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Wigwe’s Death: Probe Points to US Helicopter Company and Pilot’s Culpability

Pilot spatial disorientation led to the helicopter crash that killed former Access Holdings Plc Group CEO Herbert Wigwe and his family, the U.S....

Updated: Tax Reform Bills to Transform Governance, Tax Collection in Nigeria – Akpabio

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has affirmed that the passage of the two Tax Reform bills will bring about a significant advancement in governance...

Breaking: VeryDarkMan regains freedom

Social media activist, Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has been released from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)....

Just in: Lagos Council Chairman, Kolade Alabi, Slumps 

Panic rippled through the All Progressives Congress (APC) Secretariat in Ikeja, Lagos State capital, when Mr. Kolade Alabi, the Chairman of Bariga Local...

Exclusive: FCT Hospitals in Crisis as Doctors’ Strike Bites Harder, Patients Cry Out Over High Fees

The doctors’ strike cast a pall of gloom over Maitama District Hospital and other government hospitals in Abuja on Tuesday, May 6 as...

Just in: Delta Gov. Oborevwori storms Aso Rock, meets Pres. Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday received newly defected Delta State Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori at the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja. The meeting marks...

Tony Elumelu Receives Gabonese Presidential Honour for Africa’s Economic Development 

President of the Republic of Gabon Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, has conferred the nation’s prestigious national honours – the Commander in the National...

South-South, South-East Record Low Student Loan Uptake: NELFUND Boss Reveals Reasons

NELFUND Managing Director/CEO, Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr, has identified low poverty rates and cultural nuances as key reasons for the lower student loan application...

Protesters at GTB Demand VeryDarkMan’s Release, Criticize Authorities’ Actions

Protesters stormed the Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) in Area 3 of  Abuja on Monday, demanding the immediate release of popular social media influencer...

N4trn Electricity Subsidy Unsustainable: Nigeria’s Power Sector Teeters on the Brink – Minister 

Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Dr. Adebayo Adelabu, has called on the federal government to halt electricity subsidies, warning that their continuation risks the...

Zamfara and Benue Governors Defy House of Reps over Assembly Crisis, Challenge “Summons”

Mr. Dauda Lawal, the governor of Zamfara State, and Rev. Hyacinth Alia, the governor of Benue State, are contesting the legitimacy of the...

Fubara Not Mastermind of First Lady Walkout, RHI tells Wike 

Suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has been defended on the circumstances surrounding the disruption of RHI/SDG Empowerment Programme held in Port...

Meta Warns of Instagram, Facebook Shutdown in Nigeria Over FCCPC Fine

Facing increasing regulatory hurdles and labeling government requests as “unrealistic,” Meta Platforms Inc., the company that owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has cautioned...

Nigeria Will Not Yield to Terror, Tinubu Declares in Katsina

Worried by the protracted insurgency of more than a decade in the country, President Bola Tinubu has declared that Nigeria will not capitulate...

Massive police swoop in FCT nets record 1,611 suspects, 21 stolen vehicles recovered 

In its ongoing crackdown on crime and criminals’ hideouts, the FCT Police Command said it has recovered 21 stolen vehicles and apprehended 1,611...

Breaking: Bamise Murder Case: Lagos BRT Driver Condemned to Death Three Years After 

The long-awaited justice has finally been served as the killer of Oluwabamise Ayanwola, a 22-year-old girl murdered by a Lagos Bus Rapid Transit...