Politics
Ebonyi Gov threatens to deal ‘mercilessly’ with LG chairmen, residents if APC loses
ShareEbonyi state governor Francis Nwifuru has threatened to sack elected local government chairs if they fail to win their council area in the 2027 elections, ordering them to crush opponents…
Lobbyist Von Batten pursuing Tinubu’s drug records says he was offered $3m to abandon case
ShareA Washington lobbying firm that has spent months pressing for the release of American law enforcement records about Nigeria’s president said on Wednesday that its managing partner had been offered…
Presidency says Atiku conned into splashing $1.2m on lobbying Trump admin against Tinubu
ShareThe presidency has accused former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar of paying $1.2 million to Washington lobbyist Karl-Marx Edward Okeke-Von Batten to cast aspersions on President Bola Tinubu. “Okeke-Von Batten must have…
FBI releases names and photos of most wanted Nigerian fraudsters
ShareThe FBI published names and photos of four Nigerian nationals wanted for an alleged Business Email Compromise scheme targeting over 70 US businesses The four suspects, believed to be living…
Economy
IPMAN: Marketers will cut petrol prices when new product arrives
ShareThe Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) says filling stations across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will begin reducing petrol pump prices in the next few days. Chinedu Ukadike,…
UBER announces exit from Nigeria
ShareGlobal ride-hailing service, UBER has announced its exit from the Nigerian market effective effective immediately after 12 years. The ride-hailing service, which was first introduced in Lagos in 2014, made…
FG’s economic reforms are driving Nigeria’s economic recovery, restoring investors’ confidence – Dangote
SharePresident and Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), Aliko Dangote, has commended the Federal Government for implementing bold and transformative economic reforms that are repositioning Nigeria for sustainable growth,…
Dangote refinery says it will not sell petrol to Matrix, A.A. Rano and other licensed importers – Report
ShareDangote Petroleum Refinery plans to stop selling Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) to major marketers that hold valid petrol import licences, industry sources said. The move is aimed at companies still…
News
2 trapped workers rescued from a hydropower tunnel 9 days after Nepal floods
ShareRescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from a hydropower tunnel Friday as emergency teams continued an operation to reach others believed to be trapped inside, officials said. The two…
US court will decide Tinubu’s FBI heroin-trafficking file case based on law, not political commentary – Presidency
ShareThe Presidency has reacted to the ongoing court battle in the United States over the records-disclosure dispute under the United States Freedom of Information Act regarding President Tinubu’s heroin-trafficking investigation…
Court orders IGP, AGF to grant PFIPC’s Adeyemi access to lawyers
ShareA federal high court in Abuja has ordered the inspector-general of police (IGP) and the attorney-general of the federation (AGF) to grant Adeniyi Adeyemi, director-general of the Presidential Foreign Investment…
Igboho orders vigilantes to spare innocent Igbos, Hausas but extrajudicially execute bandits, kidnappers
ShareA Yoruba vigilance group leader, Sunday Igboho Adeyemi has charged members of his security outfit, Iru Ekun Network, to execute bandits and kidnappers extrajudicially. Igboho made the call while inaugurating…
Health
How doctors unlawfully removed kidneys of over 10 youths – VDM’s lawyer
ShareThe lawyer to social media influencer VeryDarkMan, Marshall Abubakar, has alleged that vulnerable young Nigerians are being lured into illegal kidney harvesting schemes by medical practitioners and their agents under…
Canada announces recruitment of nurses, dentists, pharmacists, psychologists from Nigeria, other nations
ShareCanadian authorities have announced the recruitment of nurse practitioners, dentists, pharmacists, psychologists and social workers from Nigeria and other parts of the world. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), on…
Sports
Ibrahim Gusau confirms his resignation as NFF president
ShareIbrahim Gusau has confirmed his resignation as the president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). He officially announced his resignation at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday. “After consultation…
FIFA rolls out punishment on Argentina FA, players after World Cup final fracas
ShareThe Argentinian Football Association (AFA) has been fined USD 321,000 for breaches during the World Cup Final. Leandro Parades is given a ten-game ban. And the AFA has been ordered to…
Opinion | Editorial
Nigeria’s insecurity is not beyond us, we have normalised failure
ShareBy Ahmad Salkida I have followed Nigeria’s insecurity more closely than many Nigerians. I come from a state devastated by insurgency. I have built much of my career reporting conflict,…
Nigeria cannot afford another four years of Bola Tinubu
ShareThe presidency is not a throne — and Nigeria does not belong to one man By Kio Amachree Why Bola Ahmed Tinubu believes Nigeria owes him another term as president…
Death revisited as Bishop Ezeokafor buries three priests
ShareBy Valentine Obienyem At the most recent burials of priests that I have attended, the homily was delivered by one of the deceased priests’ classmates. This is often done on…
The FBI Files on Gilbert Chagoury: Why is a man with this record so close to Nigeria’s Presidency?
