The Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, told Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja to deny the bail application of the detained Binance...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has frozen over 300 accounts linked to illicit foreign exchange (FX) trading. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday, Ola...
Ola Olukoyede, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi, withdrew $720,000 from the state’s coffers to pay...
The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has finally opened up on his purported suspension by his ward in Dawakin Tofa...
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has said our institutions need to be strengthened in order for democracy to survive and thrive in Nigeria. Atiku, who...
Nuhu Ribadu, national security adviser (NSA), says government has been blocking access to small arms and light weapons, making it difficult for non-state actors to...
Ola Olukoyede, chair of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says he put a phone call across to Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi, on...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 12 consuls-general and five chargè d’ affairs for 14 countries. Alkasim Abdulkadir, special assistant on media and...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arrested Hadi Sirika, Minister of Aviation under former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration over an ongoing N8 billion money...
Ola Olukoyede, chair of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says banks in the country lost over N8 billion to internet fraud in 2022. ...
Two Malaysian military helicopters collided mid-air and crashed, killing all 10 crew members onboard. The incident happed early Tuesday near the naval base in Lumut,...
Olukayode Ariwoola, chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), has recommended the elevation of 22 judges to the court of appeal. Eberechi Wike, wife of Nyesom Wike,...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has further reduced the foreign exchange (FX) rate for dollar allocations to bureau de change (BDC) operators. On Tuesday,...
The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman on Monday, said the Federal Government is considering the adoption of 18 years as the entry age for admission...
Another video depicting a separate case of bullying at the Lead British International School, Abuja has emerged. In the new video posted on Tuesday, some...
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced a further reduction in the prices of diesel and aviation fuel to N940 and N980 per litre, respectively. The development...
Doyin Okupe, former director-general of the Labour Party (LP) presidential campaign, says the party was just a special purpose vehicle (SPV) for the presidential election. ...
Lead British International School in Abuja has responded to a distressing viral video depicting a female student being bullied by her peers. The school management...
The embattled immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello said he was ready to appear before the Federal High Court in Abuja to answer...
A Dana Air-owned aircraft overshot the runway at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Tuesday morning. The incident was reported to have...
Kayode Egbetokun, inspector-general of police (IGP), is seeking the establishment of a N100 billion fund to finance affordable houses for police officers across the country. ...
The Kogi state governorship election petition tribunal has ordered Olayemi Cardoso, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to appear before it on Tuesday. ...
The federal government says it would sell off five electricity distribution companies (DisCos) under the management of banks and Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) in...
The China General Chamber of Commerce (CGCC) in Nigeria says no Nigerian has been subjected to discrimination or denied access to Royal Choice, a Chinese supermarket....
The 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has assured the Bauchi Central Senator, Abdul Ningi that he’s not alone in his battle. ...
Former Abia State governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has reacted to the allegation of fund diversion raised by Governor Alex Otti against his government. Otti had...
Former head coach of the Super Eagles, Samson Siasia, has hit out at the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, for their lackadaisical attitude during the period when...
A lecturer of University of Nigeria Nsukka, UNN, has been caught pants down inside his office with a female student. The man whose name...
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has sealed the Abuja-based Chinese supermarket located within the China General Chamber of Commerce in Abuja. The development...
The National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu said the Federal Government has resumed prosecution of Boko Haram suspects across Nigeria. The National Security Adviser (NSA),...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called for the inclusion of students in private universities as beneficiaries in the Student Loan Scheme being floated by the federal...
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi has said that although the elections are over, discussion on...
A high court in Kano state has vacated an order affirming the suspension of Abdullahi Ganduje, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published its final list of candidates seeking to contest the Edo governorship election in September. Godwin Obaseki, incumbent...
The federal government says it has commenced the loan disbursement process for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) and manufacturing sectors. In a statement on Monday...
President Bola Tinubu says terrorism in Africa is “an imported evil”. Tinubu spoke on Monday while delivering his opening remarks at the African high-level...
