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Suspected bandits have attacked Waje community in Danko Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State, killing 15 farmers and injuring three others. The Deputy Governor, Senator Umar Tafida, who represented…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Mr Bayo Bashir Ojulari, Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPCL) Limited “to account for and explain the…

Chief Martin Onovo, the 2015 presidential candidate of the National Conscience Party (NCP), has raised serious concerns over the Federal Government’s recent claim that it owes the late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Abiola the…

Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has declared Monday a day of voluntary fasting and prayer across the state. The governor made the declaration during a statewide broadcast on Sunday in…

A tragic boat mishap has claimed the lives of 27 passengers in Kwara State. The passengers were returning from a market trip in Niger State when the incident occurred. This unfortunate event happened barely seven…

Abducted Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Ifon in the Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nelson Adepoyigi, has been killed by his abductors. Recall that Mr Adepoyigi, who is the chairman of the APC at…

Media entrepreneur and storyteller, Chude Jideonwo, is set to file an appeal against the recent defamation ruling…

Joseph Oloyede, a Nigerian traditional ruler and dual U.S. citizen, has been ordered by a U.S. federal court to forfeit millions in assets following his guilty plea in a $4.2…

Troops of the 7 Division/Sector 1 of Operation Hadin Kai, in collaboration with the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), have killed five Boko Haram terrorists during a successful ambush operation in Gwoza Local Government…

The federal and state governments seem to have found a way round the huge public debts of the last few years with the foreign debts owed by the centre falling to $94.22bn at the end of last year, from $113.42bn in…

The United States granted citizenship to 34,289 Nigerians between 2020 and 2022, the latest Naturalisations Annual Flow Report from the US Department of Homeland Security shows. Compiled by the Office of Homeland…

The price of a 50kg bag of rice has dropped to an average of N54,000 following rumours of alleged deadly rice in circulation. The drop is also a result of the oversupply of the staple from India, according to a…

Former Vice President and Founder of the American University of Nigeria (AUN), Atiku Abubakar, has reiterated his conviction that education is the most transformative force for personal and national development. He…

Umo Eno, governor of Akwa Ibom state, says any member of his cabinet who abandons him at public functions risks immediate dismissal. The governor gave the warning on Friday in Uyo after he was reportedly left behind by…

The Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) has revealed that the majority of the licensed currency traders are faced with uncertainty, as only less than 5% of its members have so far been…

A human rights organisation, the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Intersociety, has faulted the invitation extended to President Bola Tinubu by the Vatican for the inauguration of Pope Leo…

Dr Adedamola Dada, the outgoing Medical Director of Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Ebute Metta, said the hospital had been paying N20 million monthly electricity bill for just three hours of daily public power supply.…

The number of young adults suffering from high blood pressure, also known as hypertension in Nigeria, is rising by the day, findings by Weekend Trust has revealed. Often thought to be a disease of older adults…

The South South Zonal Organising Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Blessing Agbomhere, has written to the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, describing the…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, and the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, have called for the urgent end to abject poverty across Africa. Obasanjo insisted that if China…

Terrorists of the Islamic State of West Africa Province, ISWAP, have killed at least 23 farmers and fishermen in the village of Malam Karanti near Baga, in the Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State. The attack…

Wizkid has reportedly become the first African artiste to surpass 20 billion global audio streams across on-demand platforms. The milestone was reported by ChartMasters, a leading music data tracking…

Suspected bandits have abducted four farmers in Tudun Moriki village, located in Zurmi LGA of Zamfara state. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, the…

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) says it shared a total sum of N1.68 trillion to the three tiers of government as federation allocation…