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Residents of Shanono local government area in Kano State have raised the alarm over recurring attacks by armed bandits, who they said have continued to terrorise Faruruwa and neighbouring communities for the past three years. Speaking during a press briefing in Kano on…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced that the screening of aspirants vying for various national offices ahead of its 2025 Elective National Convention will hold on Tuesday, October 28, 2025. According to a statement signed by Rt. Hon. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri,…
The National Economic Council (NEC) has announced a 44 per cent reduction in polio cases across Nigeria, commending the progress recorded in the fight against the disease while urging state governments to sustain momentum and release funds to support ongoing immunisation…
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has taken decisive action by expelling several top officials of the party, including its former National Chairman, Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam, and National Youth Leader, Mr. Ogbonna Chukwuma Uchechukwu, over allegations of misconduct, financial…
The Phase II of the Comrade Mustapha Salihu Youth Empowerment Programme has been officially launched in Yola, Adamawa State, marking another milestone in the ongoing efforts to promote youth development and economic empowerment across the state. The second phase features a…
Environmental experts have raised the alarm over Nigeria’s rapidly shrinking forest cover, warning that the country was losing between 350,000 and 400,000 hectares of forest every year, a development they said threatened food security, biodiversity, and human health. Speaking…
The Board of Trustees (BoT) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the national secretary of the party, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, signed the notice letter to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the party’s forthcoming convention in their presence,…
Nigerian sensational afrobeat singer, David Adeleke, a.k.a. Davido, has met with the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, in Paris. Davido disclosed this on his verified Facebook page on Thursday evening. He posted photos of the engagement showing he was together with his…
Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier have been arrested in connection with probes into illegal gambling, US media reported Thursday. The poker games, which included basketball players to lend credibility to their authenticity,…
The newly appointed Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, has officially assumed duty at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja. Amupitan, who was sworn in earlier on Thursday by President Bola Tinubu at the State House,…
President Donald Trump has pardoned Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao, who pleaded guilty to a money laundering charge in 2023, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement that Trump “exercised his…
United Kingdom Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by Process & Industrial Developments Limited (P&ID) over a £44m legal cost dispute The UK apex court ruled that the Federal Republic of Nigeria is entitled to recover its legal costs in pound sterling (GBP) rather than in…
The Management of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) has dismissed a social media publication alleging irregularities in the University’s 2025/2026 admission process, particularly in the recently released Primary Admission List of Monday, October 20, 2025. Acting public…
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has disclosed that under his leadership, the Commission has made unprecedented progress in the fight against economic and financial crimes in the last two years by recovering over N566 billion…
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) successfully repelled terrorist attacks on multiple locations across the Joint Operations Area in the early hours of Thursday, October 23, 2025. A statement by the Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force North-East Operation HADIN KAI,…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has said that activist Omoyele Sowore will be charged to court following his arrest in connection with the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest held earlier in the week in Abuja. Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, who disclosed…
Three officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said to be going for the November 8 governorship election in Anambra State have been reportedly kidnapped in Kogi State. According to locals, the kidnapped INEC officials were seized by gunmen on Tuesday…
The Federal Government has verified over 960,000 Nigerian youths for technical and vocational skills training under the Federal Ministry of Education’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) initiative. The Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa,…
