The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has stepped up its campaign against fuel smuggling by deploying freshly inducted officers to Operation Whirlwind, a specialised tactical unit established in May 2024 to curb the illegal movement...
Several Nigerian lawmakers are defecting from the PDP and LP to the APC ahead of the 2027 elections. Ten Akwa Ibom NASS members, including Senators Ekong Sampson and Aniekan Bassey, plus YPP member Emmanuel...
Aliko Dangote, Nigeria’s wealthiest man and founder of the Dangote Refinery, has announced plans for a significant transformation in the country’s downstream oil and gas industry. Speaking after a visit from President Bola...
Former Chief of Army Staff and ex-Nigerian Ambassador to the Republic of Benin, Tukur Buratai, has dismissed as ‘fake news’ reports that Boko Haram insurgents attacked his convoy in Borno State. The lawmaker...
A group of top members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The move was led by Dr. Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, popularly known as...
Thirty-four embassies in Abuja risk being closed down by the Federal Capital Territory Administration over unpaid ground rents spanning over 11 years, The opposition Peoples Democratic, Federal Inland Revenue Service and the National Agency...
The Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, has insisted that he is not part of those who have endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term in office. Ndume stated this on Sunday, while...
There are troubling patterns that threaten our progress and unity as Black people. Observations reveal that some members of the Black community often exhibit tendencies rooted in envy, jealousy, me and melo, a tendency...
Members of the All Progressives Congress in Osun and Anambra states have been unsettled by President Bola Tinubu’s ties with their state governors, findings by Beadysword blog have revealed. The aggrieved members argued that...
The North-Central All Progressives Congress (APC) Forum has declared that its push for Plateau State governor, Caleb Mutfwang, to join the party is based on a “directive from above” mandating them to get him...
Former military Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, has said the Biafra civil war was never his choice. Gowon was presiding over the affairs of Nigeria during the civil war from July 6, 1967,...
A former presidential media aide, Reuben Abati, has hit back at Lere Olayinka, a media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. Olayinka, appearing on the Arise News’ breakfast programme,...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan is reportedly leading behind-the-scenes efforts to secure the reinstatement of suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, before the upcoming June 12 Democracy Day celebration. According to credible sources who...
I am Princess Temitope Aladgoro, a broadcaster, lifestyle coach, Executive Director of Nubia Africa, founder of Nubia Heritage Humanitarian Foundation, a fashion designer, and an entrepreneur. As a concerned parent and a proud Nigerian,...
The Minister of State for Defence, Alhaji Bello Matawalle, has donated 3,000 rams to the All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters in Zamfara to bolster the Sallah festivities. Distributing the rams on behalf of the...
Today, I want to share a story that touches the heart of every patriotic Nigerian — a story of betrayal, integrity, and the resilience of a man who built his dream from nothing but...
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has declared two additional individuals—Folashade Odelana and Bamidele Ayodele Abiodun—wanted in connection with a massive fraud linked to the collapsed crypto trading platform, Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX)....
Recent in-depth research conducted by the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety), Nigeria’s foremost civil rights advocacy group, uncovers a troubling and urgent situation across the southeastern region of Nigeria....
A groundbreaking investigation by the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law uncovers alarming findings: approximately 950 locations across 770-800 of the 1,940 Igbo communities in Southeast Nigeria face occupation or imminent...
Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has exposed how billions of naira were siphoned from public coffers through fraudulent subsidy claims. Bawa, in his new book, “The Shadow...
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has described as false a report alleging the presence of 26,000 children in Nigerian custodial centres. This was made known in a statement on Wednesday, signed by the Deputy...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has conferred the national honour, Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic, on billionaire Bill Gates. The American billionaire is a philanthropist, the co-founder of Microsoft, and the Bill...
In a recent stakeholder meeting held at the Civic Centre on June 1, 2025, Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State reaffirmed his commitment to support local traders amid ongoing ethnic and communal tensions in...
The Federal Government has declared Friday, June 6, and Monday, June 9, 2025, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Adha celebration. This was announced by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, in a...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima says Nigeria is actively seeking $25 billion in investment to supply gas to Europe via the Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline project. Speaking on Monday at the presidential villa during a meeting with...
Former governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has disclosed he gave $1 million to former President Olusegun Obasanjo and N500 million to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in 1998. Kalu made this...
The House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Examination Bodies has condemned the West African Examination Council (WAEC) over the widespread irregularities and operational failures that plagued the 2025 Senior Secondary School Certificate...
A significant fuel scarcity is on the horizon due to a devastating flood that claimed the lives of hundreds and caused the collapse of the bridge in Mokwa, Niger State, which links Northern part...
Towards promoting harmony within Nigeria’s diverse landscape, Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma, chairman of the Southeast Governors Forum, recently took a key step as a mediator between the Igbo community in Lagos and the...
The suspended senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District of Kogi State, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, will appear in court on Tuesday, as summoned. This was confirmed by her lead counsel, West Idahosa (SAN), on Sunday. Idahosa,...
Umo Eno, the governor of Akwa Ibom, has pointed fingers at “political detractors” for his daughter’s recent outburst against him. The incident came to light through a viral video featuring Jane Ufot, Eno’s daughter,...
Several persons were feared killed late Sunday night after suspected armed herdsmen launched a deadly attack on the Tyoshin community in Naka, the headquarters of Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State. According...
The lingering tussle over local government control in Osun State has taken a fresh twist as the state government has sued the Federal Government at the Supreme Court for allegedly withholding allocations meant...