In continuation of ongoing efforts to deny criminal elements freedom of action and disrupt the flow of illicit substances that frequently contribute to the rise of banditry and other violent crimes across Kogi State, troops of 12 Brigade Nigerian Army have intercepted a major courier conveying a significant consignment...
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Coalition of lawyers and civil society organisations has handed the Nigeria Police Force a strict 24-hour deadline to reopen the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Secretariat in Abuja or face immediate legal action. The coalition—made up of Lawyers for New Nigeria (LNN), Good Governance Initiative Coalition (GGIC) and the...
Kogi State Government has pushed back hard against fresh allegations that it is meddling with or diverting funds meant for the state’s 21 local government councils. Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja on Monday, the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, dismissed the accusations as a coordinated...
Rotary Club of Maiduguri, District 9127, has successfully executed a comprehensive education initiative targeting both early childhood development and adult mass literacy in Borno State. Led by Club President Rotarian Abdulkarim Haruna, the club visited Jajel Public School, where they distributed exercise books and writing materials to over 600...
Tertiary Education Trust Fund, (TETFund), has said it is leading efforts to prepare Nigeria’s tertiary institutions for a digital and knowledge-driven future. Chairman, TETFund Board of Trustees, Rt. Hon. Aminu Bello Masari, made the remarks on Monday at the Lagos edition of the 2025 National Town Hall Meeting held...
Vice Chancellor of the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), Professor Mohammed Laminu Mele, has opened up on the institution’s biggest obstacles over the decades, declaring that chronic underfunding remains “the greatest challenge” confronting UNIMAID since its establishment. Speaking on Monday during a press conference ahead of the university’s Golden Jubilee...
Kaduna State Government has acknowledged that the Gates Foundation has supported it in strengthening the health sector and saved lives in quick but powerful ways. The Deputy Governor, Dr Hadiza Balarabe who disclosed this, further said that the Senator Uba Sani administration ‘’is fully committed to a deeper and...
Immediate Past Elected Councillors Forum of Nigeria, Plateau State Chapter, has raised concern over reports alleging that Governor Caleb Mutfwang may be considering a defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The position was made known at a press briefing held at the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Secretariat...
Managing Director and Chief Executive of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Barrister Oluwaseun Falaye has identified workplace safety and social protection as a foundation for national development as they are social pillars of economic stability and national development. The NSITF MD made this assertion when stakeholders from...
Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday adjourned the trial of former Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswam, until January 20, 2026, for the adoption of final written addresses in his money laundering case. Justice Peter Lifu made the ruling after Suswam and his co-defendant, Omodachi Okolobia, the former Commissioner...
Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday struck out a high-profile corruption case brought by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) against Prof. Sani Malumfashi, chairman of the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC). Malumfashi, alongside the commission’s Secretary, Mr. Anas Mustapha, and Deputy Director...
High Court in Ibadan has handed down the ultimate sentence to five men found guilty of killing a taxi driver during a violent confrontation in 2024. Justice Oyeyemi Ajayi of the Oyo State High Court, delivering judgment on Monday, ruled that Segun Taiwo (36), Kehinde Ademola (46), Yahaya Adeniyi...
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Monday laid out his financial roadmap for the coming year as he presented the 2026 Appropriation Bill — a sweeping N891.9 billion “Budget of Economic Expansion.” The budget, unveiled before lawmakers at the Oyo State House of Assembly in Ibadan, earmarks N502.8 billion...
A key witness in the ongoing trial of former Minister of Power and Steel, Dr. Olu Agunloye, on Monday admitted he could not confirm whether the controversial Mambilla power project award letter was forged. Testifying before an FCT High Court in Apo, Abuja, Assistant Commissioner of Police Umar Babangida—who...
Nigeria’s state-owned energy giant, NNPC Limited, has posted its strongest financial performance yet, announcing a profit after tax of ₦5.4 trillion for the 2024 financial year — a figure that places the company firmly among the world’s most profitable national oil companies. The results, shared during its earnings call...
A witness of the Socio-economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), Kolawole Oluwadare on Monday admitted at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory that he used some libelous words like “unlawful, invasion, intimidation and harrassment”in media publications to falsely depict the Department of the State Service (DSS) as...
The success of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, (NSITF), and that of its Employees’ Compensation Scheme (ECS), depends a lot on collaboration with financial institutions, labour unions, governments, and other stakeholders. The Managing Director and Chief Executive of NSITF, Barrister Oluwaseun Faleye made this known on Friday in...
Discussions and engagements held last week between a high-level Nigerian delegation and US officials will help strengthen security partnerships between the two countries and open new avenues for cooperation to protect Nigerian citizens. The delegation, led by the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, met with senior officials across the...
Bauchi State Government has ordered an immediate shutdown of all public and private schools amid escalating insecurity across the northern region, becoming the latest state to take such drastic action to protect students. The directive, announced late Sunday by Jalaludeen Usman, spokesperson for the state’s Ministry of Education, affects...
New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has told the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to stop “sitting on the fence,” insisting that the electoral body must immediately disown what it described as illegal congresses allegedly planned by the Kwankwasiyya faction led by Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. In a statement on...