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A Chief Magistrate Court in Iyaganku, Ibadan, has ordered the remand of three key figures in…

Funke Akindele’s Everybody Loves Jenifa has shattered records, becoming 2024’s highest-grossing Nollywood title by earning ₦511 million in just 12 days. The movie, which premiered on December 13, 2024, achieved this…

The Alumni Association of the University of Abuja in the Federal  Capital Territory (FCT) has rejected the President Bola Tinubu-led government’s decision to rename the institution in honour of former Nigerian head of…

..We’re yet to hear from kidnappers — Family Source Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have ambushed an Ado-Ekiti-bound 18-passenger bus at Emure Ile, kidnapping all the passengers on board. The incident…

Nigeria’s net foreign exchange inflows rose by 70.5 percent year-on-year (YoY) to $42.06 billion in the first nine months of 2024 (9m’24) from $24.66 billion in the corresponding period of 2023. Details in…

Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has announced the creation of seven new chiefdoms and emirates in the state. This…

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, says the #EndSARS protest was one of his toughest moments as a leader. The #EndSARS protest, which began in October 2020, was triggered by a viral video of a young man…

President Bola Tinubu says he has been sharing palliatives in his Lagos residence for 25 years without an incident,…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has insisted that the tax reform of his administration has come to stay. He stated this on Monday night during the presidential media chat aired by NTA. The tax reform bills, which are…

No fewer than 14 persons were reportedly killed and one other injured in a night attack in Gidan Ado community of Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. The National Publicity Secretary of Irigwe Community…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu says he not taken anything from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) in the last three months before meeting his obligations. Tinubu stated this on Monday during his first…

The brewing constitutional crisis in Edo State took a dramatic turn on Monday, as Governor Monday Okpebholo and the Edo State House of Assembly insisted on the suspension of all 18 local government chairmen. On…

Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State has said the government is keenly following the probe into the death of Mr. Jimoh Abdulqadir in police custody, urging members of the public to remain calm. The…

Adewole Adebayo, Presidential Candidate of Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2023 elections, has tackled the government of President Bola Tinubu over borrowings. The lawyer and social critic accused the current…

The Northeast Chapter of the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has tackled Yakubu Dogara, former speaker of the house of representatives, over his comments against northern leaders. Speaking at a town…

The President, Bola Tinubu, has dismissed any possibility of reduction in the size of his cabinet. Tinubu’s cabinet of about 50 ministers has been described as the largest in Nigeria’s history. Many critics had…

President Bola Tinubu says he has no regret in removing the petrol subsidy.  During his inaugural speech on May 29, 2023, Tinubu announced the removal of the petrol subsidy. However, the cost of living and inflation…

NNPC Limited has reduced the pump price of petrol at its retail outlets in Abuja to N965 per litre, down from N1,030 per litre. Visits to NNPC retail outlets in the Central Area and Nyanya suburb of the nation’s…

The Federal Government has declared Wednesday 25th, Thursday 26th December 2024, and Wednesday 1st January, 2025 as public holidays to celebrate…

… Lower petrol, food importation could strengthen currency The naira could see better days in 2025 as analysts project higher foreign exchange inflows into Nigeria as well as lower petrol and food…

A former presidential spokesman, Dr Doyin Okupe, says he has never criticised President Bola Tinubu in his political career. Okupe asserted this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in…

Former Senate Leader, Mohammed Ali Ndume, has said his insistence on the withdrawal of the Tax Reform Bills forwarded to the Senate was to pave way for wider consultations and necessary adjustments. He dismissed…

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has called on individuals and groups intending to distribute items to large gatherings in the…

Younger people calling on Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka and prominent rights activist, Mr Femi Falana (SAN) to lead mass protests against the situation in Nigeria are driven by complete lack of any…