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In fulfillment of a promise to give free medical services to a Sokoto businessman accidentally shot during an operation, the Department of State Services, DSS, has invited the victim to its hospital in Abuja. In…

National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has announced that more than 124,000 Boko Haram fighters and their families have surrendered since President Bola Tinubu assumed office. Ribadu made the disclosure…

The federal government has assured Nigerians that President Tinubu is controlled by any cabal or shadowy inner circle. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has stated this in Abuja on…

Suspected members of an organised criminal gang invaded Efab Global Estate in the Idu Industrial Area of Abuja on Wednesday, injuring at least five security guards and robbing multiple homes. Eyewitnesses said the…

Protesters on Thursday stormed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) embassy in Abuja, demanding the deportation of Mele Kyari, former group chief executive officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited.…

The Federal Government has inaugurated a new Board of Directors for the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, with a directive to strengthen asset recovery and commence a credible, time-bound wind-down of the…

Approximately 52,000 Nigerians migrated to the United Kingdom in 2024, according to newly released data from the UK Office for National Statistics on Thursday, placing Nigeria among the top sources of non-EU+ migration…

Nigerians living abroad are now required to pay $50 (about N80,000) to register for the bank verification number (BVN), according to findings by TheCable. On May 13, the CBN, in collaboration with the Nigeria…

... Fertility, cancer care top demand Ruth Iwuoha returned to Nigeria from the United States in January 2024 to…

The naira on Thursday stabilised at N1,584 following a moderation in demand for the dollar, cross foreign exchange (FX) markets. After trading yesterday, the naira recorded slight loss of 46 kobo as the dollar was…

A serving police officer identified as Police Constable Idris Oloyede, arrested in Ogun State for alleged involvement in conspiracy, cybercrime, and other…

The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has issued an advisory to financial institutions, designated non-financial businesses, and professions, as well as…

The Nigeria Police Force has alerted the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi State, warning churches in the area over an impending attack by criminal elements.…

Billions in public and private funds fuel a booming pilgrimage economy in Nigeria, raising questions about secularism,…

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has directed all commissioners and political appointees in his cabinet to either defect with him to the All Progressives Congress, APC, or resign from their positions. The…

The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, has approved the transfer of all cases related to the declaration of Emergency Rule in Rivers State from the Port Harcourt Division to the Abuja Division of…

THE Progressive Group for Democracy, PGD, has raised the alarm over an alleged plot to grant a third term to some council chairmen in the forthcoming Local Government Council election in Lagos State. National…

A journalist and media activist, Maazi Obinna Oparaku Akuwudike, has been arrested by the Nigerian police. Obinna was reportedly arrested at 3:00 a.m. on Thursday in Owerri, Imo State, in what sources believe is connected…

Lagos State Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Rural Development, Mr. Bolaji Robert, has affirmed that local governments in the state have been operating with full financial and administrative…

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu, yesterday, said he is expecting more members of opposition political parties to join the All Progressives Congress, APC, before the 2027 general elections, just as the Progressive Governors…

The Nigerian government has filed criminal charges against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan over statements she made on national television alleging a plot to assassinate her. The details of all the charges are still…

The Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu has showered encomiums on the founding fathers of the Scheme, past…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday wrote the National Assembly for the consideration and passage of the 2025 budget of the Rivers State Government. The President said the N1.481 trillion is being presented to the…

When Bayo Ojulari, the newly appointed Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC, announced that preparations were underway to restart crude…