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Alleged $2.4bn illegal crude oil sale to China: What you need to know about the subtle, close-knit plot to fleece Nigeria of millions of dollars of its crude oil through blackmail, intimidation

The prosecution of the petitioners which started in 2019 suffered setbacks due to a series of adjournments caused by the absence of the...

Interview: Nigeria’s worsening socio-economic situation raises cases of depression, drug abuse, says Neuropsychiatrist, Dr Uchendu

A Neuropsychiatrist and one-time Head, Mental Health Department, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Dr. Ifedilichukwu Uchendu, has lamented the lack of attention being...

Green-eyed lover douses self with petrol, ignites fire

A green-eyed 35-year-old woman, Maryam Aminu, who accused her boyfriend of cheating on her, has set herself aflame in Jigawa State. The woman...

Lack of funds, logistics, insecurity may force postponement of May 3 population census – PSN investigation

The 2023 population and housing census scheduled for between May 3 and May 5 may have run into logistic hitches as funds required...

Southern Kaduna killings: Relations, husband, two children cut down in one night, victims narrate heart-rending accounts

For over eight years, so many communities in Southern Kaduna have been under the siege of suspected herdsmen which has led to loss...

Brain drain: Can 5-year compulsory service bill curb Nigerian medical doctors’emigration to other countries?

What the proposed legislation may achieve if passed into law would be to increase the pool of unemployed and disenchanted Nigerians rather than...

Game-changer! Lekki Deep Sea Port now pulls cargoes from neighbouring countries to Nigeria — NPA boss Mohammed Bello-Koko

On the progressive revenue generation drive of the NPA and plans to raise the bar by 30 percent, Bello-Koko recalled that it had...

The untold story of how Amaechi, not el-Rufai made me NPA MD — Hadiza Bala Usman  

“I worked for Amaechi in the Campaign Directorate for the Muhammadu Buhari 2015 Presidential campaign and I got a call from him that...

2023 presidential poll: How imperative is 25 per cent votes cast in FCT?

Section 134(2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), particularly sub-paragraph (b), has generated heated debates and controversy...

How online loan sharks in Nigeria are cashing in, driving people into depression

Unemployment, inflation, and the cost of living have all risen sharply in Nigeria in recent times, and this is fuelling the rapid increase...

Why I want to work with Asa — Lade

PSN: In a short time that you launched yourself into the music scene, you are already becoming a household name. How did your...

South Africa’s Khosi wins maiden BBTitans show, goes home with $100,000

  A 25-year-old, Makhosazane Twala, popularly known as Khosi has emerged the overall winner of the maiden edition of the Big Brother Titans...

More troubles for detained Portable as Police arraign him on Monday for injuring policeman, other charges

There are fresh troubles for controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable as Nigeria Police have indicated that he will face...

NSIA’s Audited Financial Results: Net Assets Grow By 10.5% To N1.02trn and volatility, headwinds across markets

In spite of volatility and headwinds across markets, the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), managers of Nigeria’s sovereign wealth fund, has recorded net...

Scores killed, properties destroyed as Benue communities clash over electricity supply

At least 20 persons have been feared dead and properties worth millions of naira destroyed as two local government areas in the Benue...

Cash scarcity persists in FCT suburbs amid increased old Naira notes supply

As cash flow improves in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Monday following a fresh directive by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)...