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Mohammed Uwais, a former chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), is dead. He passed on in the early hours of Friday, aged 88. Kayode Ajulo, attorney general of Ondo state, confirmed his death to TheCable. Born in Zaria, Kaduna…

A prominent Northern elder and public commentator, Alhaji Dabo Sambo, has warned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that unless he urgently tackles insecurity and banditry, particularly in northern Nigeria, his chances of…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has accused the Nigeria Police Force of shielding illegal miners and launching violent attacks on its operatives to frustrate ongoing prosecutions in Nasarawa State.…

Nigeria stands out as one of the few countries in the world where public opinion of Israel and its Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, remains largely positive, according to a new global survey released by the Pew…

Former Senator representing Kogi West, Senator Smart Adeyemi, has lost his mother, Princess Victoria Oyeyemi Adeyemi, who passed away at the age of 88. She reportedly died on Wednesday morning at her residence…

AS Muslims all over the world celebrate the festival of Eid-el-Kabir, President Bola Tinubu has said that the celebration reminds citizens of the need to show resilience, tolerance, compassion, and dedication to…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Anambra Chapter, has pleaded with Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, to return to the party. Obi defected to LP when he felt he…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said there is no cabal in the government of President Bola Tinubu. Speaking at the 2025 OAU Distinguished Personality Lecture in Ile Ife, Osun State,…

A former Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Senator Jibril Aminu, died yesterday at 85 after a protracted illness. He was later buried in his hometown of Song in Adamawa State after the funeral…

The President, Bola Tinubu, inaugurated the reconstructed Lekki-Epe Deep Seaport road in Lagos State on Thursday, where he told the Minister of Works, David Umahi, to ignore critics of the multibillion naira…

The Nigeria Customs Service has again bowed to pressure from indebted private jet owners who have failed to pay their duty to the government coffers, as it gave the debtors one more month to clear the debts. The…

Commuters across the Lagos metropolis were once again trapped in a frustrating gridlock on Thursday, with vehicular movement grinding to a halt for hours, an ordeal that appears to have no end in sight. For those…

                  The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration at the midpoint of its tenure, accusing the government of presiding over a period marked by…

Professor Jibril Aminu, a distinguished diplomat, statesman, and renowned medical scholar, has died at the age of 85. A family source confirmed that the former Minister of Education and Petroleum passed away on Thursday…

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, says political scientists in Nigeria’s ivory towers should understudy how Nyesom Wike, a power broker in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), made it to the cabinet of President…

…operators expect further price reduction by Dangote, others Six depot owners have reduced the prices of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol as competition heightens in the downstream sector of…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, arraigned two Chinese nationals, Zhang Hong Lin and Gao Pei Hai, before a Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, on five counts of conspiracy, illegal mining…

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a ban on visas for foreign students who are set to begin attending Harvard University, ramping up his administration’s crackdown on higher education. “I have determined…

The Minister of State for Defence, Alhaji Bello Matawalle, has donated 3,000 rams to the All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters in Zamfara to bolster the Sallah festivities. Distributing the rams on behalf of the…

Chief Imam, Lagos State University (LASU), Prof. Amidu Sanni, has advised Muslims not to borrow to fulfill the Eid Kabir spiritual obligation. The advice was contained in his 2025 Eid Kabir message made available to…

The Federal Government has intensified discussions with the Japan International Cooperation Agency to fast-track the implementation of a ¥15bn (about $110m) emergency loan to improve food security across the country.…

In the continued effort of Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s plans to unlock the economic potential of Ondo State’s riverine areas, the Abdul Adetunji Mohammed (ATM)…

To recover import duties from some private jet owners in the country, the Federal Government, through the Nigeria Customs Service, has grounded about 60 private jets across major airports in Nigeria, The PUNCH reports.…

The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has cautioned disc jockeys (DJs) against publicly performing music without authorisation or a licence. NAN reports that John Asein, NCC director-general, gave the warning in…