Human rights lawyer, Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, has faulted the proposed bill seeking to make voting mandatory in Nigeria, stating that he would rather be imprisoned than obey such a law. Agbakoba, who made this...
Armed assailants suspected to be affiliated with the infamous Lakurawa terrorists gang reportedly invaded Zagami village in the Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State on Sunday, abducting multiple Christian worshippers during a church...
Transparency International Nigeria has blamed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his predecessors, Muhammadu Buhari and Olusegun Obasanjo, for the years of unaccounted remittances and fraud in the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. Nigeria country...
Police brutality isn’t just about individual officers; it’s deeply rooted in societal attitudes and mindsets. An ideology that stirs up disregard, disrespect from a self-rooted thought/ idea embedded in us that, because we are...
The central bank of nigeria (CBN), in partnership with the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), has launched a new digital platform that allows Nigerians living abroad to obtain a Bank Verification Number (BVN)...
A Nigerian televangelist acquitted of raping young women from his church was to leave South Africa on Sunday, local media said, just days after prosecutors said they would reopen the case. Timothy Omotoso was...
Over 1000 members of the Labour Party, LP, weekend, defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Leading the pack was the member representing Udi/Ezeagu federal constituency in the House of Representatives under the platform...
The Ward 5 Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nelson Adepoyigi, who was kidnapped a few days ago, has been killed by his abductors. Adepoyidi...
Former Governor Okezie Ikpeazu’s Chief Press Secretary, Onyebuchi Ememanka, has declared his support for Governor Alex Otti’s administration. Ememanka also declared he has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Labour Party...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two octogenarians—80-year-old Ayuba Ashiru and 82-year-old Uloma Uchechi Sunday—alongside her daughter, 32-year-old Chisom Uchechi, in a series of operations targeting drug traffickers nationwide. These arrests...
The President participated in the inaugural Mass that signified the start of Pope Leo XIV’s papacy as the Catholic Church’s 267th leader. He was present alongside global dignitaries and leaders at the Vatican for...
In two years of his presidential watch and inaction (May 2023-May 2025): · Estimated 15,640 Christians killed by Jihadists, an average of 7,820 deaths per year, 650 per month, 22 per day and one...
Families of soldiers killed in recent insurgent attacks in Nigeria’s North-East have voiced their grief and called on the government to urgently end the bloodshed. They urge increased military support, better welfare for troops,...
Lagos State Commissioner of Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, has reacted to the viral video of controversial influencer, Scott Iguma, wherein he claimed that the city smells and is filled with “big mosquitoes.”...
Terrorists of the Islamic State of West Africa Province, ISWAP, have killed at least 23 farmers and fishermen in the village of Malam Karanti near Baga, in the Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno...
The Controller of Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun Area 11 Command, Bisi Alade, on Friday said that the command between January and April generated a total sum of N15,191,227,503.82. Alade said that this revenue generation...
The Executive Chairman of Agege Local Government Area of Lagos State, Ganiyu Egunjobi, has thrown his weight behind the emergence of Lagos Assembly Speaker Mudashiru Obasa’s son as the All Progressives Congress chairmanship candidate...
A professor of political economy, Pat Utomi, has expressed willingness to surrender to the Department of State Services (DSS) following a legal suit accusing him of attempting to illegally usurp President Bola...
The Tor Tiv, Orchivirigh Professor James Ortese Iorzua Ayatse, has called on the leadership of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, to decisively address the criminal elements operating under the guise...
The recent hike in telecom tariffs has plunged Nigerians, particularly those in the North, into increased hardship and frustration. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) approved a 50% rise in tariffs for service providers at...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has acknowledged a technical error that compromised the integrity of the results from the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in 157 centres nationwide. Ishaq Oloyede, JAMB...
The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed a suit against former presidential candidate Pat Utomi, accusing him of attempting to illegally usurp President Bola Tinubu’s executive powers by setting up a...
We want to take a moment to sincerely thank the leadership of the APC in Lagos State for giving our sister, Hon. Mrs. Maureen Chika Ashara, the opportunity to serve as the Deputy Vice...
The Federal Government has launched the first phase of the Creative Economy Development Fund (CEDF), a strategic initiative aimed at driving sustainable financing for Nigeria’s expanding creative and cultural industries. The fund, recently approved...
The House of Representatives has voted against a proposal aimed at modifying the 1999 constitution to establish a rotation system for the offices of the president and vice president among the six geopolitical zones...
On May 12, 2025, a delegation from the African Farmers and Cultural Organisation (AFCO) left Nigeria to attend an important conference in Banjul, Gambia. The Nigerian team was led by Chief Solomon Ogbonna Aguene,...
It is very unfortunate that at this time and age, some dull politicians would come together believing they can fool the whole of Lagos in the name of conducting elections. This is to inform...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has taken a major leap forward in trade simplification with the official launch of its state-of-the-art B’Odogwu trade modernisation platform at two of its busiest port commands: Apapa...
The suspected Boko Haram terrorists have reportedly attacked the base of the Nigerian Army in the Marte Local Government Area of Borno State. Unconfirmed local and security sources said some soldiers were feared killed...
In what appears to be a pointed response to recent comments by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, advocating for a one-party system in Nigeria, the Kano...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Seme Area Command has officially debunked circulating rumours claiming that seized rice was responsible for deaths among consumers, including a military officer. In a statement issued by the Command’s...
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has strongly denied recent social media reports accusing it of corruption worth billions of naira. They called these claims “false and baseless,” emphasising their commitment to honesty and transparency....
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reduced the gantry price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol, to N825 per litre from N835 per litre as competition continues in the domestic market. Recall that...