Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested and detained four police officers accused of extorting ₦53,000 from the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Aliyu (SAN), during an illegal stop-and-search operation in Abuja. Speaking at a press briefing on Monday,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on other African countries to lend their voices to unanimously condemn the ongoing Afro-phobic attacks, also known as Xenophobia, in South Africa. A united voice, according to the Nigerian leader, will send a clear message to that Southern African country that such intolerance...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dismissed reports suggesting that the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Kemi Nandap, is being investigated over an alleged visa racketeering scheme. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the anti-graft agency described the reports as misleading, stressing that the Immigration chief...
Office of the Minister of Defence has dismissed reports claiming that the Minister, General Christopher Musa, intends to resign from office, describing the publication as fake and misleading. In a statement issued by the Minister’s Special Assistant on Media, Leah Katung-Babatunde, the office said the report was entirely false...
Federal Ministry of Education has strongly refuted the false and misleading reports circulating on social media alleging that Federal Government Girls’ College (FGGC), Monguno, Borno State, was attacked by Boko Haram terrorists. The Ministry in a statement by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Boriowo Folasade, described the report...
Federal Colleges of forestry and resources under the Federal Ministry of Environment has received a boost as the Executive Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum has pledged to sponsor five hundred and forty (540), Borno state indigenes in to the one of the Seven (7) Federal Colleges...
A tragic boat accident has thrown Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa State into mourning after a passenger boat carrying about 40 people capsized on the Malamawa River, leaving six people dead, 25 others missing and nine rescued. The incident, which occurred on Sunday afternoon, happened while the boat...
Nigeria Government has dismissed claims that the administration of President Bola Tinubu borrowed about ₦80 trillion within three years, insisting that the figures being circulated are misleading and largely driven by accounting adjustments rather than fresh loans. The clarification was made on Tuesday by the Minister of Finance and...
Media entrepreneur and host of the viral talk show #WithChude, Chude Jideonwo, has unveiled the official trailer for ‘Madam President’, the highly anticipated three-part political drama that marks his first venture into scripted storytelling as an executive producer. Set to premiere on @ChudeFilms on YouTube, the series is inspired...
Benue State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed claims that the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, played any role in the emergence of Chief Mike Aondoakaa as the party’s governorship candidate. The party said allegations linking Akume to Aondoakaa’s emergence...
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A former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin, has praised the Department of State Services (DSS) for the recent rescue of 46 kidnapped pupils and teachers of a school in Oriire, Oyo State. He described intelligence as key to all military operations, saying the intelligence supplied...
Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, July 20, 2026, convicted and sentenced one Basiru Hassan to one year imprisonment for engaging in foreign exchange transactions outside the official foreign exchange market. Hassan was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of...
Lagos State Police Command has arrested 147 suspects during a coordinated crackdown on criminal hideouts under its ongoing Operation KO S’AYE III, as security operatives intensified efforts to rid the state of criminal elements. The command’s spokesperson, SP Abimbola Adebisi, confirmed this in a statement issued on Monday in...
Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced two senior Ansaru terrorist commanders, Abubakar Abba (Abu Baraa) and Mahmud Usman (Mamuda), to life imprisonment after they admitted to terrorism-related offences. Justice Emeka Nwite delivered the judgment after convicting the pair on a 32-count charge brought by the Department of State...
Nigerian Army has disowned a fake recruitment advertisement currently circulating on social media and other online platforms, warning Nigerians to disregard claims inviting applications for the Short Service Combatant Commission (SSC) Course 50/2027. The Army in a statement by its spokesperson, Colonel Appolonia Anele, described the advertisement as false...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced 26 new appointments into 10 Federal Government agencies and commissions, with former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, emerging as chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), and Major General Junaid Bindawa as chairman of the National Salary and Wages Commission. This is...
World football governing body FIFA generated a record $15 billion in revenue from the 2023 to 2026 commercial cycle, while newly crowned world champions Spain pocketed $50 million after winning the 2026 FIFA World Cup. FIFA President Gianni Infantino disclosed the figures during the FIFA Congress in Vancouver, describing...
Access Bank is set to host the maiden edition of its MSME Conferene on Friday, July 24, 2026, at its Head Office in Victoria Island, Lagos. The conference, themed “AI for SMEs: Scaling Through Digital Tools,” will bring together entrepreneurs, business leaders, policymakers, and technology experts to explore how...
Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria, has upgraded key facilities, expanded its training capacity and secured major international accreditations despite facing persistent funding challenges, according to its Rector, Dr. Danjuma Adamu Ismaila. Speaking during a media briefing in Zaria, Dr. Ismaila said the institution inherited ageing infrastructure but...