Politics
US reps pass bill to ban all assistance to Nigeria over terror attacks on Christians, minorities
ShareThe US house of representatives on Wednesday agreed to an amendment bill that would increase withholding of assistance to Nigeria from 50 percent to 100 percent until the West African…
Atiku asks Tinubu to suspend Gbajabiamila from office, order probe into N54 billion NUPRC fraud
ShareFormer vice president and 2027 presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, has demanded the suspension of President Bola Tinubu’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, for illegally receiving…
Reps considers Tinubu’s proposal, drops own bill on state police
ShareThe House of Representatives on Tuesday abandoned its own constitutional amendment proposal on state policing and instead proceed with a similar bill submitted by President Bola Tinubu. The shift became…
Appeal Court bars INEC from recognising Mark-Led ADC congresses
ShareThe Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Monday in a split decision affirmed the judgment restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission from recognising or participating in any state congresses organised by…
Economy
FG, states, LGs shared N2.550 trillion June revenue – FAAC
ShareThe Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N2.550 trillion among the federal government, states and local government councils for the month of June. Bawa Mokwa, the director of press…
Report – Nigerian stocks overtake South Korea as world’s best performer
ShareNigerian equities have overtaken the South Korean stock market to emerge as the best-performing stock market in the world in dollar terms this year. The development was buoyed by macroeconomic…
Oil price calm despite another night of strikes
Share The oil price has not seen much movement this morning despite a second night of attacks by the US on Iran. On Wednesday, benchmark Brent crude jumped by more…
iDICE national coordinator Ife Adebayo to keynote QEDNG summit
Share National coordinator of the Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises (iDICE) programme at the Bank of Industry (BOI), Ife Adebayo, will deliver the keynote address at the QEDNG Creative…
News
US introduces changes to visa for Nigerians, other visitors starting September 2026
ShareThe US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has introduced a new rule that would impose fixed time limits on visas for Nigerian and other international students, exchange visitors and foreign…
Gbajabiamila sues PFIPC DG Adeniyi Adeyemi for N15bn over alleged defamation
ShareFemi Gbajabiamila, chief of staff to President Bola Tinubu, has sued Adeniyi Adeyemi, director-general of the controversial presidential foreign intervention promotion council (PFIPC), for alleged defamation. In the suit filed…
Court grants final forfeiture of N8.94bn assets, 11 exotic cars linked to Achimugu
ShareA Federal Capital Territory (FCT) high court in Apo on Thursday granted final forfeiture of properties linked to Aisha Achimugu, a businesswoman and founder of Oceangate Engineering Oil & Gas…
Kogi School Abduction: Security operatives launch manhunt for bandits
ShareSecurity operatives in Kogi have launched a manhunt for the gunmen who abducted students at the Government Secondary School, Odo-Ekina, in Dekina Local Government Area of the state. According to…
Health
Umahi bows to public pressure, ask police to conduct autopsy on nurse who died at his residence
ShareDavid Umahi, minister of works, following pressure from Nigerians on Thursday formally requested the Ebonyi police command to conduct an autopsy on Mary Habila, the nurse who died at his…
NCDC records rise in Lassa fever cases as death toll hits 221
ShareThe Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says Nigeria recorded an increase in confirmed Lassa fever cases during epidemiological week 26 of 2026, with 31 new infections reported,…
Sports
Messi inspired Argentina secure World Cup final place after comeback win against England
Share England missed out on their first World Cup final since 1966 after a stunning late turnaround from rivals Argentina saw the holders earn a 2-1 victory thanks to Lautaro…
Spain book World Cup final place after beating France 2-0
Share European champions Spain are into the World Cup final after beating lacklustre France 2-0 in Dallas. The semi-final showdown between the tournament’s two favourites and standout sides had been…
Opinion | Editorial
Umahi against Obi
ShareValentine Obienyem There are evidently several factions within the opposition calling for Peter Obi’s political head. They differ in methods, intensity, and motivation, but they share a common objective: to…
Akara, corn and kulikuli: The First Lady was right
ShareBy Val Obienyen I listened to the video of the First Lady encouraging Nigerian women to take up frying akara, roasting corn, and producing and selling kulikuli as a way…
Why Obi called for Tinubu’s resignation
ShareBy Val Obienyem —for the enthronement of responsible leadership and accountability The innocuous call by the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, on President Bola Ahmed…
When resignation becomes anathema
ShareBy Valentine Obienyem When Mr. Bayo Onanuga, despite having access to all the security apparatus required to verify the source of a post alleging that the President’s voice had been…
Entertainment
Nollywood actor Alex Ekubo dies of kidney cancer at 40
ShareNollywood Actor, Alexx Ekubo has died. He reportedly died from kidney cancer on May 12, 2026, at the age of 40. His colleague, Godwin Nnadiekwe, in a post on Instagram…
Life
Mary Habila’s burial canceled, parents refused access to her remains after a week in Ebonyi state
ShareThe burial of Mary Habila, the nurse who died under suspicious circumstances at the country house of David Umahi, the minister of works has been postponed indefinitely by her family.…
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
Mary Habila’s burial canceled, parents refused access to her remains after a week in Ebonyi state
ShareThe burial of Mary Habila, the nurse who died under suspicious circumstances at the country house of David Umahi, the minister of works has been postponed indefinitely by her family.…
Gbajabiamila sues PFIPC DG Adeniyi Adeyemi for N15bn over alleged defamation
ShareFemi Gbajabiamila, chief of staff to President Bola Tinubu, has sued Adeniyi Adeyemi, director-general of the controversial presidential foreign intervention promotion council (PFIPC), for alleged defamation. In the suit filed…
Umahi bows to public pressure, ask police to conduct autopsy on nurse who died at his residence
ShareDavid Umahi, minister of works, following pressure from Nigerians on Thursday formally requested the Ebonyi police command to conduct an autopsy on Mary Habila, the nurse who died at his…
US reps pass bill to ban all assistance to Nigeria over terror attacks on Christians, minorities
ShareThe US house of representatives on Wednesday agreed to an amendment bill that would increase withholding of assistance to Nigeria from 50 percent to 100 percent until the West African…
WebTV
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,…
Police arrest big boy Bayelsa ‘kidnapper’ who advised people to ‘hustle hard and stay safe’ in Abuja
ShareThe police in Bayelsa have arrested John Lyon, an alleged kidnapper who operates in the state. Lyon was said to have been arrested on Saturday in the federal capital territory…
Umahi against Obi
ShareValentine Obienyem There are evidently several factions within the opposition calling for Peter Obi’s political head. They differ in methods, intensity, and motivation, but they share a common objective: to…
Akara, corn and kulikuli: The First Lady was right
ShareBy Val Obienyen I listened to the video of the First Lady encouraging Nigerian women to take up frying akara, roasting corn, and producing and selling kulikuli as a way…
Mary Habila’s burial canceled, parents refused access to her remains after a week in Ebonyi state
ShareThe burial of Mary Habila, the nurse who died under suspicious circumstances at the country house of David Umahi, the minister of works has been postponed indefinitely by her family.…
Nigerian Catholic priest ‘commits suicide’ after battling deportation from US – Report
ShareA 54-year-old Catholic priest from Nigeria, Benjamin Madu has reportedly committed suicide in North Shore Massachusetts, United States. Madu was found dead at his residence on July 2, 2026, days…
Toddler found alive in morgue after being declared dead by hospital
ShareThe family of a 1-year-old child who was declared dead in an Arizona hospital only to be found alive in the morgue is planning legal action over the ordeal. The parents of…
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