to announce his nominee by the end of February to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice

Putin Bans British Airlines Operations In Russia

British airlines have been banned from landing at Russia’s airports and from crossing its airspace, the Russian civil aviation regulator has said. Russia said the move was a response to “the unfriendly decisions by the UK aviation authorities”. On Thursday,

Just In: Buhari Signs Electoral Amendment Bill Into Law

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the newly adjusted Electoral Amendment bill into law. BGTNEWS Understands that the president signed the bill about at the Presidential Villa on Thursday – in the presence of the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, the Speaker

NDLEA : Court Gives Fresh Verdicts On Abba Kyari’s Bail Request

  The bail application filed by the Nigerian super Cub, Abba Kyari, received a boost on Thursday at the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. In a ruling on Thursday, the presiding judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo ordered the National Drug