By EZEKIEL OBi, Abuja- WhatsApp has banned over 6.8 million accounts linked to criminal scam centers between January and June 2025. A statement by Meta’s Vice President of Public Policy for Africa, Middle East, and Türkiye, Kojo Boakye, said this action is part of WhatsApp’s strategy to disrupt criminal...
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Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rainy conditions nationwide from Wednesday to Friday. The forecast, released Tuesday in Abuja, warns of thunderstorms in the northern region with moderate rains in parts of Kaduna State on Wednesday. Wednesday’s forecast includes thunderstorms with moderate rains in northern states like...
Primate of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Most Rev’d Henry Ndukuba, has reaffirmed the Anglican Communion’s stance against LGBTQ at the 14th edition of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Chancellors, Registrars and Legal Officers Conference (ACRLOC) in Abuja. He spoke on the topic ” _The Decade of the...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended the licenses of two Value Jet pilots due to a safety breach at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. The suspension was announced in a statement by NCAA Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Michael Achimugu....
A devastating building collapse occurred in Dankama Local Government Area of Katsina State during a heavy downpour around 2 a.m. on Tuesday, claiming the lives of six family members. The victims were asleep when the building collapsed, resulting in the deaths of Mariya Sani, 45, and her five children:...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- FCT Police Command has announced the results of Operation Sweep Abuja, a security operation launched on July 7 in the Federal Capital Territory. FCT Commissioner of Police, Ajao Adewale, in a press conference on Tuesday in Abuja said the operation led to the impounding of...
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged African leaders to embrace traditional medicine and establish a continental health fund. Speaking at the Africa Health Sovereignty Summit in Accra, Obasanjo emphasized the need for Africa to strengthen its health sovereignty and ensure security for all. Obasanjo highlighted the potential of...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Association of Igede Media Professionals (AIMP) expresses deep shock and outrage over the gruesome killing of two young Igede young men, Gabriel Ogoda and Ogah Jonathan Ukoh who were ambushed and brutally murdered along the Ulam axis of the Oju–Awajir Road in Gwer-East Local...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- A businessman Ajah Johnson Uchenna and his wife Rosemary Uchenna were on Monday 4th August 2025 sentenced to a total of 22 and a half years imprisonment by Justice Deinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court 8 in Lagos for dealing in illicit drugs. The...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assented to the Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Bill, 2025 — a landmark legislation to strengthen Nigeria’s financial sector and accelerate the nation’s march toward a $1 trillion economy. According to a statement by Bayo Onanuga Special Adviser to the...
U.S. President Donald Trump warned India of “very substantial” tariff hikes within the next 24 hours because India is buying Russian oil. Trump told CNBC on Tuesday, “We settled on 25 per cent, but I think I’m going to raise that very substantially over the next 24 hours, because...
U.S. President Donald Trump touted a pledge of $600 billion in investments from European companies as part of a tariff deal with the European Union as a “gift”. Trump said, “They gave us 600 billion dollars that we can invest in anything we want”. However, the European Commission had...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has intercepted a truck loaded with suspected vandalised street light poles. According to FCT Commandant Olusola Odumosu, the truck was en route to Kano before it was intercepted by the...
Nigeria’s hospitals are struggling due to systemic gaps in the healthcare framework, not because of incompetent doctors, according to an entrepreneur and healthcare advocate, Dr. Richard Ajayi. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Ajayi described the current healthcare system as “fractured and dangerously inconsistent” due...
By OLa MODUPE, Osogbo – Western Nigeria Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun Corps, has taken proactive measures to ensure the safety and security of the upcoming Osun-Osogbo Festival. A statement released by the Amotekun Corps’ spokesperson in Osun, Yusuf Abass, said about 500 well-trained personnel have been...
by OLA MODUPE , Lagos – Nigeria Customs Service, Murtala Muhammed Area Command, has intercepted a large consignment of bird species illegally destined for export to Kuwait. According to the Customs Area Controller (CAC), Comptroller Michael Awe, the seizure, which took place on Thursday, 31 July 2025, involved over...
By NAWFOR UKA, Abakaliki – Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has lifted the suspension imposed on his commissioners, senior special assistants, special assistants, and 22 permanent secretaries. Governor Nwifuru in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Dr. Monday Uzor, directed the affected officials to resume their duties...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the disbursement of N4,249,626,817.69 for the funding of 158 research projects under the 2024 National Research Fund (NRF) Grant Cycle of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund). This approval followed the recommendation of the TETFund National Research Fund Screening...
By HARUNA AHMED, Damaturu – In a stunning display of talent, 17-year-old Nafisa Abdullahi from Yobe State, Nigeria, has been named the world’s best in English at the 2025 TeenEagle Global Finals in London. Joined by her 15-year-old schoolmate Ruqayya Fema from Nigeria Tulip International College, Mamudo, the duo...
A staggering 37 condemned prisoners, comprising 36 males and one female, are languishing on death row in Bauchi State, awaiting execution. The Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) in Bauchi, Mr. Ahmed Tata, said in an interview with NAN, that none of the democratically elected governors...