ShareBy Kio Amachree Gilbert Chagoury is not merely another businessman winning government work. He is one of the most powerful unelected figures surrounding Bola Tinubu—and his documented history should alarm…
Entertainment
World remembers Dolly Parton’s life and legacy after family confirms cause of death
Share-Fans from prime ministers to pop stars send messages -Everyone related to her songs, says Australian tribute act -Politicians praise her work with literacy and health -‘Her voice shone like…
Life
World mourns as Dolly Parton, music icon dies aged 80
ShareIconic country musician Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80, her family announced on her social media. “Sadness lies with us, not with Dolly,” Parton’s nephew Brian Seaver…
Interviews
NMA says nationwide shutdown of health sector imminent
ShareOn July 2, the Nigerian Medical Association issued a 21-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to meet its demands to avert industrial action in the health sector. In this interview…
Ex-NAF Group Captain faults amnesty for Boko Haram fighters
ShareThere are two caveats in carrying out an amnesty programme. First, it should be at the end of the conflict, secondly, it should not be a blanket amnesty. Probably, this…
Photo Diary
Ghana’s ruling party candidate Bawumia concedes election to opposition’s Mahama
ShareVice President Mahamudu Bawumia conceded defeat and congratulated John Dramani Mahama on Saturday following Ghana’s hotly contested presidential election. Bawumia, 61, of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), said the election…
Appeal Court nullifies judgement on Rivers LG election
ShareThe Court of Appeal Abuja on Friday nullified the judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from releasing the voters’ register…
Headlines
2 trapped workers rescued from a hydropower tunnel 9 days after Nepal floods
ShareRescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from a hydropower tunnel Friday as emergency teams continued an operation to reach others believed to be trapped inside, officials said. The two…
US court will decide Tinubu’s FBI heroin-trafficking file case based on law, not political commentary – Presidency
ShareThe Presidency has reacted to the ongoing court battle in the United States over the records-disclosure dispute under the United States Freedom of Information Act regarding President Tinubu’s heroin-trafficking investigation…
IPMAN: Marketers will cut petrol prices when new product arrives
ShareThe Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) says filling stations across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will begin reducing petrol pump prices in the next few days. Chinedu Ukadike,…
Court orders IGP, AGF to grant PFIPC’s Adeyemi access to lawyers
ShareA federal high court in Abuja has ordered the inspector-general of police (IGP) and the attorney-general of the federation (AGF) to grant Adeniyi Adeyemi, director-general of the Presidential Foreign Investment…
WebTV
WATCH: No casualties recorded as Enugu Air aircraft crash-Lands in Benin
ShareAbout 68 passengers narrowly escaped death on Thursday after an Enugu Air aircraft crash-landed at the Benin Airport in Edo State. The aircraft, with registration number 5N-ENR, was said to…
Video: NDLEA uncovers N480bn methamphetamine laboratory in Ogun forest, arrest three Mexicans
ShareThe National Drug Law Enforcement Agency [NDLEA] has discovered the biggest ever clandestine methamphetamine laboratory in a forest in Ogun State, South West Nigeria. In a video shared via his…
Vidoe: Tinubu stumbles, falls during reception parade in Turkey
SharePresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu stumbled and fell on Wednesday during an official reception parade in Turkey, a moment that was captured on video and widely circulated on social media. The…
Video: How Tinubu threatened Fubara, imposed resolution on him – ex-Rivers commissioner
ShareA former Rivers State Commissioner for Works, Chief David Briggs, on Thursday alleged that President Bola Tinubu imposed ‘Abuja resolution’ on Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Briggs, in an interview with reporters,…
Nigeria’s insecurity is not beyond us, we have normalised failure
ShareBy Ahmad Salkida I have followed Nigeria’s insecurity more closely than many Nigerians. I come from a state devastated by insurgency. I have built much of my career reporting conflict,…
Nigeria cannot afford another four years of Bola Tinubu
ShareThe presidency is not a throne — and Nigeria does not belong to one man By Kio Amachree Why Bola Ahmed Tinubu believes Nigeria owes him another term as president…
World mourns as Dolly Parton, music icon dies aged 80
ShareIconic country musician Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80, her family announced on her social media. “Sadness lies with us, not with Dolly,” Parton’s nephew Brian Seaver…
Veteran Nollywood actor Ogogo dies at 66
ShareVeteran Nollywood actor, filmmaker and screenwriter, Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, has died at the age of 66 after a battle with stage-four cancer. Hassan died on Sunday, August…
Law school commence investigation on death of student who fell from hostel rooftop
ShareThe management of the Nigerian Law School says it has commenced an investigation after Faith Alayande, a 23-year-old student, was pronounced dead following a rooftop fall at the Lagos campus…
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