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There are strong indications that authorities in charge of the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Alagbon, Lagos State, may have gotten detention order from a court to keep controversial cross-dresser,…

The World Bank has ranked the Nigerian government as weak in managing wasteful expenditures, raising concerns over financial transparency and accountability under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. In its…

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has affirmed that no state or individual possesses the authority to overturn the Supreme Court’s ruling on local government autonomy.…

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has assured consumers that they will not bear the financial burden of…

President Paul Biya of Cameroon has returned to the country amid speculations about his health. Biya arrived in Yaounde, the Cameroonian capital, on Monday from Geneva, Switzerland, where he has been after attending the…

Hezbollah claimed responsibility Tuesday for a drone attack last week targeting the home of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and acknowledged that some of its fighters have been take captive by the Israeli…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has raised the alarm over the dangers of cybercrime, saying Nigeria lost over $500 million to it in 2022.  This is according to the Chairman of the anti-graft…

Farouk Lawan, a former member of the house of representatives, has been released from prison after serving his five-year jail term over bribery. Lawan left the Kuje Custodial Centre in Abuja, the nation’s capital,…

The Federal Capital Territory Administration has issued a warning to roadside beggars to desist from the act or risk being arrested by enforcement agents.  The minister disclosed this in Katampe during the…

Move by the Department of State Services, DSS, to replace Adegboyega Fasasi, the Chief Security Officer, CSO, to President Bola Tinubu is drawing strong currents in the top intelligence and political circles in…

The Kano State Hisbah Board has declared the Commissioner for Special Duties in Jigawa, Auwal Sankara, wanted for alleged adultery. The Commander General of the board, Aminu Daurawa, disclosed this at a news…

CAF President, Patrice Motsepe has urged nations on the continent to endeavour to treat visiting teams with respect and dignity. Motsepe made the call amid investigations into the Super Eagles of Nigeria being…

The UK was on Tuesday due to release early a second batch of 1,000 prisoners as the government launches a review of sentencing to ease chronic overcrowding in jails. The controversial policy previously saw 1,700…

The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in a suit filed by 16 state governments challenging the constitutionality of the Economic and Financial…

Controversial crossdresser, Okuneye Idris, otherwise known as Bobrisky, is currently in detention at the Force Criminal Investigation Department Annex, Alagbon, Lagos State, where he spent the night in a cell at the…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faction led by Bauchi Governor Bala Mohammed has filed a suit seeking for an exparte order to hold the party’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting. The suit was filed at the Zamfara…

The District Court in Atlanta, Georgia has exonerated Allen Onyema, the Chief Executive of Air Peace, of any business fraud. This is after three years of investigation involving about five agencies of the…

Senate Deputy Leader Oyelola Ashiru has challenged the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to prosecute anyone arrested by its operatives in connection with illicit drugs. Ashiru last Wednesday in…

The Dangote Group has described the reported lawsuit against the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited and other oil companies, seeking to revoke their import licenses, as “an old issue.” In a…

The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has tackled the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, for saying his party would capture the whole of South…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd), as one of the few global leaders celebrated during their lifetime. Obasanjo said this at the opening ceremony of…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reacted to a suit challenging the constitutionality of the law establishing it. Daily Trust reports that attorneys-general of 16 states have filed a suit…

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has expressed surprise over the report of alleged involvement of the military in oil theft in Niger Delta region. Diri, while receiving the joint monitoring…

Nasir Buba, the husband of a woman allegedly found with the suspended Jigawa State Commissioner for Special Duties, Awwal Danladi Sankara in an uncompleted building, has dragged the embattled commissioner…