After months of fleeing abroad to evade arrest, the founder and General Overseer of The Turn of Mercy Church, Prophet Adefolusho Aanu Olasele (alias Abbas Ajakaiye) has been arrested by operatives of the National...
Prominent Igbo figures join forces to restore peace and deliver an unforgettable Igbo Day 2025. The Lagos State chapter of Ohanaeze Ndigbo held its General Meeting on August 9, 2025, in Surulere, reaffirming its...
Concerns over the Igbo community’s safety in Lagos have deepened following the death of Mr. Paul Ahanaonu, an Igbo resident of Abulado, who succumbed to injuries sustained from the mob attack. According to multiple...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is reportedly pushing a sweeping set of licensing fee increases that would dramatically raise the cost of doing business for clearing agents, bonded terminals, and ship chandlers. According to...
Hon. Kabiru Amadu, popularly known as Mai Palace, has renovated 80 cemeteries as a constituency project in Zamfara. Speaking during the project inauguration on Tuesday, the lawmaker representing Gusau/Tsafe Federal Constituency, announced that the...
The Nigerian Navy says its Special Forces dismantled at least 70 illegal refinery sites and seized more than 400,000 litres of stolen crude oil across the Niger Delta in July 2025 alone. The claims...
Aiming to strengthen security along Nigeria’s waterways, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Western Marine Command and the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Lagos Marine Command have launched a three-day training programme. The exercise kicked off...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC) has shut down an illegal quarrying site in the Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, arresting 13 suspects in the process. The operation...
Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo (SAN), has reacted to an airport incident involving ValueJet airline and popular musician, Ayinde Marshall, also known as K1 de Ultimate or Kwam 1. On August 5, the...
The Federal Government, through the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has assured Nigerians that Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in food are safe for consumption, provided proper safety evaluations and...
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has expressed growing concern about Nigeria’s economic trajectory, arguing that the country has pursued policies that are, in essence, destined to cripple its economy. Speaking on Channels...
Peter Ameh, the former national chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), says the pulse from northern Nigeria shows broad acceptance for presidential hopeful Peter Obi and his single-term proposal. Speaking on Channels Television’s...
Kogi State Government has announced that the newly signed Food for Lagos partnership is poised to significantly boost the income and prosperity of local farmers. The government reaffirmed its dedication to transforming the state’s...
Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) is set to blacklist popular Fuji musician, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal (KWAM1), following his airport drama with officials of Value Jet airline at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. This...
His memoir promises a deep dive into the trials and triumphs that shaped one of Nigeria’s most prominent business careers. Femi Otedola has opened up about the staggering scale of his financial setbacks amid...
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced that it discovered technical bugs in the just-released 2025 examination results. A statement issued by the WAEC Public Affairs Department on Thursday said that following public...
The Kaduna Police Command bomb squad has uncovered military-grade unexploded ordnance and recovered arms and ammunition at a scrap depot in the Kudendan Industrial Layout of Kaduna South Local Government Area of the state....
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has categorically denied reports that its chairman, Ola Olukoyede, abducted the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Ltd (NNPCL) and forced him to...
Dr. Bashir Jamoh, the former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has declared his intention to contest the Kaduna North Senatorial seat in the upcoming 2027 general elections. His announcement...
The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has issued a strong statement demanding the deregistration of four key freight forwarding associations under the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria...
Development aimed at fostering smoother international trade, the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Nigeria have issued a crucial warning to stakeholders in the maritime and trade sectors: avoid...
Boosting fleet safety and compliance, Panama has announced significant changes to its ship registration policies. The Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) will now cease accepting applications to register oil tankers and bulk carriers that are...
To combat illegal activities, the Nigerian Navy’s Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Badagry, Lagos State, successfully intercepted seven fibre boats transporting multiple bags of foreign parboiled rice along the Badagry–Porto-Novo creek. Crackdown on Cross-Border Smuggling...
Nigeria Wins / Secures Fifth Consecutive FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Title as South Sudan Makes Historic Medal Debut The 2025 FIBA AfroBasket Women’s Championship, Nigeria’s D’Tigress lifted the trophy for a record fifth straight time,...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has given final conditions that will make peace return to the Peoples Democratic Party. The Minister insisted that the South-South zonal congress of the party...
Former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi has maintained that he would only govern for one term if elected as President in 2027. Peter Obi had come under attack for vowing to govern for four...
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has called on Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to tender an apology, warning that the Senate is not a reality show. Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan had made two attempts to resume plenary...
Recently, Very dark man shared a post that touches on acceptance and hypocrisy. However, it seems more like an attempt to gain social media validation, acceptance by Nigerians, rather than an honest reflection of...
The security guard, David Moses, has confessed to killing a school nurse and a 14-month-old child at a school in the Dawaki area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Moses claimed he was...
In recent times, the relentless assault on actress and activist Iyabo Ojo has raised eyebrows and questions. Behind the barrage of accusations and hostility lies a web of personal vendettas, envy, and a shared...
Nigerians body-shamed Nelo, Fatbutfit, into surgery in Room, and she did not make it out alive. Nelo was bullied—people made negative comments and judgments about her physical appearance, especially her stomach, while she was...
The Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC), the regulatory authority overseeing ports and maritime activities in Nigeria, has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to the realisation of the critical Isiala Ngwa Inland Dry Port (IDP) project in...
To enhance trade facilitation and align with international best practices, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced the transition from the current Fast Track Cargo Clearance Scheme to the globally recognised Authorised Economic Operator...