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The House of Representatives Committee on Nutrition and Food Security has commenced a probe into the N1.12 trillion spent on the federal government’s Anchors Borrowers Programme (ABP). It is also probing NIRSAL…

Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has asked President Donald Trump not to plunge the world into a global conflict over the escalating hostilities between Israel and Iran. The remarks came as tension…

President Bola Tinubu is expected to depart Nigeria for Saint Lucia on June 28 for official engagements and private leisure time. Philip J. Pierre, the Caribbean prime minister, announced the trip at a pre-cabinet press…

              The crisis rocking the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has deepened following the rejection by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the party’s notice for its 100th…

The Senate has temporarily halted President Bola Tinubu’s nomination of Michael Ekpai as Chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), citing…

A civil society organization, TAKULUKU ANYAM AZENGA Advocacy Organisation, has called on President Bola Tinubu to take immediate and decisive action to halt what it described as a genocide against the Tiv people in Benue…

The Federal Government has ordered the emergency evacuation of Nigerian citizens from Israel and Iran as tensions escalate between the two Middle Eastern nations.The evacuation directive follows an outbreak of…

Civil society group, Lawyers Alert, has condemned the killing of over 200 people in Yelewata, Guma LGA of Benue, saying the attack is “genocide” and not a communal conflict as suggested by the presidency. Rommy Mom,…

The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that Pastor Paul Adefarasin, founder of the House on the Rock Church, has turned himself in for questioning over a viral video that appeared to show him holding a gun-like…

The Special Adviser on Security Matters to the Sokoto State Governor, Col. Ahmed Usman (rtd), says the state government is willing to engage in dialogue with repentant bandits who are ready to lay down their arms and…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has explained why Vice President Kashim Shettima was not endorsed alongside President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead…

The Lagos State House of Assembly has summoned Uber, Bolt, Indrive, Rida, and LagRide to appear for a public hearing on Tuesday, June 17 on the…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed that politically exposed persons (PEPs) in Nigeria are using internet fraudsters, popularly known as ‘yahoo-yahoo boys’, to launder billions of naira in…

The Operations Manager of Air Peace, Ayodeji Adeyemi, has debunked claims by Senator Adams Oshiomhole that he was unfairly denied boarding on a recent domestic flight, insisting that the former Edo State governor…

Nigeria’s inflation rate dropped to 22.97 per cent in May 2025, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Monday. The figure represents a decline of 0.74 percentage points when compared to the 23.71 per cent recorded in…

A political storm is brewing within the ruling All Progressives Congress as growing speculation over the fate of Vice President Kashim Shettima in the 2027 presidential race triggered outrage, chaos, and urgent crisis…

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olabode George, has accused the administration of President Bola Tinubu of abandoning governance for political theatrics, warning that Nigeria is drifting…

The Lagos State House of Assembly has called on key commissioners in the state to appear before it, to present actionable plans and strategies aimed at curbing the rising menace of cultism, particularly among the youth…

A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Monday, halted further proceedings in a suit filed by Ecobank Nigeria over the alleged unlawful sale of N6.3bn shares held by Barbican Capital Ltd., pending the outcome of an appeal at…

The University of Lagos has raised the alarm that certain individuals are impersonating its vice-chancellor, Prof Folasade Ogunsola, in a “sham procurement process.” The university raised the alarm in a statement by…

The Lagos State Government has announced the immediate suspension of planning approvals along the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road. The announcement was contained in a statement by the Commissioner for Physical Planning and…

…Analysts say the initiative will reduce inflation and create jobs A recent initiative by the Dangote Petroleum…

The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, has overturned the final forfeiture order issued on the assets of the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, to the Federal Government. In a split…

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate has dropped to 22.97 percent in May 2025, down from 23.71 percent in April. NBS announced the increase in its consumer price index (CPI)…