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Hon. Abdussamad Dasuki, lawmaker representing Kebbe/Tambuwal Federal Constituency of Sokoto State, has called on the Federal Government to allocate the forfeited Abuja estate comprising 753 duplexes and apartments to…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) appears to have emerged as the new political bride in Nigeria’s opposition landscape, following its adoption by a coalition of opposition leaders as the platform to challenge…

President Bola Tinubu has said that no part of Nigeria can thrive in isolation. The president said every region of the country has its specific role to play in national development. Speaking on Wednesday, May 22, at…

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has raised serious concerns over what she describes as clear bias by the Nigeria Police Force in the handling of multiple petitions she filed against Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and…

A civic group in the north-west, Coalition for Good Governance and Accountability in the North-West (COGGAN), has called on Dauda Lawal, governor of Zamfara, to resign from office over what it described as a “complete…

Professor Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has responded strongly to critics calling for his resignation following challenges during the 2025 Unified Tertiary…

The Vice Chancellor, University of Port Harcourt, Prof. Owunari Georgewill, has attributed the low participation of students in the Nigerian student loan programme to deep-rooted cultural resistance in the…

Yoruba nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has refuted claims made by Hajia Naja’atu Mohammed, a former director in President Bola Tinubu’s Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), that…

The proposal by the House of Representatives to introduce a law mandating all eligible Nigerians to vote in every election has ignited a wave of criticisms from some respected senior lawyers. From constitutional…

The father of the 15-year-old boy shot by police in Ibadan, Oyo State, Odunayo Alade, has gone into hiding, just as he expressed grief and anger over the tragic incident that claimed the life of his son, Kehinde Alade.…

…fixes hearing for June 25 A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered service of court documents on the 2007 presidential candidate of the…

Property worth N19.52 billion was destroyed in 1,952 fire incidents across Lagos State between 2024 and the present, while assets valued at N117.12 billion were successfully salvaged. Tragically, 19 lives were also…

The Department of State Services (DSS) says it was not involved in the 2021 arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), in Kenya. The agency said its operational jurisdiction does not…

The minister of interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says criminals on the red list of the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) have been arrested at Nigerian airports. Tunji-Ojo said the individuals, who were…

President Bola Tinubu has granted access to China to establish electric car manufacturing factories in Nigeria. This was disclosed by Olusegub Dada, the special assistant to President Tinubu on social media. Dada, in a…

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has condemned the alleged fraudulent insertions in Nigeria’s…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has said that there was no attempt by the examination body to marginalise any group or region of the country in the just concluded 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has told the Supreme Court that Rivers State had no functioning government when he declared a state of emergency in the oil-rich…

Detained Biafra agitator Simon Ekpa has reversed his earlier stance, denying any involvement in the killings reported across parts of Nigeria’s…

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will allow a resit for candidates who initially missed the 2025 Unified Tertiary…

The Nigerian Hypertension Society has revealed that only about 10 per cent of Nigerians living with hypertension are currently receiving treatment for the condition. Joining the global health community to commemorate…

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has accused some military officers and politicians of being informants and collaborators for Boko Haram terrorists. Speaking in an interview on News Central’s Breakfast Central,…

The Senate on Tuesday passed for second reading a bill seeking to amend the Proceeds of Crime (Recovery and Management) Act, 2022, with a proposal to establish a new centralized agency to manage assets and…

Seven technology companies defied tough economic conditions in Nigeria to grow their combined revenue by 621.53 percent, rising from $76.14 million in 2020 to $549.37…