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Just in: MKO Abiola’s widow and ex-Concord MD, Doyin, exits at 82

Dr. Doyin Abiola, renowned journalist, former Managing Director of defunct Concord newspapers, and wife of the late Chief MKO Abiola, has passed away...

Police arrest sisters, couple over staged kidnapping in Abuja

Four suspects, including two sisters, have been apprehended in Abuja over a staged kidnapping scheme aimed at extorting N5 million from their father....

Tinubu Celebrates D’Tigress with $100,000, Flats, Prestigious OON Award

President Bola Tinubu has praised Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, for their historic win at the 2025 Women’s Afrobasket tournament in Cote d’Ivoire....

Tinubu, First Lady Hail D’Tigress for Making Nigeria Proud with Afrobasket Title

President Bola Tinubu and First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, have congratulated Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, on their historic victory at the 2025...

Just In: Wakama’s D’Tigress Wins Fifth Consecutive AfroBasket Title

Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, has made history by winning an unprecedented fifth consecutive AfroBasket title. The team defeated Mali 78-64 in the...

Abuja Three-Storey Building Collapse: 27-Year-Old Man Rescued After 10-Hour Ordeal

After a harrowing 10-hour ordeal, 27-year-old Nigerien national Aliyu Salisu was successfully rescued from a three-story building that collapsed on Saturday evening in...

Breaking: Nurses, Midwives Suspend Four-Day-Old Strike, to Resume Work Immediately

Four days into the week-long warning strike, the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has suspended its nationwide industrial action. According...

Mysterious Death: Fresh Babcock University Graduate Found Dead in Hostel

Tragedy struck as Akawa Boluwatife Samuel, a 20-year-old fresh graduate of Ogun State’s Babcock University’s Information Technology programme, was found “unresponsive” in his...

FCT Police nab suspect in kidnapping, murder of caregiver, child

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has announced the arrest of David Moses, a suspect linked to the kidnapping and murder of...

Breaking: Nurses, midwives’ strike suspended

The industrial action embarked upon by the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has been called off, the Minister of Health,...

Breaking: Six-Day Abduction Ordeal Ends: Six Law School Students Freed

After six agonising days in captivity, the six law students of the Nigeria Law School, Yola Campus, Adamawa, who were abducted on July...

Just in: Health Minister Holds Closed-Door Meeting with Striking Nurses, Midwives

Health Minister Prof. Ali Pate held a closed-door meeting on Friday in Abuja with the leadership of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses...

FG Unveils National Industrial Policy to Curb Strikes

The Federal Government has taken a significant step towards promoting industrial stability and peace in the country by approving the National Industrial Relations...

N68.7bln Power Projects Get FEC Nod for Universities, Hospitals, Rural Areas

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved contracts worth N68.7 billion for two power projects aimed at delivering reliable electricity to selected universities,...

Breaking: Ilorin Money Ritual Murder Case: Bello to Face Hangman’s Noose

After a four-month trial, Justice Hannah Olushola Ajayi of the Kwara State High Court, sitting in Ilorin, sentenced Abdulrahman Bello, the convicted killer...

Nigeria Customs CG, Adeniyi, Due to Retire in August Gets Tenure Extension

The tenure of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Mr. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, due to expire on August 31, 2025, has been...