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FCT Police release 2024 report: ₦409m recovered, 140 officers killed in line of duty

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command faced a tragic year in 2024, with 140 operatives losing their lives in the line of...

Autonomy: You can control your local govts, I will drive the change, Pres. Tinubu tells governors

Dispelling media reports suggestive of a disagreement between the government at the centre and the subnationals over local government autonomy, President Bola Tinubu...

New Year Message: Tinubu to Nigerians: Believe in yourselves, keep faith in blessed Nigeria

President Bola Tinubu has made a heartfelt appeal to Nigerians, urging them to maintain unwavering faith in themselves and in the great nation...

Centenarian ex-US President JImmy Carter exits

A former US President Jimmy Carter has passed away at the age of 100. The longest lived US President died on Sunday. His...

South Korea Mourns as Plane Crash Death Toll Reaches 85, Two Pulled Alive

A tragic plane crash occurred at Muan International Airport in southwestern South Korea on Sunday, resulting in the loss of at least 85...

Nigeria refutes allegations of collusion with France to destabilize Niger Republic

The Federal Government of Nigeria has strongly rejected allegations made by Niger Republic’s Military Leader, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, claiming that Nigeria is colluding...

Breaking: Midnight fire outbreak at FIIRO headquarters in Lagos

The headquarters of Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi, Lagos (FIIRO) has been destroyed by fire The inferno which started at midnight of...

Accidental bombing: Fighter jet mistakenly targets two communities in Sokoto State, fatalities recorded

A tragic incident occurred in Sokoto State’s Silame Local Government Area on Wednesday morning, as a fighter jet mistakenly bombed two communities. The...

Yuletide: Tinubu felicitates Christians, urges unity, hope, light at tunnel’s end

President Bola Tinubu has extended heartfelt felicitations to Christians across Nigeria and the world, urging Christians and Nigerians to embrace love, peace, hope...

Contentious tax reform bill before NASS has come to stay, says Pres. Tinubu

The controversial tax reform bill has come to stay, so declared President Bola Tinubu on Monday night while fieding questions from editors during...

FG declares Dec. 25, 26, Jan. 1 public holidays

The Federal Government has announced public holidays to mark Christmas, Boxing Day, and New Year celebrations. According to a statement signed by the...

Horror as loverboy lures girl to his house, slaughters her for money rituals in Ogun

A young man and suspected ritualist, who specializes in luring beautiful girls to his house and enticing them with irresistible huge sums of...

Abuja, Anambra stampede fatalities: Pres. Tinubu cancels official engagements, mourns

President Bola Tinubu has cancelled his official events in Lagos as a mark of respect for the victims of the devastating stampedes that...

Deadly Stampede in Abuja: Police Report 10 Fatalities, Several Injuries

A food distribution event at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Maitama turned deadly on Saturday as the stampede claimed 10 people, including four...

Breaking: NNPC Ltd. Slashes Petrol Price to N899 Per Litre

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has announced a significant reduction in the ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly...

No Shutdown: NNPC Ltd. Denies Report on Old Port Harcourt Refinery

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has dismissed reports that the old Port Harcourt Refinery, which was re-streamed two months ago,...