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The Presidency has announced that starting from the end of January, local government areas across Nigeria will begin receiving their allocations directly from the Federal Allocation Account Committee (FAAC),…

A group of Nigerian hackers breached the UnitedHealthcare database to steal more than six terabytes of confidential health records and private information of 120 million Americans registered with the insurance…

President Bola Tinubu has given the Awujale of Ijebuland, Sikiru Adetona, his strongest assurances that he will endorse the creation of Ijebu State as a carve-out from Ogun State, dismissing backlash about its viability in light of…

The Nigeria Police Force has approved the suspension of Assistant Inspector General of Police ΑIG Abduyari Shuaya'u Lafia from duty with…

•Says no plan to return to board Industrialists and Founder/Chairman, Honeywell Group, Oba Otudeko, yesterday clarified that he has never served in an executive capacity within FBN Holdings Plc and its banking…

•Facility now producing 500,000bpd as officials look beyond Nigeria to meet demand for product The Dangote Petroleum Refinery is planning to import more crude oil as supply from the Nigerian National Petroleum…

The crisis that engulfed the foreign airlines’ trapped funds in Nigeria in the past years has…

In the dynamic and evolving political landscape of Lagos, few names resonate with as much promise,…

The Police Service Commission on Thursday approved the appointment of  Miller Gajere Dantawaye as the substantive Commissioner of…

Manchester United needed Ahmad Diallo’s late goals—including two in added time — to overcome Southampton 3-1 in their English Premier League (EPL) match at Old Trafford on Thursday. The Red Devils were outplayed and…

Police have arrested a suspected fake lawyer identified as Godwin Eguabor while he was representing a client in a court in Lagos state. Eguabor reportedly appeared before a magistrate court in the Badagry area of Lagos…

The official portrait of the US President-elect, Donald Trump, has been unveiled. Daniel Torok, the president-elect’s chief photographer, shared the photo in an X post on Thursday alongside that of Vice-President-elect JD Vance.…

The Coalition of Civil Society organisations in Nigeria (CCSON) has condemned what it described as the commencement of political activities and campaigns towards the 2027 general elections in many states in Nigeria.…

Abused and levied by terrorists before they can access their farmlands, northern farmers are in a real dilemma. While the outlaws even slaughter some of them for failing to comply with their dictates and monetary…

Saudi Arabia chiefs are set to offer Mohamed Salah a £65million deal across two seasons, according to reports. Salah, 32, is one of the Liverpool’s all-time greatest players, with the Egyptian having scored a…

• Marketers optimistic as NUPRC insists theft dropped by 40%• PENGASSAN proposes $200b budget for economic growth• Makes case for intellectuals to curtail grid collapse The Federal Government has disclosed…

Five farmers have been abducted at Odo-Eku community in Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State. The incident, it was learnt, occurred around 1:00 am on Tuesday when the kidnappers, amidst heavy shootings,…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Nsukka zone in Enugu State, on Thursday said that the benefits of students loan scheme of the Federal Government must not replace the agency funding…

United States President, Joe Biden, has honoured six outstanding Nigerians with the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). Awardees were among the 400 persons honoured by the US…

A truck rammed into a residential building in Okete Village, Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State, on Thursday, killing nine members of a family. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP…

The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) says it is deeply saddened by the recent incidents that have “once again brought sorrow and grief to our communities in Northern Nigeria.” The CNG in a statement by Comrade…

The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has noted that the reason for the delay in his case was because it is more political than legal or judicial. Lawyers to Kanu led by…

Major Hamza Al-Mustapha,  a former chief security officer to the late General Sani Abacha has decried the level of poverty witnessed in states across the Northern part of Nigeria. Al-Mustapha said it is…

The Coalition of Nigerian Youth Leaders (CONYL) has strongly endorsed Mr. Seyi Tinubu, the son of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as the ideal candidate to become the next Governor of Lagos State in 2027. In a statement…