Goni Musa Hameed from Maiduguri , Borno State has emerged the overall winner of the 2025 National Qur’anic Recitation Competition, while Kano State clinched the overall best in the female category. The 2025 edition of the National Annual Qur’anic Recitation Competition, and 40th Anniversary of the competition held in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri
Akwa Ibom State Police Command has recorded significant achievements in the fight against criminal activities as a total of 563 suspects were arrested for various offences in 2025. In addition, the command also recovered 14 stolen vehicles, released them to their owners, while 74 human trafficking victims were rescued...
Unbundling of Mass Communication studies in Nigerian universities as directed by the National Universities Commission (NUC) will present limitless opportunities for students to excel in various specialized areas . Mass Communication has recently been unbundled into many courses including media and film studies, broadcasting, strategic and corporate communication, Public...
Lawmaker representing Plateau Central in the National Assembly, Senator Diket Plang, has endorsed the defection of Plateau State Governor, Barrister Caleb Mutfwang, to the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing the move as a strategic decision capable of strengthening the state’s influence at the federal level. Speaking during a media...
Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has alerted its stakeholders, partners, and the general public that its operations will continue seamlessly as the office temporarily adopts a skeletal remote work arrangement due to an ongoing fumigation and sanitation exercise. The fumigation exercise, scheduled to run from Tuesday, 23 December 2025,...
In the spirit of Christmas and the season of giving, the Senior Special Assistant to the Executive Governor of Kogi State on Electronic Media, Office of the First Lady, Hon. Janet Samuel, has brought smiles to the faces of vulnerable women in her community with a special Christmas outreach...
Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ola Olukoyede has called on members of the public to embrace greater accountability in the fight against corruption to ensure speedy restoration of order and stability in Nigeria. He made the appeal on Friday, December 19, 2025 while...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Monday, inaugurated the newly renovated Officers’ Lounge and Cafeteria for personnel of Nigerian Army 3, Division ,Operation Hadin Kai, in Monguno. The twin facilities, renovated under the supervision of the Sector Commander, Major General Suleiman Saidu Tilawan, are designed to provide...
Super Eagles forward, Victor Osimhen, has opened up on the lingering pain of Nigeria’s failure to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, admitting that the national team owes Nigerians an apology — and sees the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) as the perfect stage to make amends. Speaking...
Nigeria has been placed at the centre of a major visa policy update announced by the United States Mission in Nigeria, as Washington outlines changes that will take effect in the new year. In an update shared on Monday via its official X handle, @USinNigeria, the mission disclosed that...
Ahead of their first match in the new Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) campaign, members of Nigeria’s Super Eagles have begun to reap the full rewards of their historic run at the 2023 AFCON in Côte d’Ivoire. The players, fondly known as the Super Eagles Class of 2024, have...
Niger State government has received the remaining kidnapped schoolchildren and their teachers from St. Mary, Papiri, rescued by the federal government. Farmer Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago received the rescued victims at the Government House, Minna. He described the release of the remaining kidnapped victims of the St. Mary Catholic...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced February 21, 2026, as the date for the conduct of bye-elections into the Ahoada East II and Khana II State Constituencies of Rivers State, signaling a fresh opportunity for residents to fill vacant seats in the State House of Assembly. Chairman, Information,...
Federal Government has approved a new policy making drug testing compulsory for all prospective applicants seeking employment into the Public Service, a move aimed at strengthening workplace integrity and tackling the growing challenge of illicit drug use in the country. The directive was announced in Abuja on Monday through...
Nigeria Police Force, Airport Command, Lagos, in furtherance of its commitment to safeguarding aviation operations and preventing criminal activities capable of undermining passenger movement and cargo integrity, has arrested a suspect in connection with a case of conspiracy, stealing, and fraud involving goods valued at $16,000 CAD (Sixteen Thousand...
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has stated that Nigeria is fully prepared to protect its citizens from terrorists and other criminal elements, in strict compliance with globally accepted Rules of Engagement. Idris, who stated this at the End-of-Year Press Briefing at NICON Luxury Hotel, Abuja, on...
Swift intervention by the Edo State Police Command has led to the rescue of 11 passengers abducted by armed assailants along the Benin–Lagos Expressway, following a late-night attack that claimed the life of a driver. The incident occurred around 11:55 p.m. on December 20 at Isiuwa, according to security...
Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede has charged Banks’ Compliance Officers in the south-east to be professional in discharging their duties in order not to destroy the image of their banks and attract unnecessary regulatory sanctions, as they are regarded as the...
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has signed the 2026 Appropriation Bill into law, with education taking the largest share of the N985.9 billion budget, accounting for 25 per cent of the total allocation. Speaking at the Council Chambers of Sir Kashim Ibrahim House on Monday, the governor said the...
Federal Government has formally extended its congratulations to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, SAN, following his conferment with the prestigious “Great Ambassador of the University of Jos” award. In a congratulatory letter personally signed by the Secretary to the Government of the...