President Bola Tinubu unveiled the African Counter-Terrorism Summit at the Office of the National Security Adviser in Abuja on Monday. The event which is currently...
Kayode Egbetokun, inspector-general of police, says Nigeria is not “mature” for state police. Egbetokun spoke on Monday at a national dialogue on state police...
The two wives of the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, are reportedly trying to surpass each other as both of them lay claim to the Office...
A former federal lawmaker, Shehu Sani has called for the demolition of a Chinese supermarket located in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, for allegedly barring Nigerians...
The Kenya Police Service has reportedly arrested Nadeem Anjarwalla, the Binance regional manager for Africa. According to Punch, the international criminal police organisation (Interpol) is working...
Nollywood veteran, Zack Orji has revealed how he underwent two brain surgeries in Nigeria. Orji made this revelation in an interview with Channels TV on...
The federal government says it will launch the compressed natural gas (CNG) initiative ahead of the first anniversary of President Bola Tinubu’s administration on May 29....
The management of an Abuja-based Chinese supermarket has come under fire for denying Nigerians entry into the facility. Our correspondent reports that entry into the...
Lucky Aiyedatiwa, governor of Ondo, says all the governorship aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state will all gain —...
An All Progressives Congress, APC, Ondo governorship aspirant, Wale Akinterinwa, has accused Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State and Chairman of the party’s primary election...
The Nigerian Army says four soldiers and two officers were killed on Friday during an ambush by terrorists in Niger state. In a statement on...
Sim Fubara, governor of Rivers, says the state’s internally generated revenue has grown from N12 billion to N27 billion monthly. Fubara spoke on Friday when...
The federation account allocation committee (FAAC) says the three tiers of government shared N1.12 trillion in March 2024. The figure represents a decrease of N30...
President Bola Tinubu on Saturday said former Anambra State governor, Late Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife, fought for Nigeria’s unity during his lifetime. Tinubu stated this...
The federal government says it will pin down Ways and Means advances to deal with the problem of too much liquidity in the system to stem...
Saka Yusuf-Ogunleye, Ondo state commissioner for sports, has allegedly attacked Tayo Ikujuni, a senior journalist with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), during the All Progressives...
Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, says the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is not in violation of a Kogi high court order secured by...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is expected to take delivery of six M-346 fighter aircraft before the end of 2024. In November 2023, NAF struck...
Damian Williams, the United States attorney for the southern district of New York, says Oluseun Omole, a Texas-based Nigerian, has been found guilty of conspiracy to...
Mohammed Bello Adoke, former attorney-general of the federation (AGF), has applauded the judgment of the federal high court which dismissed charges of money laundering allegations filed...
Residents of Okuama community, Delta state, have instituted a suit against the Nigerian Army over an alleged breach of their fundamental human rights. In...
Usman Ododo, governor of Kogi, and Gbenga Edema, one of the hopefuls for the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial ticket in Ondo, engaged in a heated...
Afrobeats star David Adeleke, aka Davido, has claimed that he is the greatest of all time in the Nigerian music industry. Despite being regarded as...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has again adjusted the foreign exchange (FX) rate for duties to N1,147.02 per dollar. This represents a 7.3 percent decrease...
At least 33 residents of Dogon Daji village in Maradun LGA of Zamfara were reported killed during an airstrike by the military. Reuters reports...
All is set for the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State to pick its governorship candidate today. The ruling party had announced that 171,...
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has declared that no human can give power, except God Almighty. Atiku’s declaration came on the heels of the ongoing controversy...
Boniface Aniebonam, the founder of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), says Rabiu Kwankwaso, former governor of Kano, is destroying the party. In 2023, NNPP’s...
Vice President Kashim Shettima says that President Bola Tinubu has made security his top priority and is determined to end insecurity. Shettima made the remark...
