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The Presidency has dismissed the recent criticism by a faction of the Afenifere group as a deliberate attempt to find faults in President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The Yoruba socio-political group had recently…

Elon Musk on Tuesday hammered US President Donald Trump’s proposed spending bill as a “disgusting abomination” as tensions between the pair burst into the open following the tech billionaire’s White House exit. Musk…

The death toll arising from the Mokwa Flood has risen by five, making a total of those already buried to 158. Over five thousand persons displaced from their different homes are currently in IDP camps in Mokwa. Niger…

The suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara has paid a courtesy visit to President Bola Tinubu in Lagos. Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser on Media and Information Strategy to the President, confirmed the…

Nollywood actress Biola Bayo has announced her separation from her husband, referring to him as her “ex-husband and baby daddy” in a heartfelt birthday tribute shared on social media. Bayo revealed that they…

Tony Elumelu, chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA), has acquired N43.9 billion worth of shares in the financial institution…

The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) on Tuesday suspended its strike, which started on Monday. JUSUN announced the suspension in a communiqué issued after it met with the representatives of the Chief Judge of…

The UK government is threatening former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich with legal action over the frozen £2.5 billion ($3.4 billion) generated from the sale of the club, which has been earmarked to help Ukraine’s war…

Troops of Operation Udo Ka have intercepted a truck laden with “over 164,000 live cartridges” in Anambra state.  The weapons were allegedly bound for the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Eastern…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed deposit money banks (DMBs) to stop deducting charges for unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) transactions directly from customers’ accounts. The…

“Omo, how you dey?”“I dey my dey oh. What’s up?”“How you take see this Baba Tinubu’s mid-term score card”? “My problem is that President Tinubu is in Lagos and we suffered for about two days. Traffic hold-up. I spent…

Bandits have released Yakubu Dada, who was abducted alongside his youngest wife, Lami, along Kontagora Road in Niger State on October 31, 2024. Dada was reportedly freed on Monday, June 2, 2025, after his…

• UNIPORT, FUTA, 12 others fail to comply • UNIBEN, ATBU stand out• UNILAG, UNILORIN, UI, ABU, UNN, UNIABUJA, 17 others in partial compliance • Many institutions digitally backward, Bugaje laments Despite the…

The once-cordial relationship between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his long-time political protégé, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, appears to be fraying, and with no signs of reconciliation in…

A disturbing trend of ‘slump-and-die’ incidents, spanning all ages and professions, is emerging in Nigeria and doctors have warned that undiagnosed heart conditions, extreme stress, and substance abuse are likely…

Former Abia State Governor and senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu, has alleged that elements within Nigeria’s political elite are backing Boko Haram in a bid to destabilise President Bola Tinubu’s…

The Presidency has begun internal approval processes to resolve the N2tn legacy debt owed to electricity generation companies before the end of the coming quarter, as part of efforts to stabilise Nigeria’s power…

The political atmosphere in Lagos is getting more competitive as the local government election is fast approaching. In this report, GBENGA OLONINIRAN details the internal divisions within different political parties…

Former Nigerian Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Yusufu Buratai, who was notorious for human rights abuses and clampdown on protesters, has expressed "concerns"…

No fewer than 2717 intending pilgrims from Nigeria have been denied visas by the Saudi Arabian government. This was disclosed by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) in a statement signed by the NAHCON’s…

Federal allocations to each of the 36 states have increased by more than 62 percent in the last two years, the Presidency has said. A document made available to the Nigerian Tribune at the weekend by the…

Victor Osimhen, the highly sought-after striker for the Super Eagles, is reportedly demanding an annual salary of €20 million to remain with Galatasaray, according to sources from Turkish sports news outlets.…

Wema Bank, Nigeria’s most innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has been announced as the winner of…

Barely four days to the Eid el-Kabir celebration, the price of rams has risen by over 85 per cent in the area councils of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This is even as ram sellers are complaining of low…