Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, February 24, 2026, arraigned a former Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Fidet Okhiria Edetanle, before Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, over alleged $385,000...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos
As part of efforts to support vulnerable households during the Ramadan and Lenten seasons, a former member of the House of Representatives and Kaduna State governorship aspirant under the People’s Democratic Party, Hon. Shehu Bawa ABG, has distributed over 10,000 bags of rice and assorted grains to residents across...
Registrar of the National Examinations Council (NECO), Prof. Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi, has announced plans to deepen collaboration with the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) to enhance the verification of candidates’ results and promote computer-based examinations nationwide. Speaking during a courtesy visit to the university’s leadership, Wushishi said the...
In another victory by the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nigeria through the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) has yet again won a complex international arbitration. European Dynamics UK Ltd, an international technology contractor, had entered into a dispute with the bureau over a national e-Procurement project. This...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has accepted the resignation of the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, following the submission of his letter citing pressing family considerations. President Tinubu received Mr Egbetokun’s resignation earlier today and expressed his profound appreciation for Egbetokun’s decades of distinguished service to the Nigeria Police...
Youths from Kogi State have donated ₦100 million in support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, signalling strong confidence in his leadership ahead of the 2027 general elections. The donation was formally presented during a visit to the national headquarters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja, with the...
Manchester United secured a narrow but valuable 1–0 victory over Everton on Tuesday night, thanks to a second-half goal from substitute Benjamin Sesko in a tightly contested encounter. The decisive moment arrived in the 71st minute when Sesko latched onto a swift attacking move and calmly finished to hand...
A suit seeking the deregistration of several political parties was on Tuesday opened for hearing at the Federal High Court in Abuja, as the National Forum of Former Legislators (NFFL) dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and six political parties before the court over alleged constitutional violations. The...
Taraba State Commissioner for Information and Reorientation, Barrister Zainab Jalingo, has commended the ongoing grassroots development initiatives across the state’s 16 local government areas, particularly in the education sector, as championed by Governor Agbu Kefas. She recalled that on February 4, 2026, during a five-day training workshop for permanent...
Bayelsa State House of Assembly has confirmed Peter Akpe as the new Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, following his nomination by Governor Douye Diri. Akpe’s appointment became necessary after the office was declared vacant due to the death of former deputy governor Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo in December 2025. Lawmakers approved...
United States (US) House Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs have submitted a formal report to the White House on alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria, recommending possible sanctions and policy actions. The submission followed the decision of former US President Donald Trump to redesignate Nigeria as a Country...
Former presidential candidate, Peter Obi , has expressed deep concern over Nigeria’s growing debt profile and declining economic performance, warning that borrowing without productivity-driven growth is pushing the country toward deeper financial distress. In a post shared on X (formerly Twitter), Obi referenced recent findings by the World Bank,...
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has expressed deep concern over the health and continued detention of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, following reports that he suffered a nosebleed while in custody. In a statement shared on his official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Tuesday, Atiku warned that secrecy...
All Progressives Congress (APC) has approved an extension of the dates for the purchase and submission of forms for the upcoming Zonal Congress and National Convention. National Publicity Secretary of APC, Felix Morka, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday im Abuja. Mr. Morka said...
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Port Harcourt Area I Command, has intercepted and handed over improperly declared pharmaceutical products to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), reinforcing its resolve to prevent unregulated medical supplies from entering the Nigerian market. According to a statement issued to...
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday in Abuja, urged Muslim and Christian leaders in the country to show greater compassion for the poor and underprivileged by pursuing policies that cater to the needs of the majority in the grassroots. The President, who hosted governors for the breaking of an interfaith fast...
Mmember of the Kaduna State Special Hajj Committee, Sheikh Haliru Maraya, has alleged that the 2015 ban on government-sponsored pilgrimage introduced by former Governor Nasir El-Rufai was applied selectively, affecting only Christian pilgrims to Jerusalem. Addressing journalists in Kaduna on Monday, the Islamic cleric maintained that although the policy...
Kaduna State Government has reached an agreement with the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Kaduna Chapter, paving the way for the immediate suspension of the union’s one-week industrial action and the full resumption of judicial activities across the state. The breakthrough followed a high-level meeting between government officials...
Former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has renewed his call for urgent reforms in Nigeria’s agricultural sector, saying the country has the capacity to defeat food insecurity and earn more from farming than from oil if the right policies are implemented. In a post shared on his X handle on...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed his commitment to national unity, security, and inclusive development as he hosted state governors to an interfaith breaking of fast, bringing together Muslim and Christian leaders during Ramadan and Lent. The President said the gathering on Monday was meant to remind leaders that...