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DSS Arrest Whistleblower Mahdi Shehu Over Claims Of French Military Base In Northwest Region
Mahdi Shehu, a Kaduna-based activist and political commentator, has been arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) over a controversial viral video. The arrest, which occurred over the weekend, followed…
JUST IN: Fubara presents 2025 budget to four-member Rivers assembly
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, Monday presented a 2025 Appropriation Bill of N1.1 trillion to the three-man Victor Oko-Jumbo-led state House of Assembly. This marks…
BREAKING: FirstBank exits 100 Senior Staff members in major reorganizational shakeup
FirstBank, the oldest bank in Nigeria and part of FBN Holdings’ entities has exited close to 100 senior staff members in what our sources…
North-South Power, Axxela, and Stanbic Infrastructure Fund Consortium wins bid to acquire majority…
West Power and Gas Ltd (WPG), the parent company of Eko DisCo, Nigeria’s second-largest distribution company (DisCo), is close to…
World Bank releases $1.5 billion loan to Nigeria after subsidy removal, tax bills
The World Bank has disbursed a $1.5 billion loan to Nigeria under the Reforms for Economic Stabilisation…
Flight Disruptions: Sunset Airports’ Operations Extended To 10pm
As part of measures to address incidents of flight disruptions especially at airports without 24-hour operation, authorities in the aviation industry have agreed to extend operational hours to 10 pm at sunset…
FCMB Group Plc Announces Successful Completion of its Public Offer, raises ₦147.5 billion with 33%…
FCMB Group Plc (“FCMB Group” or the “Group”), a leading financial services group, is pleased to announce the successful…
Telecoms operators demand tariff review, to begin service shedding
The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria on Monday said its members would start service shedding, if nothing was done to increase…
Nigerian Military Denies Involvement In Viral Cadets’ Parade Honouring President…
The Nigerian military has denied any involvement in a recent guards parade held for Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu. According to Brig. Gen. Tukur Gusau, Director of Defence Information, the personnel in the…
Edun, Bagudu list benefits of Saudi-Nigeria parley
Two ministers – Olawale Edun (Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy) and Atiku Bagudu (Budget and National Planning) – yesterday took turns to brief President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on their mission to Saudi Arabia.…
Direct payment of allocation to councils begins next month
Barring any last-minute change of plan, councils will begin to get direct allocation from the Federation Account next month. It will begin with the disbursement of this month’s allocation to the tiers of government, a…
Shari’ah: Governor Makinde is ignorant — MURIC
The Muslim Rights Concern has described the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, as ignorant when it comes to Shari’ah matters. The…
PHOTOS: Aisha Buhari storms 2024 Calabar Carnival in style
Nigeria’s former First Lady, Hajia Aisha Buhari, on Saturday in a stunning appearance stormed the 2024 Calabar Carnival Street Party with an impeccable style and elegance.…
2027 Lagos Guber race: Opposition mounts against Seyi Tinubu, Obasa
GOVERNOR Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State still has 30 months to serve, but the polity is already charged as potential aspirants eyeing his seat embark on exploratory footwork. Those considered to be…
Naira’s free fall threatens 2025 fiscal plan
…as CBN forex policy flops Budget rose 74% nominally but shrunk 23% in real value A tough fiscal year 2025 appears to be underway following the tall order in currency valuation which may restrict the…
Competition between Dangote, NNPC, reason for petrol price drop — IPMAN
Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, has attributed the fierce competition between Nigeria’s two refineries owned by Dangote and NNPC Limited for the recent drop in the pump price of…
Customs to auction seized petrol at ₦400 per litre
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced plans to auction 15,325 litres of seized Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, at ₦400 per litre to help ease transportation challenges during the…
We’ve recovered N78m from N180m funds stolen – Verydarkman
Controversial social critic, Verydarkman has disclosed that N78 million out of the N180 million allegedly stolen from his NGO account has been recovered. The revelation comes days after he took to Instagram on…
Seyi Tinubu reviewing guard of honour, gross violation of military tradition — Atiku, George
FORMER Vice President Atiku Abubakar and a ex-Deputy National Chairman of Peoples Demcoratic Party, Bode George, yesterday, slammed one of President Tinubu’s sons, Seyi, for reviewing a guard of honour mounted by a…
Lagos heads to s’court over judgement nullifying Femi Olaleye’s rape conviction
The Lagos state government has filed a notice of appeal at the supreme court seeking to overturn the recent acquittal of Femi…
Legal Battle: ‘I’m ready for war’ – Dele Farotimi
Dele Farotimi, a human rights activist and lawyer, has just broken his silence amid a heated legal battle. In a bold statement on X, Farotimi declared, “I’m ready for war”. “I am strong enough to rumble unruffled…
How Kwara CoS Died Inside His Car – Family Member
More facts have emerged on how the Chief of Staff to the Kwara State Governor, Alhaji AbdulKadir Mahe, died on Saturday. Mahe, a son of the late 10th Emir of Ilorin, Mallam Aliyu AbdulKadir, died at the age of…
Why there should be Sharia law in South-West — Oluwo
The Oluwo of Iwo, Osun State, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, has declared his support for the introduction of Sharia law in the South-West, stressing that it has long been part of Yoruba tradition. His statement comes in the wake of a planned…
Dave Umahi outshines Peter Obi, Ben Kalu, others to clinch 2024 Igbo Man of the Year
Senator Dave Umahi, Nigeria’s Minister of Works, has been crowned 2024 Igbo Man of the Year by the Ohanaeze Ndigbo. In a year marked by intense scrutiny and competition among Southeastern leaders, Umahi emerged as the…