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Siege in Lagos: NLC, TUC Shut Down NAFDAC HQ Over Sachet Alcohol Ban

The confrontation between the organized labour and NAFDAC intensified on Thursday as protesters entered their seventh straight day of picketing at the agency’s...

EFCC Petitions Chief Judge Over FHC Justice’s Alleged Terror Financing Links

In a bold move challenging judicial neutrality, the EFCC is seeking to strip Justice Mohammed Umar of his authority over an ongoing terrorism...

Tragedy in Adamawa: Hippo Rampage Claims Third Life in Growing String of Attacks

Residents of the Kiri community in Adamawa State’s Shelleng Local Government Area have sounded the alarm over a surge in deadly hippopotamus attacks....

Acting IGP Disu Assumes Duty After Decoration, Declares End to Impunity

Acting Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, has officially assumed duty following his decoration earlier on Wednesday by President Bola Tinubu. His assumption of...

Cybercrime Trial: Court Refuses El-Rufai’s Bail, Sets April 23 for Arraignment

The Federal High Court has pushed Nasir El-Rufai’s arraignment to April 23 after the former governor failed to appear in court on Wednesday....

Police Blame “Error” for N100m Payment to ex-IGP Egbetokun’s Son

Police authorities are downplaying a controversial N100 million transfer into the private account of the outgoing Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun’s son,...

Controversial Video Clip Re-emerges: Gov. Okpebholo Told Peter Obi Security “Won’t Be Guaranteed” in Edo

Following a deadly attack on Mr. Peter Obi, former Edo governor and state ADC chairman, Chief John Odigie Oyegun and others on Tuesday...

Violence in Benin City: Gov. Okpebholo Links ADC Attack to Internal Strife

Edo Governor Monday Okpebholo has strongly condemned the recent assault on African Democratic Congress (ADC) members, describing the violence as a dangerous escalation...

Who is Olatunji Disu?

Who is Olatunji Disu? A Profile of Nigeria’s New Acting Inspector General of Police Born on Lagos Island, Lagos State, he  joined the...

10 Quick Facts About New Bayelsa Deputy Governor Peter Akpe

In a decisive step that ends weeks of speculation following the death of former Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo on December 11, 2025,...

Edo violence: Hoodlums attack ADC supporters, Oyegun’s house 

Violence erupted in Benin City on Tuesday as suspected thugs attacked supporters of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) following the high-profile defection of...

FG Slams Ransom Allegations as Baseless in Niger School Rescue Operation

The Federal Government has categorically denied media reports alleging that a ransom was paid or that insurgent leaders were released to facilitate the...

Tinubu Accepts Egbetokun’s Resignation, Orders Disu to Take Charge Immediately

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accepted the resignation of Kayode Egbetokun as Inspector-General of Police and officially approved the appointment of AIG Tunji...

Ex-NRC MD Fidet Okhiria Sent to Prison Over $385,000, N165.5m Fraud

A former Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Engr. Fidet Edetanlen Okhiria, was remanded in prison on Tuesday in Lagos following...

Breaking: CBN Cuts Interest Rate to 26.5%

Nigeria’s apex bank has lowered its benchmark Monetary Policy Rate by half a percentage point, bringing it down from 27 per cent to...

REA Secures ECOWAS Grant, N100bln Lotus Bank Facility to Boost Rural Electrification

By Joycelyn Ellakeche Adah The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has strengthened its drive to expand electricity access across Nigeria through a strategic dual...