Politics
RCCG says Adeboye is not responsible for problems facing Nigeria, can’t tell Tinubu how to govern
ShareThe Redeemed Christian Church of God has pushed back on the rising frustration of Nigerians over the continued silence of the Church and its General Overseer, Pastor E.A Adeboye on…
Amupitan under pressure to explain how Wike’s aide Lere Olayinka gained access to INEC server
ShareThe Independent National Electoral Commission [INEC] has been called upon to explain how Lere Olayinka, media aide to FCT minister Nyesom Wike gained access to the backend server of the…
Obi raises alarm over worsening insecurity
ShareThe presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has expressed deep concern over the worsening security situation in Nigeria, lamenting the continued captivity of schoolchildren abducted in…
Two weeks after abduction, Tinubu pledges safe return of teachers, pupils
ShareTwo weeks after the abduction of teachers and students from schools in Oyo State by terrorists, Presient Tinubu has pledged safe return of the abducted teachers and the pupils In…
Economy
Security and Exchange moves from T+2 TO T+1 Settlement Cycle: Now globally aligned capital market
ShareThe Nigerian capital market has recorded a milestone with the transition from a T+2 to a T+1 settlement cycle. At the Closing gong, the CEO of CSCS Shehu Yahaya Shantali…
NNPCL recorded N481 billion profit in April – Official
ShareThe Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) says it has recorded N481 billion Profit After Tax (PAT) for April 2026. The development represents a sharp jump from the N276…
Tinubu defends harsh economic reforms, says Nigeria passing through test, will emerge stronger
SharePresident Bola Tinubu has said Nigeria is undergoing a difficult phase but expressed optimism that the country would emerge stronger, more united and prosperous. Tinubu stated this on Thursday in…
Tinubu’s harsh economic reforms necessary; Nigerians should make sacrifices – Shettima
ShareVice-President Kashim Shettima has urged Nigerians to rise above ethnic, religious and political differences to confront common challenges bedevilling the country, reminding them of the need to make sacrifices amid…
News
Troops in Kogi crush kidnappers’ escape plan, rescue 23 victims
ShareTroops of 12 Brigade Nigerian Army have successfully rescued 23 kidnapped passengers following a swift counter-kidnapping operation along the Ayegunle–Bunu Road in Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State. According…
Gunmen kill Islamic cleric in Kwara community
ShareAn Islamic scholar has been killed by assailants in Ilesha-Baruba, Baruten LGA of Kwara state. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, the incident occurred in…
US-Nigeria air strike kills ‘21 ISWAP fighters’ in Borno
ShareThe Nigerian military in collaboration with the United States Africa Command (US-Africom) reportedly killed 21 Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters in an air strike in Arege, Kukawa LGA…
ISWAP Leadership : The men lining up to replace Al-Minuki – Report
ShareAs ISWAP enters a pivotal leadership transition with the killing of Al-Minuki during a US-Nigeria operation, a new generation of commanders inherits a movement reshaped by foreign fighters, ruthless internal…
Health
WHO announces first confirmed Ebola recovery in DRC outbreak
ShareThe World Health Organization on Friday announced the first recovery of a confirmed Ebola patient in the outbreak raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo. “The DRC has said that…
FG considers flight restrictions, passenger isolation over Ebola threat
ShareThe Federal Government is considering possible restrictions on flights from countries affected by the Ebola virus, as part of fresh measures to prevent any outbreak in Nigeria. This was disclosed…
Sports
Arsenal lift Premier League trophy, West Ham relegated
ShareArsenal were crowned as champions of the English Premier League at Selhurst Park on Sunday. Arsenal lifted the Premier League trophy after celebrating their first game as champions with a…
Inside Arsenal’s Premier League triumph and the crucial intervention that turned the title race
ShareArsenal faced a series of damaging setbacks on their journey to the Premier League title, but Mikel Arteta’s management helped the team stay the course to make history As Mikel…
Opinion | Editorial
From Horseback to Golf Cart: How Kebbi’s new nobility announced its divorce from reality
ShareBy Bello Abdullahi The Kebbi State Government recently bought an 6-seater luxury golf cart. In a state where children forget the taste of eggs. In a state where roads have…
OPEN Letter to the White House
ShareBy Kio Amachree Mr. President, Two hundred and fifty million Nigerians are watching. They are watching to see if the United States of America will do the right thing —…
When the Americans open their files on Their Own, they cannot shut Them on Tinubu
ShareBy Kio Amachree There is a moment when the architecture of impunity collapses — not all at once, but in the unmistakable way that ancient walls fall: first a crack,…
The Gods of Aso Rock: How Juju, dark forces and the occult shadow Nigeria’s seat of power
ShareThere is a room somewhere in Nigeria — in a native doctor’s compound in Benin City, in a madam’s parlour in Cotonou, in a shrine tucked behind the Lagos Third…
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
Pope Leo apologises for Church’s historic role in slavery
Share-Pope Leo says Church was slow to condemn slavery -Clearest apology yet for Church role -Calls the legacy “a wound in Christian memory” Pope Leo on Monday issued the clearest…
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
RCCG says Adeboye is not responsible for problems facing Nigeria, can’t tell Tinubu how to govern
ShareThe Redeemed Christian Church of God has pushed back on the rising frustration of Nigerians over the continued silence of the Church and its General Overseer, Pastor E.A Adeboye on…
Security and Exchange moves from T+2 TO T+1 Settlement Cycle: Now globally aligned capital market
ShareThe Nigerian capital market has recorded a milestone with the transition from a T+2 to a T+1 settlement cycle. At the Closing gong, the CEO of CSCS Shehu Yahaya Shantali…
Amupitan under pressure to explain how Wike’s aide Lere Olayinka gained access to INEC server
ShareThe Independent National Electoral Commission [INEC] has been called upon to explain how Lere Olayinka, media aide to FCT minister Nyesom Wike gained access to the backend server of the…
Obi raises alarm over worsening insecurity
ShareThe presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has expressed deep concern over the worsening security situation in Nigeria, lamenting the continued captivity of schoolchildren abducted in…
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…
From Horseback to Golf Cart: How Kebbi’s new nobility announced its divorce from reality
ShareBy Bello Abdullahi The Kebbi State Government recently bought an 6-seater luxury golf cart. In a state where children forget the taste of eggs. In a state where roads have…
OPEN Letter to the White House
ShareBy Kio Amachree Mr. President, Two hundred and fifty million Nigerians are watching. They are watching to see if the United States of America will do the right thing —…
Pope Leo apologises for Church’s historic role in slavery
Share-Pope Leo says Church was slow to condemn slavery -Clearest apology yet for Church role -Calls the legacy “a wound in Christian memory” Pope Leo on Monday issued the clearest…
Document shows 287 Nigerians in U.S. prisons for fraud, drug trafficking, burglary, sex crimes – Report
ShareAt least 287 Nigerians are languishing in U.S. prisons for crimes ranging from drug trafficking, theft, romance scam, wire fraud and sex offences. Data exclusively obtained by The Gazette showed…
Hisbah: Morality police invade Kebbi hotel’s presidential lounge, arrest six lovers for engaging in sexual romp
ShareOfficers of the Kebbi Hisbah Board, an agency under the Ministry of Religious Affairs, have apprehended a married woman and five others in a hotel for alleged immoral conduct. Three…
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