May 2024

Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has announced five days of mourning for President Ebrahim Raisi who died in a helicopter crash. Khamenei, in an official statement on Monday, a day after the death of…

Banex Plaza, an electronics and telecommunications gadget market in Abuja, is still under lock and key, Daily Trust can report. Our correspondent who visited the market on Monday morning found soldiers across…

Few days to a year anniversary of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led government, the reward system implemented by All Progressives Congress (APC), has sparked…

Israel on Monday denied involvement in the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash that also killed several official of his entourage. "It wasn't us,"…

In a move aimed at consolidating their gains and positioning themselves for a stronger showing in the 2027 presidential elections, supporters of the former Anambra governor, Peter Obi, also known as the Obidient movement,…

The Iranian government held an emergency meeting on Monday after President Ebrahim Raisi was declared dead today. Mr Raisi…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) faces a dilemma: to continue the increase in benchmark interest rate or to hold on and continue to monitor the economic responses to its policy initiatives. The choice to hold…

Olubadan-designate Oba Owolabi Olakulehin’s nomination is awaiting Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde’s approval, Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs Commissioner Segun Olayiwola said yesterday. He disclosed that…

Deliverables based on Administration’s eight priority areas are criteria President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is expected to receive the scorecard of members of his cabinet this…

Shareholders of Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc have approved plans by the holding company to raise a total of N550 billion in new debt and equity capital, as the company seeks to meet the new minimum capital…

Fourth consecutive rise in steady gain Nigeria’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves sustained recovery with addition of $195.01 million to close…

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi on Sunday visited victims of arson at a mosque in Gadan village, Gezawa Local Government area of Kano state. Obi who visited the victims on their hospital…

A disabled man who has lived in the United Kingdom (UK) for 38 years has been threatened with removal from the UK by the Home Office. Anthony Olubunmi George, 61, came to the UK at the age of 24 in 1986 from Nigeria. He…

Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba sociopolitical organisation, has asked President Bola Tinubu to issue an executive order for the creation of state and LGA police. The group said there is an urgent need for the federal…

“You can’t bully reality.” Federal Government officials, ignoring the truth and chasing shadows, have been warned several times on these pages – particularly when they manage their offices as if might is…

The United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority has written Nigeria’s Civil Aviation Authority stating Air Peace has reportedly violated some aviation safety regulations The development came barely three months after…

An unidentified male pastor allegedly refused to return N900,000 mistakenly transferred to his account by a church member, as seen in a viral video circulating social media. The male church member explained in the…

The Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide, and other youth groups in the Niger Delta region have cautioned the Rivers State governor, Sim Fubara, and his predecessor who is currently the Minister of the Federal Capital…

Financial experts have said there are concerns that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) low net FX reserves and the defense of the naira sparked risk-off sentiments amongst foreign investors and limited inflows…

Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan is expected to flag off the construction of the multi-billion naira Trans-Kalabari road to be constructed by the administration of Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State,…

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has condemned the alleged murder of a compatriot, Ebuka Nwoko, by South African police officials. Abdur-Rahman Balogun, NiDCOM’s spokesperson, confirmed the incident and…

Brig.-Gen. Abubakar Haruna, the acting General Officer Commanding, 7 Division Nigerian Army, has commended the troops for their recent victory in dislodging Boko Haram insurgents in Sambisa Forest. Mr…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a committee to oversee the Green Economic Initiative, known as the Presidential Committee on Climate Action and Green Economic Solutions. Mr Tinubu also approved…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Enugu command, has arraigned a forex broker, Daniel Chukwuka Koussou, for N112 million fraud. In a statement on its official X handle on Sunday, the anti-graft…