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Federal Colleges of Education Now Approved to Award Degrees

Following President Bola Tinubu’s signing of the Federal Colleges of Education Act, 2023, the Federal Ministry of Education has announced the implementation of...

CBEX Funds in Four Nations, Total Recovery Not Feasible – EFCC

EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede, a lawyer, said during a Wednesday night appearance on Channels Television that while attempts to retrieve the misappropriated funds...

Scandal: N71.2bln Student Loan Diversion Exposed 

Contrary to the N100 billion allocated to tertiary institutions, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) disclosed on Thursday that...

NJC crack down: Justices Inyang, Ekwo, Aliyu get one year suspension without pay

Following proven allegations of misconduct and abuse of office, the National Judicial Council (NJC) has handed a one-year suspension without pay to three...

Fubara, Wike Meet with Governors, APC Chieftain in Reconciliation Bid

Sir Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended Governor of Rivers State, has paid a solemn visit to Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital...

Breaking: Release Lagos socialite Aisha Achimugu in 24 hours, judge orders EFCC 

Following her arraignment on Wednesday, a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to release...

Just in: Lagos socialite Aisha Achimugu hauled up in Abuja court

Lagos socialite and businesswoman, Aisha Achimugu, who was arrested on Tuesday at the airport in Abuja, was on Wednesday brought before a Federal...

FG declares May 1 public holiday

To mark this year’s Workers’ Day, the Federal Government has declared Thursday, May 1 as a public holiday, according to the Minister of...

Tinubu Congratulates Newly-elected Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Mr. Mark Joseph Carney on his election as the 24th Prime Minister of Canada and on the Liberal...

Just in: Touting: FG orders one-stop unified screening at airports

In a bid to tackle the issues of disorder and touting within the aviation industry, the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA)...

Breaking: Wanted socialite Achimugu nabbed at Abuja airport

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested wanted businesswoman, Aisha Achimugu, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. She was apprehended...

Uxoricide: Nwachukwu, Widower of Gospel Singer Osinachi, Sentenced to Death by Hanging

The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, has delivered a landmark judgment, sentencing Peter Nwachukwu, the husband of the...

Annie’s Slip, Davido’s Triumph, and the Unforgettable Moments at Headies’‘Back to Base’

Stepping onto the 17th Headies Awards stage at the Landmark Event Centre in Lekki, Annie Macaulay instantly electrified the atmosphere. Her neon green...

Lagos Hotel Drug Bust Nets NDLEA N1.04bln Haul

In another significant crackdown on drug trafficking, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) raided the 80-room Hook Hotel, also known as Caesar...

FCT Minister Wike Launches Crackdown on Unregistered Hospitals, Quack Practitioners

Determined to improve the integrity of the capital’s healthcare system, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike has ordered a comprehensive crackdown...

Pope Francis Laid to Rest in Rome’s Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica

Pope Francis was buried inside his favourite Rome church, the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica, after a funeral mass in St. Peter’s Square, the...