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House of Reps Launches Probe into NFF’s $25m FIFA Grants

The House of Representatives on Tuesday, October 28, resolved to establish a Special Committee to investigate financial grants totaling $25 million advanced to...

NDLEA warns club owners, fun seekers: Drug parties are illegal,

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has warned nightclub operators and partygoers about the growing trend of organizing and attending drug-fuelled parties,...

Just In: Tinubu Writes Senate, Seeks Confirmation Of New Service Chiefs

President Bola Tinubu has requested the Senate to screen and confirm the recently appointed service chiefs. The request is contained in a letter...

NASS Bomb Threat Prompts Reps to Demand Legislative Security Directorate

Rep. Garba Ibrahim Muhammad, Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Internal Security, has called for strengthening security around the National Assembly...

NELFUND Disburses N116.4bln in Student Loans to 624,000 Beneficiaries in 18 Months

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has reached a significant milestone, disbursing N116.4 billion to 624,535 students since its launch on May 24,...

Defamation: AGF Alleges Sen. Akpoti-Uduaghan Violated Penal Code in Attacks on Akpabio, Bello

The Office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice has said that the defamation charges it filed against...

Asset Declaration Forms Under Scrutiny: CCB Investigates Ministers, Perm Secs, Others

The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) says its newly created Financial Investigation and Fraud Analysis Unit (FIFAU) has investigated over 500 asset declaration...

No Subject Restrictions for 2026 WASSCE, WAEC Clarifies

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has asked schools and the general public to disregard reports alleging it has restricted the subjects available...

Just In: Sowore, Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer Ejimakor, Brother Released from Kuje Prison

After seven days in Kuje prison, activist Omoyele Sowore, Aloy Ejimakor, special counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of...

PDP Crisis Deepens: Lamido Threatens Legal Action as PDP Rejects his Chairmanship Form

Former Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has threatened legal action against the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), alleging that the party prevented him...

JAMB Approves Exceptional Admission for 85 Underage Candidates

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the successful completion by 85 underage candidates of its rigorous screening process for exceptional...

Cameroon’s Pres. Paul Biya, 92, Secures Eighth Term, Opposition Protests

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, 92, has been re-elected for an eighth term with 53.7% of the vote, according to official results announced by...

Odumegwu-Ojukwu Urges Southeast Entrepreneurs to Leverage ECOWAS Duty-Free Trade

The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has called on the Southeast business community to take advantage of duty-free platforms...

Breaking: Kanu Makes Dramatic U-Turn, Withdraws Defence, Says No Case to Answer

Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has unexpectedly backed out of his plan to call defence...

Fatal Stabbing: UK Court Sentences Nigerian National, Accomplice to Life

Lekan Akinsoji, a Nigerian national, and his accomplice, Sundjata Keita, both 27 and hailing from Forest Gate, have received life sentences for fatally...

Resident Doctors Begin Indefinite Strike Nov. 1, Citing Govt Inaction

MAfter the Federal Government failed to address its demands within a 30-day ultimatum, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) will commence an...