The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has warned that Nigeria’s rising debt profile has exceeded the country’s legal threshold and now poses a major threat to fiscal sustainability. Abbas spoke on...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared a Lagos-based businessman, Olasijibomi Ogundele, wanted over alleged diversion of funds and money laundering. In a wanted notice signed by its Head of Media and Publicity,...
The Kogi State Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health and various development partners, has commenced the development, harmonisation, and finalisation of the 2026 Annual Operation Plan (AOP) for the...
The State Government appointees from Mopamuro Local Government Area of Kogi State met on Sunday to strategise on massive mobilisation for the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR), in line with Governor Ahmed Usman...
Nigeria, Africa’s biggest oil producer, has introduced a five per cent surcharge on petrol and diesel sales, a measure that has sparked debate among citizens, businesses, and policy analyst , the implementation date will...
The Kaduna State Police Command has invited former governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, alongside other leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), for questioning over alleged criminal conspiracy, incitement of public disturbance, mischief, and causing...
The Kebbi State Police Command has said it exhumed a baby buried alive in Kebbi State. Public Relations Officer, CSP Nafiu Abubakar, in a statement, said a farmer, Alhaji Kabiru Muhammad, while working on...
A family of three died in a car crash along the Mabushi Bridge in Abuja on Wednesday, after the driver had an altercation with some louts, resulting in the crash that killed the family...
A trailer reportedly belonging to Dangote Group on Wednesday crushed an entire family at Four Corner Junction in Enugu State. Eyewitnesses said the victims, who were inside a vehicle, did not survive the accident....
The Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has lamented the new 5% tax on all refined fossil fuel sales, including petrol and diesel. In a post on his official...
The National Coordinator for Obidients Movement, Yunusa Tanko, has challenged every presidential aspirant in the forthcoming 2027 elections to present themselves for scrutiny as Peter Obi has done. Tanko gave the challenge on Wednesday,...
As Nigeria mourns the loss of Fish Magnet, a young entrepreneur who built a thriving fish business against all odds, we are once again confronted with a dangerous stereotype that refuses to die: the...
A Finnish court has handed a six-year prison term to Simon Ekpa, a controversial leader linked to a Nigerian secessionist movement, on terrorism-related charges. The verdict was delivered by the Päijät-Häme District Court in...
Gunmen suspected to be bandit terrorists have reportedly killed a prominent businessman, Alhaji Sani Sabo, in Lafia, the Nasarawa state capital. It was gathered that the incident happened after the gunmen stormed the area...
The Kano State Police Command has arrested 107 suspects involved in various crimes, including armed robbery, kidnapping, illicit drug trafficking, thuggery, motorcycle and motor vehicle theft and other social vices within the last month....
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has warned that the Peoples Democratic Party risks self-destruction if it attempts to bring back former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, into its fold....
The global children’s fashion industry is experiencing remarkable growth, and Lagos is set to take centre stage this September. The Jewel International Fashion & Art Week (JIFAWEEK 2025), the largest children’s fashion showcase in...
To strengthen the ruling party’s hold in Kogi State, hundreds of supporters from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Yagba West Local Government Area have defected to the...
Former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has threatened a lawsuit against popular Nigerian human rights lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, over alleged defamatory posts. Obi’s legal team, through EJESIMEN & CO MADIBA CHAMBERS, SAN, said the...
Governors of the six North East States have called for subsidies on farm inputs to avert a potential food crisis across the country. The call was made in a communique issued at...
Lagos Market Massacre: 7 Dead in Police, Land Grabber Clash — A Tragic Night at Owode-Onirin Market In a violent flare-up that rocked Lagos State, Owode-Onirin Motor Spare Parts Market witnessed shattered windshields, smashed...
The presidency on Friday confirmed that Nigerians would pay a mandatory prepaid customs duty of $80 or its naira equivalent on postal shipments from Nigeria to the United States of America. The Special Assistant...
The factional Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party (LP), Arabambi Abayomi, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to arrest, investigate, and prosecute the former presidential candidate of the LP, Peter Obi....
Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Usman Ododo, has charged Commissioners and the highest-ranking political appointees in each Local Government Area LGA) as well as all appointed government officials under his administration to immediately return to...
A milestone for medical education in Kogi State, the Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU), Anyigba, has received full approval from the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) to commence its Bachelor of...
The NNPC board, chaired by Ahmadu Musa Kida and managed by Ojulari, lodged at the upscale Kigali Marriott Hotel, where the company reportedly booked the entire facility. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC)...
The Federal Government, through the Department of State Services, DSS, has filed charges against nine suspects accused of complicity in recent deadly attacks in Yelwata, Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, as well...
The recent suspension of Hon. Bernard Udemezue, member representing Anyamelum LGA, after he made a video of bad roads in the state, has sparked outrage and concern across Anambra State. For many, this development...
The Federal Government has approved a new fee structure for Nigerian international passports, with the changes officially taking effect from September 1, 2025. The revision is part of ongoing reforms by the Nigeria Immigration...
The electricity sector in Nigeria has been buzzing with tension as states clash with electricity distribution companies (DisCos) over who should set and regulate tariffs. A recent wave of headlines suggests the Federal Government...
The Powerful Pen Media Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) kicked off its annual Press Week today in Lagos with a vibrant health walk that combined fitness, camaraderie, and a renewed call...
Balogun Market suspect under hospital arrest — Police One person was killed and several others injured on Wednesday during a clash between groups of market runners at the popular Balogun Market on Lagos Island....
The Tincan Island Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has shattered its daily revenue record, collecting an unprecedented ₦16.41 billion in a single day on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. The historic milestone was...