The Katsina State Government has expressed optimism that former Director of Defence Information, Major General Rabe Abubakar (retd), and his wife will soon regain their freedom following intensified security operations…
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says that the safe return of abducted school pupils and teachers in Oyo state remains a top national priority. Idris…
The World Health Organization (WHO) says it is monitoring reports of additional individuals showing symptoms after possible contact with passengers linked to a hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship. WHO…
The Oyo State Government has confirmed five cases of Lassa fever outbreak, with one record of death. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, disclosed this at a news…
Africa’s foremost industrialist, Aliko Dangote, will on Friday, April 25, 2026, be inducted as an Honorary Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering (NAE), in recognition of his contributions to…
Former governor, Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa, on Monday secured the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial ticket for Delta North ahead of the 2027 general elections. Okowa defeated incumbent senator, Sen. Ned…
Senator Shehu Sani has emerged winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election for the Kaduna Central Senatorial District. Sani defeated former Speaker of the Kaduna State House of…
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has welcomed the Supreme Court ruling affirming Sen. David Mark as the National Chairman and Rauf Aregbesola as National Secretary. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam…
The Federal High Court, Abuja on Tuesday, adjourned until May 6, a suit seeking to uphold the indefinite suspension of Sen. Ireti Kingibe by the Wuse Ward chapter of the…
President Bola Tinubu on Friday swore in Dr Muttaqha Darma as the new Minister of Housing and Urban Development, officially replacing former minister Ahmed Dangiwa following his resignation. Darma, from…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested former Skye Bank Plc chairman, Tunde Ayeni, in Abuja over alleged money laundering, misappropriation and diversion of funds amounting to ₦36.6…
Mr Taiwo Oyedele, Minister of State for Finance, has dismissed reports alleging hidden spending and diversion of federation revenue, describing it as misinterpretations of the World Bank Nigeria Development Update.…
President Bola Tinubu has signed the 2026 Appropriation Bill into law, authorising an aggregate expenditure of ₦68.32 trillion for the current fiscal year. The president also signed a bill extending…
The Senate, through its Committee on Public Accounts, has given the management of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) up till April 29 to appear before it to account for…
The Naira on Tuesday further appreciated at the official market trading at N1,343.76 against the US dollar. According to data released on the official website of the Central Bank of…
Team Delta has maintained its lead on the official medals table with 122 medals at the end of Day Eight of the ongoing 22nd National Sports Festival (NSF) in Ogun.…
The Director-General (DG), National Sports Commission ( NSC), Mr Bukola Olopade, says that a total of 9,040 athletes and officials have been accredited for the ongoing National Sports Festival (NSF)…
President Bola Tinubu said that sports remained a tool for national intergration and cohesion. He stated at the opening of the 22nd National Sports Festival, tagged ‘Gateway Games’ 2024 on…
Nigeria has withdrawn from the 2025 World Relays scheduled to take place in Guangzhou, China, citing delays in the issuance of visas to its athletes. The Athletics Federation of Nigeria…
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) will have a second chance to win the Champions League as they reached the final 3-1 on aggregate over Arsenal with a 2-1 home victory on Wednesday.…
Elections in Nigeria were once about popularity, the will of the people and the aspiring politicians’ persuasion skills. Now they are as much about ingratiating yourself into the election management…
The next British general election is in 2029, but you could already feel the tremor from the Council election of May 7. The surge of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK Party…