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Breaking: Another Blow for ADC as Appeal Court Affirms Order Stopping INEC Over State Congress

In another judicial blow, the Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld a lower court order stopping the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Sen....

2027 Polls: INEC, Yiaga Africa Launch Mega CVR Centre to Ease Voter Registration

By Omoyeni Ojeifo The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has opened a Mega Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) Centre in Abuja to accommodate the...

Breaking: ICPC Arraigns Former Minister Uche Nnaji on Forgery, 5 Other Charges, Gets N20m Bail 

By Samuel Akpan Former Minister of Science and Technology Uche Nnaji has entered a ‘not-guilty’ guilty plea after being arraigned before a Federal...

ISWAP’s Global Links Exposed: Army Finds Footage of Moroccan Doctor, Palestinian Trainer

An ISWAP cameraman has been neutralized by troops of Operation Hadin Kai, leading to the recovery of video evidence that confirms foreign nationals...

Breaking: Fake Presidential Council DG Adeyemi Faces Forgery Charges July 14

The federal government is set to arraign Adeniyi Adeyemi, the Director-General of a fictitious government agency named the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council....

Tragedy as four children, one person killed in Cross River landslides

A heartbreaking disaster has struck Cross River State, where 48 hours of relentless rainfall triggered landslides that claimed the lives of five people—including...

House of Assembly Complex Collapse Claims Worker, Multiple Injured

A tragic construction accident at the new Gombe State House of Assembly Complex on Friday left one worker dead and seven others injured...

Updated: Army Reveals ‘Surgical’ Rescue of 44 Pupils, Teachers at Old Oyo National Park

By Samuel Akpan The Nigerian Army has shared rare details of a highly coordinated, precision operation inside the Old Oyo National Park that...

Kidnapped Oyo Pupils, Teachers Regain Freedom After Over 50 Days in Captivity

The pupils and teachers abducted from Orire in Oyo State have regained their freedom after spending more than 50 days in captivity. Special...

“Worst of the Worst”: US Flags 124 Convicted Nigerians for Expulsion Under Mass Deportation Policy

By Omoyeni Ojeifo Fresh anxiety has swept through many Nigerian families after the United States placed 124 Nigerians on its updated “Worst of...

Shoot Bandits on Sight: Defence Minister Orders Security Forces

By Samuel Akpan Defence Minister Gen. Christopher Musa has issued a shoot-on-sight order against armed bandits and terrorists in Sokoto State. Warning troops...

State Police: Tinubu Steps Up Reforms, Inaugurates Working Group on National Policing Bill

In a major step toward decentralizing policing system in the country, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday inaugurated the Presidential Working Group on...

Just in: ICPC gets presidential order to investigate PFIPC, report back in 30 days

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to launch a thorough investigation into a...

After impactful 12-year tenure, Tony Elumelu Steps Down as UBA Chairman, Nnorom Steps In

Tony O. Elumelu, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc Group Chairman, will retire from the Board of Directors on August 21, 2026, after...

Final Call: Nigerians in South Africa Have Until July 7 & 10 to Evacuate, Warns FG

By Omoyeni Ojeifo With xenophobic attacks escalating, the Federal Government has opened a final evacuation window for Nigerians in South Africa. Desperate to...

Just In: Pope Leo XIV to Visit Nigeria Soon as Ties Deepen

By Samuel Akpan Vatican Secretary for Relations with States Archbishop Paul Gallagher has sparked excitement by hinting that Pope Leo XIV could visit...