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Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno south, has denied ever claiming that Tukur Buratai, the former chief of army staff, narrowly escaped a Boko Haram attack. Ndume was reacting to media reports suggesting he said…

President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, recently informed President Bola Tinubu that his group of companies paid a whopping N450…

Negotiations are underway to stop the investigation involving Aisha Achimugu, a businesswoman, socialite, and close associate of Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Achimugu was earlier declared wanted by the Economic…

Pipeline blasts came and went. But with the former leader of the now-defunct Movement for the Emancipation of…

The Centre for Economic Growth and Monetary Reforms (CEGMR) has commended the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for what it described as a disciplined and effective monetary policy approach that is beginning to yield…

Primate of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Most Reverend Henry Ndukuba, has accused both religious and traditional rulers of colluding with politicians to perpetuate the nation’s worsening insecurity and food…

Former Imo State Governor, Ikedi Ohakim, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic reforms, crediting them with stabilizing Nigeria’s fragile economy and restoring investor confidence both locally and…

Nigerians have significantly reduced spending on foreign air travel, with a 30 per cent drop to $2.66 billion in 2024, driven largely by economic hardships and tighter visa regulations. The sharp depreciation of the…

A top commander of the Islamic State – West Africa Province (ISWAP), Malam Jidda has been killed. Jidda was eliminated by troops of the Joint Task Force North-East Operation Hadin Kai. His death was part of the…

The reforms and policies adopted by President Bola Tinubu’s administration have started to yield positive results, some Civil Society Organisations in Nigeria have said. The CSOs in a new report released on Monday…

Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in 2023, says he would have removed petrol subsidy and floated the naira if he was elected president. Speaking in an interview with Arise Television on…

Following interventions from various quarters, which culminated in the visit, yesterday, by members of the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC), the months…

The lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District, Senator Ali Ndume, has revealed that the convoy of former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (retd), was attacked by Boko Haram insurgents on…

The federal government has launched an investigation into a viral video showing alleged neglect of accident victims at the Emergency Unit of the…

President Bola Tinubu will address a joint session of the national assembly on June 12 to commemorate Democracy Day. A statement issued by Akin Rotimi on Sunday said the event was conveyed to the lawmakers via an…

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned Nigerians against investing in Punisher Coin, also known as Spun. In a notice on Saturday, the commission said its investigations showed that Spun is a meme coin…

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and top officials of the federal government to stop staging early campaigns for the President’s re-election bid and focus on tackling the avalanche…

The processions for the 2025 hajj ended on Sunday with pilgrims leaving the sprawling tent of Muna for their hotels. The symbolic stoning of shaitan at the Jamarat on the third day of Eid signals the end of…

Four people, including two herders and two farmers, were reportedly ambushed and killed in Uwok-Ishe community of Kakkek district of Bassa local government area of Plateau State. Two persons who were critically…

There are cracks in the South-west home base of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, months to the formal commencement of activities leading to the 2027 general elections. The South-west being the president’s natal base…

Prominent Nigerian lawyer and constitutional expert, Professor Mike Ozekhome (SAN), has cautioned that the country is veering dangerously close to authoritarianism, warning that if current political trends remain…

The Gaba Development Association in Lavun Local Council of Niger State has expressed strong dissatisfaction over the recent state pardon granted to eleven individuals sentenced to death by Justice Maimuna A. Abubakar…

The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that the ongoing improvements in electricity supply are only the beginning of a long-term…

The Court of Appeal, Lagos, has affirmed the Mabudeje Royal Family, led by Prince Babatunde Adenusi and others, as the rightful claimants to the Agbowa-Ikosi throne in Ikorodu. By its ruling, the Appellate Court…