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Judge restates order for unconditional release of ex-CBN Gov, Emefiele
An Abuja High Court sitting at Maitama yesterday restated its order that directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to release detained governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Godwin…
Suspended Adamawa REC, Hudu on the run —INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, alleged yesterday that its suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in Adamawa State, Barr. Hudu Yunusa Ari, and his surety were on the run, having evaded…
By 2027, We Hope You’ll Campaign On Issues And Not On Religious, Ethnic Sentiments – Presidency…
The Bola Tinubu presidency has scolded the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, for rejecting the Supreme Court verdict, saying he (Obi) and his lawyers failed to provide evidence in court. The…
‘N20k for illegal parking, pedestrian crossing’ — FCTA announces road penalties
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has announced new fines in line with its ‘park and pay’ policy. In August, FCTA reintroduced the park and pay policy after it signed an agreement with two…
Fire Outbreak At Canadian High Commission In Abuja
There was a major fire outbreak at the High Commission of Canada in Nigeria’s capital city on Monday. Parts of the building situated at 13010G, Palm Close, Diplomatic Drive, Central Business District in Abuja was…
Kidnappers want guarantees before releasing Diaz’s father
The rebel group holding Luis Diaz’s father hostage has demanded “security guarantees” before his release. The National Liberation Army (ELN) said the ongoing military and police search “will delay the release and…
JUST IN: Atiku Directs Support Groups to Mobilize for PDP Victory in Bayelsa, Kogi, and Imo
Former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Atiku Abubakar has called on all his support groups to actively mobilise for the party’s…
BREAKING: Sam Larry and Naira Marley granted bail after weeks in detention
Music industry figures Sam Larry and Naira Marley have been granted bail, each required to provide three sureties with a substantial sum of 20 million naira. As part of their bail conditions, the court asked them to…
‘God ordained Tinubu’s presidency’ – Oba of Lagos send message to Atiku, Obi
The Oba of Lagos, Riliwan Akiolu, has declared that President Bola Tinubu’s government was ordained by God. This is even as the Lagos traditional ruler advised President Tinubu and his rivals in the 2023 presidential…
Cross-Border Traders Abandon Businesses Over Naira’s Fall
Naira has continued a downward slide in the West African sub-region trading at N2,010 per CFA1000 at the close of business last Friday. Naira traded at N1,870 per CFA1000 at the open market at the weekend. While, as…
Soldiers rescue woman from committing suicide in Lagos Lagoon
Nigerian Army (NA) soldiers operating under 81 Division NA have successfully prevented a suicide attempt by one Mrs Francesca Spark who plunged…
Abuja hotels tighten security amid U.S. Embassy’s alert
In response to the security alert issued by the U.S. embassy in Nigeria, cautioning its citizens about increased threats targeting major hotels in the country’s capital city, hotels in Abuja have taken immediate steps to…
EKEDC apologises to customers in Lagos, Ogun over outage
The Management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company on Sunday apologised to its customers in some parts of Lagos and Ogun States over prolonged outage…
Former Governor Yari Spent N7Billion In 7 Days On 2013 Quran Recitation Event, Says Zamfara Budget…
The Zamfara State Government has lamented that the administration of former governor Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari in 2013 spent N7 billion within seven days on a Quran recitation event. The state commissioner for budget…
Sacked Twitter Workers In Africa ‘Ghosted’ Without Severance Pay, Benefits, Threaten Legal Action
Staff members of X (formerly Twitter) in Africa who said they were sacked and ghosted by the company without severance pay or benefits have threatened to sue the giant microblogging company over failure to pay out the…
Naira rate gap narrows as dollar demand drops
The exchange rate gap between the official and parallel segments of the foreign exchange market narrowed by more than a half in one week amid a…
FG targets N45trn VAT revenue by 2026
Federal Government has projected ambitious plans to increase revenue accruing from Value Added Tax (VAT) from an average of N35 trillion in 2024, to N40 trillion in…
Why Elon Musk lost $35 billion in October
In a startling turn of events, the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, saw a substantial drop in his wealth in October as $35 billion evaporated from his fortune, primarily due to the downward trajectory of his Tesla shares.…
HURIWA demands Naira Marley’s immediate release, gives reason
The Human Rights Writers Association Of Nigeria (HURIWA) has demanded the immediate release of controversial musician, Afeez Fashola aka Naira Marley. Naira Marley was arrested following the death of his former signee,…
Senate Moves to Shield REC Appointees from Court Injunction, Holds Emergency Session
To prevent potential legal challenges against the appointment of newly confirmed Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs), the Nigerian Senate will convene an emergency plenary…
IGP Egbetokun redeploys police commissioner ahead Imo guber election
Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun has ordered the redeployment of the police commissioner in Imo, Mohammed Bardem, to the Force Headquarters. The police announced this in a statement by the force spokesman,…
Devaluation Pushes Nigeria’s Debt To N89.2trn
The devaluation of the naira has increased Nigeria’s debt profile by N20.6trn trillion in five months, Daily Trust can report. A data analysis by Daily Trust indicates that the new borrowing plans by the federal…
Poor quality graduates mobilised for youth service – NYSC DG
The NYSC DG said this while delivering a lecture titled: ‘Harnessing the Potential of the Nigerian Youths for National Unity and Development’ at the 5th convocation lecture of the Edo State University, Uzairue, on…
Tinubu Takes Investment Push, Diplomatic Expansion To Saudi Arabia
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is scheduled to take his administration’s aggressive push to attract more foreign direct investments and infrastructure into Nigeria to Saudi Arabia where he will attend two bilateral summits.…