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‘Stand By Your Statement That Tinubu Has No Powers To Remove Councillor, Let Alone Sitting…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has dismissed the Presidency’s clarification on Vice President Kashim Shettima’s recent comments regarding the President’s constitutional powers.
The party describes the statement…
Despite recurring accidents, Lagos fails to enforce daytime truck ban
When a container truck lost control and barreled into shoppers at Balogun Market on June 20, 2025, it wasn’t just a headline;…
Is Shettima rebelling against Tinubu?
PICTURE a Vice President stepping up to a podium, his voice calm but heavy with meaning. Every word lands like a stone in…
Delta: Storm in a teacup over Tompolo, Tantita
Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, an ex-militant leader, and the Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSNL) that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) engaged to shadow and provide…
Ex-Afromedia director Mohammed Gobir jailed seven years over N1bn, $3.5m fraud
A Lagos high court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced Mohammed Gobir, a former director of Afromedia Plc, to seven years in prison for a multi-million naira and foreign currency fraud.
Gobir was arrested by operatives…
Lagos LG Polls: Odds Favour APC Despite Optimism In Opposition Camp
As residents of Lagos State go to the poll to elect those who will the lead the 20 local government areas and 37…
2027: Hurdles before APC, coalition as Nigerians weigh options
Following the adoption of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) by opposition leaders as the platform on which to challenge the AllProgressives Congress (APC) at the 2027 polls, penultimate Thursday, talks have…
Akpoti-Uduaghan Writes Senate to Resume July 15, Appeals Contempt Conviction
The Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Natasha…
Gunmen Kill Civil Defence Officer, Abduct 3 Students In Edo
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have reportedly abducted three students of the Catholic’s Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary School, in Ivianokpodi, Agenebode, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo state.
It…
Alleged N29 Billion Fraud: Ex-governor Nyako, EFCC consider out-of-court settlement
A former governor of Adamawa State, MurtalaNyako, has opted for an out-of-court settlement with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in a N29 billion alleged fraud case.
The EFCC arraigned Mr Nyako in…
Court dismisses scavengers, beggars’ N500m right suit against Wike, others
The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the N500 million suit filed by some vulnerable FCT residents, including scavengers, beggars, petty traders, against the Minister, Nyesom Wike.
Justice James Omotosho, in a…
CTC clarifies ruling: Natasha to apologise to court, not Senate
A Certified True Copy (CTC) of the Federal High Court judgment delivered on July 4, 2025, has clarified that Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan is…
Obaseki’s financial records will be probed – Okpebholo
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has announced plan to investigate the financial dealings of his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki.
The governor disclosed this on Friday while addressing a crowd of party…
When the sirens go silent: Inside Lagos’ dying emergency ambulance system
In the early 2000s, Lagos stood tall among Nigeria’s 36 states, pioneering one of the country’s most functional public ambulance networks. With sirens slicing through traffic and mobile intensive care units…
US court jails Nigerian 11 years for $1.3m COVID-19 fraud
A United States court has sentenced a Nigerian, Abiola Quadri, to 11 years in prison for defrauding California and Nevada out of $1.3m in COVID-19 pandemic unemployment and disability insurance benefits.
The…
Adeleke’s Defection: Osun APC, PDP in Panic
A wave of panic is sweeping through the camps of the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress in Osun State over Governor Ademola Adeleke’s reported plan to dump the PDP for the APC, findings by…
Court Remands 20 Suspects Accused Of Killing Wedding Guests In Plateau
The Plateau State High Court 10 sitting in Jos has remanded 20 suspects accused of killing wedding guests in Mangun community, Mangu Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.
13 of the travellers were killed,…
Villa rat invasion story was a cover for Buhari’s illness — Garba Shehu
The Former Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Garba Shehu, has revealed that the story about rats invading the Presidential Villa was fabricated as a distraction from Buhari’s…
Presidency clarifies Shettima’s remarks, denies link to Fubara suspension
The Presidency has dismissed claims linking Vice President Kashim Shettima’s recent comments to the suspension of Rivers State Governor,…
US insists Nigeria takes 300,000 Venezuela deportees as condition for lifting visa restrictions
The United States government has told the Federal government that the non-immigrant visa…
Recapitalisation: 2 banks in merger talks amid CBN’s
As the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) presses ahead with its ambitious banking sector recapitalisation plan, two national banks are said to have entered into confidential merger talks in a bid to meet the regulatory…
NNPC considering sale of refineries… rehabilitation becoming more complicated – Ojulari
Bayo Ojulari, the group chief executive officer (CEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, says it is becoming a ‘bit more’ complicated to revamp state-owned refineries.
On November 26,…
Trump’s visa clampdown linked to Nigeria’s refusal to house asylum seekers – Report
Nigeria’s refusal to accept asylum seekers from the United States is partly responsible for the recent visa restrictions imposed on the country by President Donald Trump, TheCable can report.
TheCable…
Canadian judge calls Nigerian police ‘evil force’, denies permanent residency to ex-corporal
Justice Yvan Roy of the Federal Court of Canada, Ottawa, denied Iyanbe Eriator, a former corporal of the Nigeria Police Force, permanent residency in Canada on the grounds of his association with the Force, which…