With BVAS, PVCs should no longer be sole requirement for voting – INEC
Ahead of future elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has recommended using computer-generated voting slips for those without Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). Speaking on Thursday in Abuja…
Senate Orders Probe Into FCT Demolitions, To Invite Wike
The Senate on Thursday sought an investigation into the recent demolitions in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and has set up an investigative committee to look into the matter. The committee will also invite the…
UCL: Saka’s brace leads Arsenal to victory against Monaco as City lose again
Bukayo Saka scored once in each half to lead Arsenal to a 3-0 win over Monaco in their UEFA Champions League (UCL) encounter at the Emirate Stadium on Wednesday night. The England international was once again…
‘She is not interested in doing Nigeria’s PR’ — Kemi Badenoch’s aide replies Shettima
Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the United Kingdom (UK) Conservative Party, says she is not interested in…
‘Completely unfounded’ — NMDPRA denies stopping gas supply to GenCos
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says it has not issued directives to halt gas supply to electricity generating companies (GenCos). Reports had claimed that the authority…
Dangote Refinery exports PMS to Cameroon
…Dangote Refinery, Neptune Oil Announce their first export transaction of Refined Products to Cameroon …
BREAKING: National grid collapses again, 12th time in 2024
Nigeria has been plunged into darkness once again following another collapse of the national grid on…
If I was an evil person, I wouldn’t inaugurate road in Wike’s LG – Fubara
Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers, says politics should be about meeting…
Kano: One ancient city, two emirs, multiple troubles
The royal battle between Muhammadu Sanusi II and Aminu Ado Bayero over right to the emir stool is a matter before the court, but with almost daily rumbles in the large city and its peace, MURTALA ADEWALE reports.…
Peter Obi, Obasanjo, Bishop Kukah step in to resolve Dele Farotimi-Afe Babalola defamation feud
High-profile Nigerians, including Labour Party’s Peter Obi, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, and Catholic Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, have intervened in the ongoing defamation case between lawyer Dele Farotimi…
Naira plummets to N1,745/$1, traders blame speculators
The exchange rate between the naira and dollar slid back to around N1,745/$1 on the parallel market a sharp reversal from the sub N1,600 levels recorded at the end of last week. An earlier article by…
BREAKING: Abuja Airport Shut As Aircraft Skids Off Runway
The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) Abuja has been temporarily shut following an incident involving an Allied Air flight. The aircraft reportedly experienced a tyre burst after the aircraft landed at…
Afe Babalola Obtains Court Order To Ban Farotimi’s Bestseller, Seize Royalties
The Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an ex-parte order stopping the production and distribution of "Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System", a book written by human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi. The book has…
Nigerians groan as cash scarcity compounds hardship
…Limited cash supply, low cash deposits caused rationing, says bank A resurgence of widespread and intense cash rationing by banks have compounded the severe economic challenges confronting Nigerians…
FG halts Adeleke’s move to relocate Osun Airport project to Ede amid protests
The federal government has suspended the relocation of the Osun State International Airport project from Ido-Osun to Ede, following widespread controversies and protests. Governor Ademola Adeleke had announced…
EFCC, Toronto police recover and return $225,000 from Nigerian crypto fraudster to victim
The Toronto Police Service, in collaboration with Nigerian authorities, has recovered and returned $225,000 to a victim defrauded in a cryptocurrency investment scheme by Omonkhoa Precious Afure, a Nigerian…
Nigeria’s import from Malta reaches new high of N766.81 billion despite controversy
Nigeria’s total import from Malta rose was N766.81 billion in the third quarter of 2024, according to an analysis of the foreign trade statistics reports released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).…
Naira loses steam, drops against the dollar at parallel market as speculators show resistance
The naira crashed to N1640/$1 at the parallel market at the close of business on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, ending four consecutive days of exchange rate appreciation since the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)…
Governor of the great state of Canada’ – Trump mocks Trudeau amid tariff threat
US President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday mocked Canada’s Justin Trudeau as the “governor” of a state, rather than prime minister of the giant US neighbor. “It was a pleasure to have dinner the other night with…
Three arrested with fake notes worth N129bn in Kano
The Command’s Spokesperson, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, revealed this while addressing journalists at a press briefing on Tuesday. “Counterfeit currencies equivalent to a total sum of N129,542,823,000:00 were…
Despite political cracks, we’re one – Tinubu tells Nigerians
….Commissions Immigration’s Tech Complex ….Hails Interior minister, CGIS for resolving Passport crisis President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday sued for peace and unity in the country saying though people may have…
Gunmen abduct 43 in Zamfara community
At least 43 people were reportedly kidnapped by gunmen in Kakidawa, Gidan Goga district, Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State. According to eyewitness accounts, the attack occurred in the early hours of Sunday,…
Tinted glass: Reps direct FCT police to end harassment, release impounded vehicles
The House of Representatives has directed the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command to immediately halt the indiscriminate harassment of motorists and release vehicles that have been impounded solely for…
Biden says Trump economic plan will be ‘disaster’
Outgoing US President Joe Biden on Tuesday branded his successor Donald Trump’s economic plans a “disaster” in a speech hailing his own legacy in office. Biden said Trump’s threats to impose huge tariffs on imports…