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A suspected employment fraudster, Idris Adamu, on Monday handed himself over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Gombe State over alleged impersonation and obtaining by false pretence. EFCC…

Controversial singer Speed Darlington has requested that his scheduled appearance before the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) be moved to June 26, following public outrage over a…

Tope Fasua, an economist and special adviser to the president on economic affairs, has accused Nigerians of hiking prices of goods and services and causing inflation to make President Bola Tinubu’s government look bad. In a…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared that no individual within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) can expel him from…

A mother of six, Latinate Sanusi, on Monday, told a Shari’a court in Magajin Gari, Kaduna, that she can’t leave her former husband’s house after three pronouncements of divorce. Ms Sanusi stated this in response to…

In a blatant attempt to whitewash the history of apartheid in South Africa, Donald Trump accused South Africa of genocide against white South Africans. Therefore, he sent a private plane to bring 59 White South…

The proposed opposition coalition is considering former Transportation Minister Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi as its likely presidential candidate for the 2027…

At least seven villages near Gusau, the capital of Zamfara State, have been invaded and set ablaze by armed bandits since Saturday. The attacks were revealed in a post on Sunday by security analyst Bakatsine via X…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike has slammed a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bode George over his comment that he achieved a great height in his political career due to the party’s…

The Federal Government has declared Friday, June 6, and Monday, June 9, 2025, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Adha celebrations.…

The Presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have intensified pressure on governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to defect. Multiple sources informed Daily Sun that some of the opposition…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have busted a syndicate that sponsors hajj pilgrims who also serve as couriers to move cocaine to Saudi Arabia during pilgrimage. This followed the…

The Young Progressives Party, YPP, presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Malik Ado-Ibrahim, has faulted the composition of President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet, asking the Nigerian leader to reshuffle his team.…

In a sweeping policy shift geared towards managing inbound labour during peak pilgrimage periods, Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended issuance of the blockwork visa quota to Nigerians and nationals from six other…

…Says Tinubu laying foundation for Nigeria’s industrial base THE Presidency has defended its borrowing strategy as a necessary tool for…

… N785.6bn investment threatened •Refill stations, conversion centers, other facilities grossly inadequate•CNG buses, other equipments rot in parking lots•Some private users reverting to petrol•State-by-State account…

SUSPECTED thugs hired by a parent of a student of Complete Child Development College, Aule, Akure, in Ondo State, reportedly beat-up the Vice Principal of the school for preventing his son from cheating in the…

In the grand theatre of industrial policy, few ideas shine as brightly on paper as Free Trade Zones (FTZs). Touted as engines of growth, magnets for…

The Federal Government is reportedly under pressure to halt statutory allocations to Zamfara and Benue States until their Houses of Assembly are fully functional and constitutionally constituted. The pressure is said…

The Coalition for Public Accountability (COPA) has accused Farouk Ahmed, chief executive officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), of fleeing Nigeria to evade arrest. In…

The African Centre for Energy Governance and Accountability (ACEGA) has commended President Bola Tinubu for what it described as “groundbreaking and well-coordinated reforms” in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector. In a…

“When interest rates go up, people feel it not in the bank, but in their kitchen.” Says Nafisah Bello, Development Economist, Dakar. In Lagos,…

The federal government has started the process of refunding about N1.91 trillion in excess subscription funds from its latest Sukuk funds, with most funds from high networth individual investors and…

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has said the power of prayer over the nation has kept the nation saying, “Some say, ‘You’ve been praying and fasting — where is the…