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DSS to Arraign El-Rufai in Phone-Tapping, Security Breach Trial February 25

Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) has scheduled the arraignment of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai for Wednesday, February 25. He faces...

Breaking: Impeachment Halted: Tinubu Saves Fubara as Rivers Assembly Backs Down

Rivers State lawmakers have abruptly frozen the impeachment process launched against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the Deputy Governor, Prof. Ngozi Odu following President...

Tragedy as Nigerian Mother Dies in UK Shortly After Arriving for Son’s Graduation

Tragedy has struck the family of Oluranti Akinyemi, a Nigerian woman who passed away in the United Kingdom shortly after arriving to attend...

Tinubu strips NNPC of billions in sweeping oil revenue shake up

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has issued a sweeping executive order that could fundamentally reshape Nigeria’s oil revenue architecture, stripping the Nigerian National Petroleum...

Breaking: DSS Arrests ex-Kaduna Gov. El-Rufai Moments After EFCC Release

In a dramatic sequence of events, Department of State Services (DSS) operatives arrested former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai on Wednesday night, moments...

Breaking: Tinubu Assents Electoral Bill 2026 

President Bola Tinubu has signed the Electoral Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill 2026 into law, fundamentally reshaping Nigeria’s voting framework just 12 months...

Breaking: Tinubu Approves Fresh Reforms Sparking Renewed Row Amid Digital Vote Transfer

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday formally endorsed the Electoral Act 2026 Amendment Bill, barely a few days after the Independent National Electoral Commission...

Tinubu Calls for Unity as Lent and Ramadan Begin Together in Rare Spiritual Convergence

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged Nigerians to embrace peace, unity, and spiritual reflection as Christians and Muslims commence Lent and Ramadan simultaneously...

Breaking: Moon Sighted: Sultan Directs Nigerian Muslims to Begin Ramadan Wednesday

The Sultan of Sokoto has announced that the Ramadan fast will officially commence on Wednesday, February 18, 2026.  This follows the successful sighting...

Tinubu Unveils Nigeria’s 2025 Industrial Strategy, Demands Urgent Execution by State Agencies 

President Bola Tinubu has officially launched Nigeria’s Industrial Policy 2025, issuing a directive to all relevant ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) to fast-track...

House of Reps Descends into Chaos Over Electoral Bill Reversal

The House of Representatives descended into a shouting match on Tuesday during an emergency plenary presided over by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas.  The session...

Just In : Renowned American Civil Rights Leader Jesse Jackson Exits at 84

The world of social justice mourns the loss of Rev. Jesse Jackson, the iconic American civil rights leader who passed away Tuesday morning...

₦432bln Probe: El-Rufai in EFCC Custody Ahead of Phone Bugging Trial

Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai was detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja on Monday night following an...

Terror Financing: U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Eight Nigerians Over Links to Extremist Sect

The United States says it has frozen the assets of eight Nigerians linked to Boko Haram and the Islamic State of Iraq and...

Breaking: After Airport Standoff, El-Rufai Finally Turns Himself Over to EFCC for Tenure Probe

Nasir El-Rufai, the former Governor of Kaduna State and a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), honored an invitation from the Economic...

Breaking: Wiretap: FG Hauls El-Rufai to Court Over Intercepted NSA Conversations

Former Kaduna Gov. Nasir El-Rufai has been arraigned at the Federal High Court in Abuja for allegedly intercepting the phone calls of National...