Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume (CON), has extended warm felicitations to Muslims across Nigeria and beyond as they celebrate the Eid-el-Kabir festival, urging the citizens to embrace peace, sacrifice and national unity. In his Sallah message issued on Tuesday, Senator Akume described the...
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Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (Rtd.) has reaffirmed the critical role of moral support and national unity in strengthening the resolve of the Armed Forces of Nigeria in the ongoing fight against insecurity across the country. The Minister stated this when he received the General Overseer of The...
The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the EFCC, has secured the interim forfeiture of a lounge and a four-bedroom bungalow located in Ado-Ekiti. Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ilorin, while granting the application, held that the Commission had fulfilled all the necessary legal requirements. The...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday, May 15, 2026 has arraigned one Igoin Tokoni Peter, a fake presidential adviser before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja for 25m fraud. Peter who paraded himself as a Special Adviser to the President of the...
I extend warm felicitations to our Muslim brothers and sisters across Nigeria and worldwide as they celebrate the glorious Eid-el-Kabir, the Festival of Sacrifice. We give glory to Almighty God for preserving our lives to witness this important celebration once again. Eid-el-Kabir reminds us of the enduring virtues exemplified by Prophet...
Management of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Jalingo, has addressed concerns surrounding funds belonging to patients and clients who deposited money into the hospital’s Smart-Clinic wallet platform. The hospital said the clarification became necessary following growing misconceptions over reports that customers’ funds were trapped and inaccessible after the suspension...
The Presidency has defended Nigeria’s rising debt profile, insisting that the country remains creditworthy and has not overborrowed when compared to other African nations. Presidential media aide, Bayo Onanuga, stated this while reacting to comments comparing Nigeria’s debt situation with countries such as Egypt, South Africa and Senegal. The...
United States Government has committed about $8 million to support malaria elimination efforts in Akwa Ibom State through the implementation of a large-scale distribution of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) across the state. The intervention will see more than 3.9 million treated mosquito nets distributed free of charge to households as...
Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arc. Sonny Echono, has reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to strengthening collaboration with the Nigerian Army in advancing education, security and technological development in the country. Echono stated this during a courtesy visit to the Army Headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday. He...
In a heart-wrenching tale from Shuwari area of old Maiduguri, life of Amina Jiddah, a 16-year-old displaced Shuwa orphan girl from Kala Balge LGA of Borno State , has brought to light the harsh realities faced by many young girls in poverty-stricken regions. Amina, who lost her parents at...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the provision of Haday (sacrificial rams) for 1,725 indigent pilgrims from the state currently performing the 2026 Hajj exercise in Saudi Arabia. The Hadaya, an Islamic ritual involving the sacrificial slaughter of a ram (or equivalent livestock), is a mandatory...
The Plateau State High Court sitting in Jos, on Tuesday, granted leave to four persons standing trial for their roles in the deadly Angwa Rukuba attacks, to each produce five defence witnesses. This came on a day the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja reserved judgment in the trial...
Foreigners who have lived in Nigeria or interacted with Nigerians at various levels may not only be surprised but ashamed on behalf of Nigerians over what is happening to and in Africa’s most populous nation. Many are wondering if it is the same country, once called the Giant of Africa, whose citizens are...
A cholera outbreak sweeping across parts of Borno State has claimed no fewer than 27 lives, with 2,715 suspected cases recorded in the first 24 days of May, according to an official epidemiological report obtained by our correspondent. The figures indicate a worsening public health crisis, as health authorities...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State has elected Hon. Usman Bawa ABG as its governorship candidate for the 2027 general elections following the party’s primary election held on Sunday. Announcing the result, the Returning Officer, Prof. Ibrahim Lawal, declared that Hon. Usman Bawa ABG emerged victorious after polling...
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has emerged victorious in the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential primaries conducted in Sokoto state, having polled 68,823 votes to defeat other contestants. Declaring the presidential primaries result on Monday at the party’s secretariat in Sokoto, the state chairman of ADC’s presidential primary elections...
Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has called on the Federal Government to urgently demonstrate stronger political will in tackling insecurity across the country, warning that the worsening wave of violence has become unbearable for Nigerians. The call was made in Sokoto at the end of a three-day national prayer...
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has fixed Saturday, June 13, 2026, for the conduct of the mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for candidates who were unable to sit the examination during the main exercise despite being biometrically verified. The board disclosed that the mop-up examination would cater...
Benue Killings: Court continues trial of ethnic militia arrested by DSS for illegal arms’ possession
Benue Killings: Court continues trial of ethnic militia arrested by DSS for illegal arms’ possession
Weeks after the Federal High Court in Abuja began the trial of suspected members of Fulani and Idoma militias linked to ethic killings in Benue State, the same court on Monday, admitted in evidence a report of the Department of State Services (DSS), on how certain Agatu leaders in...
Former Senate Minority Leader and APC Senate candidate for Plateau North, Simon Mwadkwon, has called for the urgent establishment of state police to address recurring attacks and worsening insecurity in Plateau State. Mwadkwon made the call during a media engagement at his campaign office on Metropolitan Crescent, Tudun Wada,...