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The Ondo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Akure, the state capital, on Wednesday, affirmed the victory of Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the valid winner of the November 16, 2024 governorship election. In a unanimous…
Two Nigerians, Folashade Odelana and Bamidele Ayodele Abiodun, have been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over their alleged involvement in a multi-million-naira cryptocurrency fraud linked to Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX). EFCC, in a…
The Department of State Services (DSS) said it was not interested in arresting the 2007 presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Prof. Pat Utomi, or anyone over the shadow government being proposed by a group he leads. Counsel to the DSS, Akinlolu…
Another dimension has been introduced to the current crisis in the National Assembly as the suspended Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduagha, has raised the alarm that her official telephone line has been cloned and was being fraudulently utilised to…
In a bold move to address youth unemployment and economic recovery in the post-lockdown era, BNB Global Innovations Limited, in collaboration with the John Bosco Institute of Technology, has officially flagged off the Nigerian Youth Employment Skills through Acquisition Fund…
A Magistrate Court sitting at No-Man’s-Land area of Kano has ordered the remand of a popular TikToker, Abubakar Kilina following the charges filed against him by the Kano State Censorship Board. Abubakar was arraigned before the court for allegedly promoting cross-dressing,…
The Edo State Government has announced clampdown plans on all lounge, club, and outdoor bar owners operating in the state without valid building or development permits. Managing Director of the Edo State Development and Building Control Agency (ESDBCA), Imoisili Darlington…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has ordered that the processes filed in the N100bn defamation suit against the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, be served on him through substituted means. The suit was instituted against Akpabio by the…
In a significant leap toward inclusive education, the Federal Government has commissioned a fully equipped Braille computer training centre, modern classrooms, and dormitories for visually impaired children at the Bethesda Home and School for the Blind in Surulere, Lagos. The…
In a stirring display of innovation and youthful determination, four Nigerian secondary school students have embarked on a journey to California, USA, to represent Nigeria at an international robotics championship. Representing Federal Government College, Kaduna, at the…
In a major infrastructural push for the nation’s capital, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday, announced that President Bola Tinubu has approved the commissioning of 10 landmark projects within the FCT, beginning Tuesday, June 10.…
The Plateau State Police Command, acting on credible intelligence has arrested four suspected cultists at Gidan Mai Naraguta Village, Jos North local government area of the state. Plateau State Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO), DSP Alfred Alabo said the suspects were…
A total of 1,774 criminal suspects were apprehended, while 476 kidnapped victims were rescued by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force between April and May, 2025. Police said some of the rescued victims were freed from extremely difficult terrains within the period under…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, is set to deliver the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Distinguished Personality Lecture on Thursday, June 6, 2025. The lecture, themed “Nigeria of Our Dreams”, will take place at the Oduduwa Hall on…
The federal government has donated the sum of N2 billion alongside twenty (20) trucks of grains to the community ravaged by flooding in Mokwa, Niger State. Vice President Kashim Shettima who announced the donations on behalf of President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday in Mokwa,…
Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of Federal High Court in Lagos has remanded two Chinese nationals in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Services over accusation of dealing illegally in mineral resources. Justice Aneke sent the foreigners, Zhang Hong Lin and Zhao Pei Hai,…
A total of 41 corps members deployed to Bayelsa State have been sanctioned by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for various offenses. Fourteen (14) of the Corps members had their service year extended due to misconduct and violations of the scheme’s code of conduct,…
Over 11 million Nigerians are now enrolled in state-run health insurance schemes, signaling significant progress toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC) as state health agencies strategised the next phase of implementation. Stakeholders, who converged at the second quarterly…
