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The Independent National Electoral Commission has told a coalition of political groups seeking to register a new party ahead of the 2027 general elections that no amount of public pressure or blackmail would override the…

President John Mahama has offered Anthony Joshua Ghanaian citizenship and urged the British-Nigerian boxing icon to serve as a continental ambassador for the sport across Africa, The PUNCH reports. The call was made…

Lawyers for R. Kelly said in recent court filings that the criminally convicted R&B singer suffered an “overdose” of medication at the hands of prison officials. Kelly is currently serving a 30-year prison sentence at…

Despite being Africa’s largest crude oil producer, Nigeria imported crude oil worth N1.19tn in the first quarter of 2025 due to poor domestic supply to local refineries, The PUNCH reports. The National Bureau of…

Armed with presidential backing, the former Rivers State governor has turned Nigeria’s capital into a showcase of aggressive tax…

Nigeria’s biggest refinery is bypassing third parties. We unpack what it means for fuel prices, competitors, and consumers. …

Ahmed Indimi has backed Oriental Energy and his father, Muhammadu Indimi, putting him at odds with his sisters in a case that could…

Food experts have warned that frequent consumption of fried foods may contribute to or worsen mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety, citing both scientific studies and clinical observations. They…

The Lagos State Government has issued a fresh alert to residents, especially those living in low-lying and flood-prone areas, to remain on high alert as heavy rainfall continues to batter the state, increasing the…

President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, flagged off the construction of the new national headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Abuja. Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony, the President declared…

The National Assembly has formally transmitted the tax reform bills to President Bola Tinubu, marking a critical step in the administration’s ambitious fiscal overhaul under the Renewed Hope agenda. The Chairman of the…

The Adamawa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has refuted media reports that the party had endorsed the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, for any elective political position during its recent…

The Federal Government has said it will soon attach citizens’ credit scores to their National Identification Number, creating a single, compulsory record of borrowing and repayment behaviour that follows them across…

The Senator representing Abia North at the National Assembly, and Chairman, Senate Committee on Privatisation, Sen. Orji Kalu, has disclosed that his presidential ambition is in the cooler and will be revived again after…

Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State has revealed that most of the victims affected by the May 29 flood disaster in Mokwa town, the headquarters of Mokwa Local Government Area, were non-indigenes, constituting…

Centre for Human Resource and Development (CHRD) has condemned the near-absence of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in Northern Nigeria. A statement signed by the coordinator of the centre, Kola Sami’u, and its…

The House of Representatives Committee on Nutrition and Food Security has commenced a probe into the N1.12 trillion spent on the federal government’s Anchors Borrowers Programme (ABP). It is also probing NIRSAL…

Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has asked President Donald Trump not to plunge the world into a global conflict over the escalating hostilities between Israel and Iran. The remarks came as tension…

Reno Omokri, a former presidential aide, says he is supporting President Bola Tinubu because he is delivering results the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had promised Nigerians while in power. Omokri is responding to…

Ismaeel Ahmed, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says the ruling party has no plans to replace Vice-President Kashim Shettima on President Bola Tinubu’s re-election ticket.  The former member of…

President Bola Tinubu is expected to depart Nigeria for Saint Lucia on June 28 for official engagements and private leisure time. Philip J. Pierre, the Caribbean prime minister, announced the trip at a pre-cabinet press…

              The crisis rocking the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has deepened following the rejection by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the party’s notice for its 100th…

A police constable Nura Ibrahim has been successfully rescued from his abductors in Katsina State. Constable Ibrahim was kidnapped two months ago by some bandits along the Danmusa to Yantumaki road in Katsina State. He…

The Senate has temporarily halted President Bola Tinubu’s nomination of Michael Ekpai as Chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), citing…