Nigerian government has expressed its commitment to sustaining the country’s current zero-case status for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) while positioning the country to play a leading role among African nations in epidemic preparedness and response. Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, who is also the Chairman of...
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Federal Government and state governments have renewed efforts to strengthen collaboration in tackling emerging security threats across Nigeria, with a focus on intelligence sharing and coordinated operations. The commitment was reaffirmed at the 2026 Federal and States Security Administrators Meeting held in Jos, Plateau State, where security officials from...
The National Economic Council (NEC) has approved the sum of N83.2 billion for the Anticipatory Action Task Force (AATF) interventions aimed at mitigating the impact of anticipated flooding and other climate-related emergencies across the country. This is just as Chairman of the Council, Vice President Kashim Shettima @officialSKSM ,...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticized the All Progressives Congress (APC) for celebrating the commissioning of residential quarters for judges, describing the action as inappropriate and capable of undermining public confidence in the independence of Nigeria’s judiciary. In a statement issued on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam...
Fire outbreak on Thursday razed parts of a multi-storey commercial building housing a Polaris Bank branch on Broad Street, Lagos Island, triggering panic among residents and business owners in the area. Eyewitness videos shared on social media showed thick plumes of smoke rising from the building as crowds gathered...
National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator David Mark, and the party’s National Secretary, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, on Thursday led the party’s top hierarchy to Ado-Ekiti for the grand finale of campaigns ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State. The ADC leaders called on the people...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the distribution of sensitive election materials across Ekiti State ahead of Saturday’s governorship election and the scheduled senatorial and federal constituency by-elections. The distribution exercise began at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) office in Ado Ekiti, where INEC officials were seen...
Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old woman for allegedly killing her 97-year-old grandmother following a domestic dispute in Daura Local Government Area of the state. Police said the incident occurred on June 12, 2026, at about 7:00 p.m., after a disagreement reportedly broke out between the suspect...
Trial of the former Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Hadi Sirika continued on Wednesday, June 17, 2026 before Justice S.C. Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), High Court, Abuja, with the 12th Prosecution Witness, PW12, Christopher Odofin disclosing that Sirika violated due process in the N299 million...
Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) have commenced investigations into the activities of one self-acclaimed prophet, Godwin Sunday Ajuluchukwucheya (a.k.a Prophet Sunday Koboko), for allegedly defrauding his church members to the tune of N70, 391, 600. 00 (Seventy million, Three Hundred...
Federal Government has officially launched Nigeria’s Digital Switch Over (#DSObyNBC) Platform, describing it as a major investment in the country’s future and projecting significant benefits for job creation, local content development, the creative industry, and the broader economy. “A fully implemented DSO ecosystem will create jobs, stimulate local manufacturing,...
“You have 72 hours to rescue Oyo schoolchildren, teachers” — Reps Minority Caucus gives FG ultimatum
“You have 72 hours to rescue Oyo schoolchildren, teachers” — Reps Minority Caucus gives FG ultimatum
The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the Federal Government to secure the release of schoolchildren and teachers abducted in Oyo State, while also calling for a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s security framework. Addressing journalists at the National Assembly on Wednesday,...
A prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of former SKogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, told the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja, that he paid between 50 and 60 percent of the commissions earned by his company from consultancy services rendered to...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said true judicial independence is built on the dignity and welfare of judicial officers, insisting that protecting the dignity of judges keeps the justice system shielded from manipulation and compromise. He noted that while a well-supported judiciary is indispensable to good governance, his administration...
The Southwark crown court in London, United Kingdom has acquitted the former Nigerian Miinister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, of bribery charges filed against her. Alison-Madueke was acquitted by a jury of all six charges after more than 46 hours of deliberation on Wednesday. Details later…… ,
Federal Government of Nigeria has dismissed reports suggesting it has approved or is considering new taxes on telecommunications services and petroleum products. The clarification followed media reports linking such measures to recommendations contained in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Article IV Consultation Report on Nigeria. According to the government,...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has welcomed the decision of the Court of Appeal to stay the execution of a Federal High Court judgment that sought the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four other political parties. Reacting to the development in a post on X on...
Senate Committee on Public Accounts has cleared the Nigeria Customs Service of allegations that it failed to remit ₦62.2 billion to the Federation Account. The decision followed an investigative hearing involving the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, over 77 audit queries contained in the 2019 and 2020 reports of...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has praised internationally acclaimed Nigerian artist, Njideka Akunyili Crosby, following recognition from former United States President Barack Obama over her latest artistic milestone. In a post shared on X on Tuesday, Obi expressed pride over Obama’s public celebration of Akunyili Crosby,...
The Court of Appeal has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to suspend the implementation of a Federal High Court judgment that directed the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Accord, and three other political parties. The appellate court’s decision, delivered on Tuesday by a unanimous three-member...