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Breaking: After 6 days in captivity, 20 corps members regain freedom in Imo

After a six-day joint security operation, the 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members and a passenger kidnapped on the Owerri-Onitsha Road...

FCT Schools, Offices, Hospitals Paralyzed as NLC Strike Begins Over Teachers’ Demands

By Omoyeni Ojeifo The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), FCT Council, has declared an indefinite strike from Wednesday, October 7, over unresolved issues affecting...

Ondo aircraft crash: NAF releases names of 25 victims (full list)

The Nigerian Air Force has released the list of all 25 victims five crew members and 20 passengers who died in Monday’s military...

Fatal Ondo NAF Jet Crash: Tinubu Mourns Fallen Personnel, Demands Investigation

President Bola Tinubu has expressed profound sadness over the crash on Monday morning of a Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 jet near a naval...

Breaking: Fatalities Feared in Ondo Helicopter River Crash

A helicopter crashed into a river in the early hours of Monday along Larada Street in the Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo...

Imo CP: Drone Locates NYSC Kidnappers’ Den, But IEDs Impede Raid

Police in Imo State have tracked down the hideout of suspected kidnappers holding NYSC members and other victims hostage. Police Commissioner Audu Garba...

Elumelu’s Seplat Chairmanship: A New Chapter in Indigenous Capital and Energy Investment

In January 2027, Tony Elumelu is expected to take over as Chairman of Seplat Energy, succeeding retiring Chairman, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma. Elumelu...

Breaking: Gunmen Ambush and Abduct 20 NYSC Members on Imo Highway

In a fresh wave of concern over the safety of corps members during interstate travel, armed men have abducted 20 National Youth Service...

Full text of President Bola Tinubu’s Independence Day address to the nation

FROM REFORM TO PROSPERITY: INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS TO THE NATION BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR, 1ST OCTOBER 2026 My fellow...

Nigeria at 66: Our priority is to bring down the cost of living – Tinubu

In his Independence Day address on Thursday, President Bola Tinubu declared that lowering the cost of living is a top priority for his...

2027: Wike Vows to Resign As Minister Should Tinubu Lose FCT, Rivers

Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike has declared he will step down from his cabinet role if President Bola Ahmed Tinubu fails to...

Nationwide Youth Profiling: FG Begins Skills Mapping for 15 to 35-Year-Olds

In a move to identify skills, locations and employment needs for better access to government opportunities, the Federal Government has begun a nationwide...

Four Edo Kidnappers To Die By Hanging or Injection

By Omoyeni Ojeifo The Edo State Special Criminal Court in Benin City has made history with its first judgment, sentencing four persons to...

Campaign to Shake Off ‘Country of Particular Concern’ Tag Moves to UN

By Omoyeni Ojeifo Nigeria is working with the United Nations, UN, and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to strengthen border...

Tinubu Departs Paris for Lagos After 4-Week ‘Working Vacation’

By Samuel Akpan President Bola Tinubu has departed Paris following his working vacation and is en route to Lagos, where he will touch...

NASS to Digitise, Translate Nigerian Laws for Greater Public Access

The National Assembly is set to advance its digital archives by translating Nigerian laws into Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, and other local languages to...