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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...

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...