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Troops of the Joint Task Force (JTF) Operation WHIRL STROKE (OPWS), have destroyed bandit camps at Konyo Gbise around Akwaza in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of the state and recovered a huge amount of weapons. The…

The trial of the former Managing Director of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, Mr Ahmed Kuru, before the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja, was stalled on Monday due to the absence of his lead…

Nigerians have remained in darkness in many parts of the country as the power plants under the supervision of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company of Nigeria are still struggling to generate 1,000 megawatts of…

Despite official denial, locals speak of secret mining deals, military blind spots, and a decade of underground resource exploitation by insurgent group Boko Haram in Borno, writes ISAH OJO It is no longer news that…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board  has announced that it will on Wednesday release the results of 379,000 candidates who sat the rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination between Friday and…

A fresh wave of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) importation into the country has made the row between oil marketers and the Dangote Petroleum Refinery to linger, amid signs of deepening tensions in Nigeria’s downstream…

Traditional leaders and stakeholders from Ibadanland and Ogbomosoland have strongly opposed a proposed legal amendment by the Oyo State House of Assembly seeking to make the Alaafin of Oyo the permanent chairman…

Gunmen suspected to be members of the Lakurawa bandit group have attacked a church in Zagani village, Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State, on Sunday, abducting an undisclosed number of female…

Canada has introduced stricter rules in its Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP), raising concerns among skilled foreign workers, including many Nigerians, who now face greater risks of deportation due to…

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday fixed May 26 to hear a suit filed by the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) Plc against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and others. NIBSS, in the suit, is seeking an…

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has told a Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos to dismiss the case of alleged N2.2bn fraud, filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and human rights activist, Femi Falana, has raised constitutional concerns over a proposed bill that seeks to make voting…

A Nigerian Army soldier attached to the military Operation Udoka has been killed by suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra after sneaking out of his duty post to attend a party in Anambra State. The incident was…

The Central Bank of Nigeria has dismissed reports suggesting distress in a regulated financial institution. In a statement signed by the Acting Director of Corporate Communications, Hakama Sidi-Ali, the apex bank…

Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), on Monday, intercepted a suspected kidnap kingpin identified as Sani Galadi at Sultan Abubakar International Airport, Sokoto. It was learnt that Galadi, who…

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, visited a hospital and secondary school in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, on Monday. Obi visited the Anglican Hospital Diocese of Kubwa and the…

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday dismissed a NJ50 billion fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by Philip Shaibu, the former deputy governor of Edo State, against ex-Governor Godwin Obaseki and four…

Adeola, daughter of veteran actress Jumoke George, who had been missing for four years, has been found and returned home from Mali, where she was reportedly trafficked to. The news was confirmed by Abike Dabiri,…

The Lagos State Police Command has summoned Inspector Obic Modestus following a complaint received by the Command’s Complaint Response Unit (CRU),…

The South East Caucus in the House of Representatives has called on the Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, to resign and allow a through investigation into the massive…

At least three people have been reportedly killed and 26 others abducted in a fresh wave of attacks by suspected bandits in Kauran Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Daily Trust learnt that the…

The Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has filed a petition against Senate President Godswill Akpabio and businesswoman…

The Lagos State government has hinted at a full ban on the usage and distribution of Single Use Plastics (SUPs) from July 1, 2025. Commissioner for the…

A civil society organisation, the Alliance for Public Asset Protection and Accountability (APAPA), has petitioned the National Assembly over what it describes as a “coordinated and deliberate scheme” to secretly strip…