Iran’s Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdullahi, has said the first attack on Israel was a warning. Amir-Abdullahi said Iran could decide to attack Israel’s cities...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC has launched an investigation into a mysterious illness that has continued to trigger in Kaduna, Sokoto and...
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Emomotimi Agama as the director general of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Ajuri Ngelale, special adviser to the president...
The governors forum of the People Democratic Party (PDP) says detractors of the party want to see it in factions. Speaking at the 98th National...
Inyang Ekwo, a judge of the federal high court in Abuja, says the evidence brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against Mohammed...
Music executive and content creator, Sydney Talke, has hinted at the deteriorating health of his signee, Khaid. Recall that Khaid was recently hospitalised due to...
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has allocated 25 million dollars in 2024 to fight terrorism in Nigeria, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso. ...
Renewed gunmen attacks in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau state on Friday have claimed about 18 lives. The gunmen attacked the Tilengpan community...
The National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu said President Bola Tinubu deliberately appointed northerners into key positions. Ribadu stated this while delivering lecture on...
The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Felix Morka, has said it would be wrong for anybody to liken the current travail of their...
The army has released Clement Ikolo, a traditional ruler in Delta state, who was arrested over the murder of 17 officers in Okuama community. Ikolo...
A former Chief of Defense Staff, General Theophilus Y. Danjuma, rtd., says Nigeria’s security challenges has made the country a laughing stock across the world. ...
A former spokesman to the defunct Atiku-Okowa Presidential Campaign Council, Daniel Bwala, has faulted the decision of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to declare...
Popular social critic, Aisha Yesufu, has mocked Nasir El-Rufai and Yahaya Bello, both former governors of Kaduna and Kogi States, over their current travails. Yesufu...
Former governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, says he remains the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, following the reversal of his purported suspension...
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has said the Tinubu-led Federal Government has not borrowed money from the Central...
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the federal high court, Abuja, on Friday upheld the “no case” submission by Mohammed Bello Adoke, former attorney-general of the federation,...
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has mocked Israel over its attack on Iran. Fani-Kayode claimed Israel’s three little micro quadcopters were shot down mid-air,...
The presidency has criticised the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over its statement on the President Bola Tinubu administration. On Thursday, the PDP conducted its 98th...
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George has said the party is working on reconciling its members including the Minister of the Federal...
Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on information and strategy, says Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi, should submit himself to the Economic and...
Members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Integrity Group also known as the G-5 on Thursday celebrated over the outcome of the party’s National Executive Committee,...
The National Security Adviser, NSA, Nuhu Ribadu, has said President Bola Tinubu’s policies on security was responsible for the elimination of bandit leaders like Dangote,...
The National Security Adviser, NSA, Nuhu Ribadu, has said President Bola Tinubu’s policies on security was responsible for the elimination of bandit leaders like Dangote, Boderi,...
A Magistrate Court sitting in the Ikorodu area of Lagos has ordered that singer late Mohbad’s wife, Wunmi, be served notice of a pending DNA application,...
Umar Damagum has retained his position as the acting charman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). On Thursday, the PDP conducted its 98th national executive...
Olayemi Cardoso, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says the recovery of the naira has little or nothing to do with the country’s...
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says it has opened a 72-hour access window for all export trucks to access designated terminals. The NPA made this...
The federal government says 148 LGAs in 31 states are at risk of severe flooding from April to November 2024. It added that 249...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied selling foreign exchange (FX) to bureau de change (BDC) operators at the rate of N1,001/$1. CBN, in a post on...
Lateef Fagbemi, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), has warned against obstructing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This comes a day after Usman Ododo,...
Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, is present at the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The NEC meeting is currently...
President Bola Tinubu says criminals who seek to threaten Nigeria’s sovereignty “will have themselves to blame”. In a statement on Wednesday, Ajuri Ngelale, the presidential...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Reform Vanguard has besieged the party’s secretariat in Abuja, to demand the suspension of Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital...