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The appointment of Rauf Aregbesola, the former minister of interior, as interim secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) — the platform adopted by the opposition coalition — has reaffirmed what had been…

Members from Niger and Kwara states on Wednesday informed the House of Representatives that over 600 persons declared missing in the recent Mokwa flood disaster in Niger State are presumed dead. In a motion of urgent…

Yunusa Tanko, national coordinator of the Obidient Movement Worldwide, says Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in 2023,…

MTN Nigeria has announced a three-year national roaming agreement with Emerging Markets Telecommunications (EMT) Services Limited, enabling 9mobile subscribers to…

Management of Wells Carlton Hotel and Apartments, Asokoro, Abuja, has cancelled Wednesday’s booking to host the adoption of the African Democratic Congress by the National Coalition of Political Opposition…

Nigeria’s downstream petroleum sector is gradually tilting under the firm control of Dangote Refinery as 16 marketers have joined the list of…

Former Senate President David Mark has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Mark disclosed his intention to leave the opposition party in a letter addressed to the PDP ward chairman in Otukpo LGA of Benue…

Nigerian man, Onomen Uduebor, has been sentenced to three years and four months in a United States federal prison for his role in a $140,000 tax refund fraud scheme. The 39-year-old, also known as Onomen Onohi, told the…

The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) says there will be temporary disruption of SIM-related services across all mobile networks in Nigeria. ALTON disclosed this in a statement…

The Jama’atu Nastril Islam, JNI, led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Mohammed Sa’ad Abubakar III, has expressed angst over the high rate of abductions, killings, ethnic violence and resurgence of Boko Haram insurgents in the…

In a renewed push to meet its OPEC production quota and 2025 budgetary targets, the Federal Government on Tuesday declared an end to the era where oil companies acquire field licenses and leave them dormant. The…

Kachalla Yellow Dan-Bokolo, one of Nigeria’s most feared bandit leaders and a close ally and cousin to the infamous bandit kingpin Bello Turji, was killed on June 29 2025, following injuries he sustained during a…

A former Senate President, Senator David Mark, and ex-Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, have been appointed as the interim Chairman and Secretary, respectively, of the African Democratic Congress, the coalition…

Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has accused President Bola Tinubu of embarking on an eight-day state visit to Saint Lucia…

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai and the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) have killed 10 Boko Haram terrorists during a fierce gunfight along the Rann–Gamboru Ngala axis near the Nigeria–Cameroon border. Director of…

…Lists Affected Items, Seeks Public Cooperation The Lagos State Government has announced the commencement of full enforcement of the ban on the use and distribution of Single-Use Plastics (SUPs) across the state,…

Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lere Olayinka, has insisted that no land has been allocated to any of the…

The decision of the Ondo state government to launch an problem into the cause of the death of the former governor Rotimi Akeredolu has sparked off widespread controversy. Recall that the Attorney-General and…

.Says, I didn’t betray Atiku to serve Buhari .Tells Oshiomhole, every country, except China, printed currency notes .Unveils new book on ex-president July 9 Former Senior Special Assistant SSA on Media and…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has stated that it made N5.58tr statutory payment to the federal government from January to April, 2025. The company in its monthly report summary for May…

Bayo Ojulari, the group chief executive officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, says the country achieved 100 percent crude oil pipeline availability throughout June. Ojulari announced…

Theophilus Alaye, president of the Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide (IYCW), has rejected reports of a single-term agreement as a condition for the reinstatement of Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended governor of Rivers.…

A group of concerned leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked members of the main opposition party to join the coalition being formed ahead of the 2027 elections. The group made the call in a communique…

Former President Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly been sick and only recently discharged from an intensive care unit (ICU) in a United Kingdom (UK) hospital. According to Empowered Newswire, a close relative of the…