United States Mission in Nigeria has congratulated legendary Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, on receiving a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy, marking a historic milestone for African music on the global stage. In a post shared on its official X (formerly Twitter) handle, @USinNigeria, the U.S....
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja
Vice President Kashim Shettima has applauded Imo State’s exceptional contributions to Nigeria’s political, intellectual, and economic development in the past five decades, describing the state as a critical partner in the nation’s progress. He particularly lauded the state’s political leadership, intellectual contributions, talents in the creative industry, and strength...
Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has debunked as baseless an online report claiming that a specific region of the country has been disqualified from passport issuance. The Service in a statement by its spokesman, DCI AS Akinlabi, categorically saif the report is entirely false and a gross misrepresentation of the...
Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has launched a blistering attack on Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, over comments he made while condoling with victims of a recent Boko Haram attack that reportedly claimed over 150 lives. Governor Zulum, who visited Kwara State to commiserate...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will embark on a historic State Visit to the United Kingdom later this month, following an official invitation from King Charles III, marking the first such visit by a Nigerian leader in 37 years. The British royal family announced the development on Saturday via its...
Nigerian Army Finance Corps (NAFC) held a colourful valedictory parade on Friday, 6 February 2026, to bid farewell to 9 retired senior officers of the Corps at the Nigerian Army School of Signals Parade Ground, Apapa, Lagos. The Special Guest of Honour (SGOH), Major General Kamal Ishola Yusuf (Rtd),...
Tragedy struck Karku community in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Saturday as terrorists abducted a Catholic priest and ten other residents, while three persons were killed during the attack. The kidnapped priest is Reverend Father Nathaniel Asuwaye, the Parish Priest of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Karku,...
West African Health Organisation (WAHO), a specialised Institution of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), officially launched in Cotonou, Benin, a regional workshop on the alignment and harmonisation of training curricula for physician specialists and dental surgeons in the ECOWAS region.* The opening ceremony was presided over...
An industrial crisis may be looming at the Federal University Wukari, FUW, Taraba State, following a petition to the Federal Ministry of Education by a group of Concerned Person with Education Interest, alleging attempts by Governor Agbu Kefas to influence the appointment of his brother, Dr. Benjamin Kefas, as...
Scholars, journalists, public officials, and prominent private-sector leaders gathered on Thursday for a webinar hosted by Prime Business Africa to honour Professor Pat Utomi on his 70th birthday. Attendees celebrated his decades-long influence on Nigeria’s intellectual, political, and civic life, hailing him as a fearless voice of reason, a...
Plateau State Taskforce on Anti-Human Trafficking has arrested 184 suspected traffickers during a coordinated multi-location operation in Jos South Local Government Area, marking what officials described as a major breakthrough in the fight against modern-day slavery. The operation, carried out around the Old Airport Junction and surrounding areas in...
No fewer than 14 journalists sustained varying degrees of injuries following a road accident on Friday, February 6, 2026, along the Duguri–Yashi Highway in Bauchi State. The journalists were on official assignment covering the commissioning and inspection of projects executed by the North East Development Commission (NEDC) across the...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for Kwara State following a directive from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to conduct an on-the-spot assessment of the recent deadly terrorist’s attack in Woro, Kaiama Local Government Area of the state. The visit underscores the Federal Government’s resolve to respond decisively to...
Nigeria Police Force INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), Abuja has successfully repatriated the sum of twenty-three thousand United States Dollars ($23,000) recovered from an international romance scammer to the victim in The Cayman Islands. The repatriation followed a request received from the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service seeking assistance...
All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed former Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, as Chairman of the National Convention Central Coordination Committee, replacing Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, ahead of the party’s March 27 and 28, 2026 National Convention. The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Friday...
Professor Luqman Zakariyah, the officiating Imam at the Wedding Fatiha of the children of the Minister of State for Defence, Mohammed Bello Matawalle, on Friday, described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a father of all and prayed that his tenure would restore hope to the hopeless in society. Prof. Zakariyah...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday held a closed-door meeting with the Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Uba Sani, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, to review the prevailing security situation in the state. The meeting centered on recent security developments, particularly the successful rescue of worshippers who were abducted...
Controversial social commentator VeryDarkMan and Afrobeat musician Seun Kuti were captured during a visit to the gravesite of legendary Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, where they paid their respects and offered two rams as sacrifices in honour of the late icon. The visit is coming barely few days after the...
The trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, continued on Thursday, February 5, 2026, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, with the Eight Prosecution Witness, PW8, Gabriel Ochoche, testifying how the sum of N46,505,000( Forty Six Million, Five Hundred and Five Thousand...