There are friendships that begin with long histories, family connections or carefully cultivated associations. Others begin in a single moment of character. The friendship between Mansur Shehu and the writer belongs to the latter. Their paths first crossed during the induction programme of a financial regulatory institution in Lagos...
By MOHAMMED HARUNA
PHBingo is no longer limited to community gatherings or charity events where players wait for someone to call numbers one by one. As online gaming has become more accessible, the classic game has adapted without losing the familiar mechanics that made it popular in the first place. The objective...
The Honourable Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has expressed satisfaction with the newly completed world-class television studio at the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Headquarters and the ongoing upgrade of the National Press Centre, describing both projects as clear evidence of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s commitment to...
As part of the Corporate Affairs Commission’s ongoing drive to strengthen corporate compliance and deepen collaboration with key stakeholders, the Registrar-General/CEO, Hussaini Ishaq Magaji, SAN, paid a compliance visit to the headquarters of First Bank of Nigeria Limited at Marina, Lagos. The Registrar-General was received by the Group Managing...
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), foiled an attempted theft at its 330/132kV Transmission Substation in Bauchi on Friday, July 24, 2026, at about 9:34 pm. GM, Public Affairs of TCN, Ndidi Mbah, in a statement on Monday said the security personnel at the substation intercepted suspected vandals attempting to...
A fugitive drug kingpin, Ntoruka Emmanuel Chinedu, and an ex-international football player, Hunkarin Segun George have been convicted and sentenced to a combined total of 24 years imprisonment by Justice Musa Kakaki of the Federal High Court, Lagos, for unlawful importation of 7.050 kilograms of cocaine into Nigeria. Chinedu...
Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has charged students across the country to use the internet positively and for socially desirable activities. He gave this charge on Wednesday, July 22, 2026 when the executives of the Niger Delta Students’ Union Government paid a...
Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, July 27, 2026, arraigned one Sadi Babale before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri. The defendant was arraigned on a one- count charge bordering on criminal misappropriation to the tune...
Nigeria’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to deepening its engagement within the African Union (AU) following a bilateral meeting with the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf. The meeting took place in Addis Ababa on Monday ahead of the...
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, and the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, are set to headline the 7th Africa Emerging Markets Forum, scheduled to take place in Abuja. The two prominent economic leaders will feature in a high-level fireside...
No fewer than 30 persons, including eight children, were killed on Sunday night when suspected terrorists attacked Naridon community in Kamaru Ward of Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, in one of the deadliest assaults recorded in the area in recent times. The attackers reportedly stormed the community...
THE release of the 2026 Phillips Consulting State Performance Index (pSPI) Momentum Index has once again renewed conversations about governance, accountability and development across Nigeria. While the index placed Enugu, Jigawa and Abia among the three most improved states in terms of momentum, it also ranked Edo among states...
Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development has provided livelihood starter kits to 300 beneficiaries in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State as part of efforts to strengthen reintegration, rehabilitation, reconciliation and sustainable peace in communities affected by insurgency. The beneficiaries, who recently completed vocational skills training, received the...
Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, CON, has said that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s will win the the 2027 presidential election, citing the administration’s bold economic reforms, improving macroeconomic indicators and growing confidence from respected national and international institutions. Speaking during an interview with newsmen in Abuja, Dr....
Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has strongly condemned the abduction of a Kebbi State High Court judge, Justice Faruku Hassan Bunza, describing the incident as a dangerous assault on Nigeria’s judiciary and the rule of law. Justice Bunza was reportedly kidnapped by suspected armed bandits on Sunday night after gunmen...
House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the activities of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) has directed the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Disun, to produce the council’s alleged Director-General, Mr. Adeniyi Adeyemi, before the committee within 48 hours. The directive was issued as lawmakers intensified their investigation...
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has reached another milestone in its ongoing fleet modernization programme with the successful completion of the Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) for the first batch of three M-346 Fighter Attack aircraft. The acceptance process was carried out at the Leonardo Aircraft Division facility in Venegono, Italy,...
First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Sen Oluremi Tinubu, has been honoured with the Diaspora Health and Humanity Champion Award at the 2026 National Diaspora Merit Awards in recognition of her outstanding contributions to Nigeria’s healthcare sector and humanitarian development. The awards ceremony, the fourth in the...
Rescue teams have pulled three students alive from the rubble of a collapsed three-storey hostel near the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, in Anambra State, as emergency responders continue efforts to locate others believed to be trapped. The building, a privately owned students’ hostel, reportedly caved in at about 11:00 p.m....
Iran and the United States have paused military attacks, raising fresh hopes that diplomatic talks could resume after weeks of escalating conflict. Iran’s army spokesman, Mohammad Akraminia, said the country suspended its retaliatory operations after the United States stopped carrying out strikes for two consecutive nights. “These attacks continued...