Eid-ul-Mawlid: FG declares Tuesday public holiday
THE Federal Government has declared Tuesday, a public holiday to enable Muslim faithfuls to celebrate Eid-ul-Mawlid in remembrance of the birth of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).…
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EXCLUSIVE: βThey Tried To Shoot Me And Tag Me IPOB Member: Travellers Accuse JTF Operatives At Imo Checkpoints Of Extortion, Threats To Kill
EXCLUSIVE: βThey Tried To Shoot Me And Tag Me IPOB Member: Travellers Accuse JTF Operatives At Imo Checkpoints Of Extortion, Threats To Kill The traveller…
Read full article βCameroon president returns home after 10-week unexplained absence
CAMEROONβS President Paul Biya has returned home after his longest recorded stay abroad since taking power more than four decades ago, ending months of speculation…
Read full article βBody of suspected vandal discovered beside transformer in Abuja
THE remains of a yet-to-be-identified man were discovered beside a transformer at Trademore Estate, Lugbe, Abuja, on Friday morning after he allegedly gained access to…
Read full article βBREAKING: EFCC Withdraws Cybercrime Charges Against Maryam Shehu, Abdulhamad Over Alleged Attacks On Agency
BREAKING: EFCC Withdraws Cybercrime Charges Against Maryam Shehu, Abdulhamad Over Alleged Attacks On Agency The two defendants were arraigned separately on Thursday, August 20, 2026,…
Read full article βFBI asks US court to privately review sensitive records in Tinubu FOIA case
THE Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has asked a United States federal court for permission to privately submit sensitive information concerning records linked to President…
Read full article βNigerians divided over Atikuβs plan to restore fuel subsidy if elected president
A FRESH debate over Nigeriaβs controversial petrol subsidy regime has divided public opinion after former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku…
Read full article βEXCLUSIVE: Freed Woro Abductees Reveal How Local Traders Supplied Kwara Terrorists With Food, Fuel, Motorcycles At βVery High Pricesβ
EXCLUSIVE: Freed Woro Abductees Reveal How Local Traders Supplied Kwara Terrorists With Food, Fuel, Motorcycles At βVery High Pricesβ According to him, the supplies went…
Read full article βBREAKING: Nigerian Entertainment, Intellectual Property Lawyer Rockson Igelige Dies At 55
BREAKING: Nigerian Entertainment, Intellectual Property Lawyer Rockson Igelige Dies At 55 Igelige reportedly slumped and died at his residence in Oleh, headquarters of Isoko South…
Read full article βBREAKING: Nigeria Police Launch N8Million Fundraiser For MOPOL Officer Hospitalised After On-Duty Accident
BREAKING: Nigeria Police Launch N8Million Fundraiser For MOPOL Officer Hospitalised After On-Duty Accident The police said Oyadele requires N8 million for what it described as…
Read full article βCourt frees Cross River governorβs critic detained in correctional centre over alleged defamation
A MAGISTRATE Court in Calabar has discharged businessman, Denis Odama, after the prosecutor withdrew a case filed against him for allegedly defaming Cross River State…
Read full article βNigeria faces $159m humanitarian funding gap as needs worsen
THE United Nations has warned that hundreds of thousands of vulnerable Nigerians could be left without life-saving assistance as the countryβs humanitarian response faces a…
Read full article βHow distrust, impunity is fuelling Nigeriaβs culture of mob justice
WHEN Ibrahim Pilasar Mbaya asked to spend the night at a friendβs off-campus apartment in Jos, neither of them imagined that such a simple request…
Read full article βSanwo-Olu doubles N10 million award for LASUβs best graduating students
LAGOS State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced a cash reward of N20 million each for the Lagos State University (LASU) best graduating students for the…
Read full article βTinubu directs EFCC-recovered funds to NELFUND as student loan scheme expands
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed that liquid funds recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) be channelled into the Nigerian Education Loan…
Read full article βAtiku-linked US lobbyists say Tinubu joins bid to delay release of βdrug-trafficking recordsβ
A WASHINGTON-based lobbying firm engaged by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has alleged that President Bola Tinubu has formally joined the U.S. Department of Justiceβs…
Read full article β[BREAKING] Pinnacle editor beaten, phone seized by police in Abuja
AN editor with Nigerian online newspaper Pinnacle, Sunday Michael Ogwu, has been beaten up by police officers attached to the Lugbe Police Station in Abuja…
Read full article βNigeria’s National Assembly Hides N46.6Billion Constituency Road, Flood Control Projects In Co-operative Collegeβs 2026 Budget
Nigeria's National Assembly Hides N46.6Billion Constituency Road, Flood Control Projects In Co-operative Collegeβs 2026 Budget SaharaReporters found no apparent mandate authorising it to undertake nationwide…
Read full article βBREAKING: Nigerian National Augustine Maazi Denied Bail, Remanded Over Alleged Labone Bank Robbery Plot In Ghana
BREAKING: Nigerian National Augustine Maazi Denied Bail, Remanded Over Alleged Labone Bank Robbery Plot In Ghana Augustine pleaded not guilty to eight charges, including conspiracy…
Read full article βWike probes FCTA directors over conversion of Abuja green areas into car lots
THE Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, has launched an investigation into senior officials overseeing parks, environmental protection, traffic management and urban affairs over the…
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