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PMAWCA Day 1: Nigeria Pushes for Regional Maritime Hub Status

By Samuel Akpan Nigeria has renewed its drive to become the premier maritime hub for West and Central Africa as the Port Management...

Outrage as Kidnapped Oyo Teacher is Brutally Beheaded

Michael Oyedokun, one of the teachers kidnapped from Community High School in Ahoro-Esinele, Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, has been killed....

El-Rufai Grounded: Passport Seized as Court Grants ₦100m Bail Over Phone-Tapping Charges

Incarcerated immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, who is facing trial over the alleged unlawful interception of the phone communications of...

Makinde Confirms 6 Arrests as Oyo State Cracks Down on School Kidnapping Informants

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has confirmed the arrest of suspected informants linked to the recent school attacks in the Oriire Local Government...

Tragic! 17 Police Officers Killed in Yobe Army School Assault

Seventeen police officers undergoing advanced counter-terrorism training have been killed in a terrorist attack on a military school in Yobe State. The incident...

‘100% Certain’: State House Defends Elimination of ISWAP Commander Al-Manuki, Dismisses Doubts Over Joint Nigeria-US Strike

The Presidency has strongly defended the reported killing of senior Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) commander Abu-Bilal Al-Manuki, declaring that the latest...

Just In: Tinubu, Trump Reignite Ties After Joint Strike Kills ISIS No. 2 Al-Manuki

Nigeria and the U.S. have killed ISIS’s second-in-command, Abu-Bilal al-Manuki, in a joint counterterrorism strike in the Lake Chad Basin, marking a major...

U.S., Nigeria Forces Kill Top ISIS Commander in Joint Operation — Trump

President Donald Trump of America has announced that a joint operation involving United States forces and the Armed Forces of Nigeria has killed...

Tinubu Returns to Lagos After 13-Day Tour of France, Kenya, Rwanda

After nearly two weeks of high-stakes diplomacy across Europe and East Africa, President Bola Tinubu arrived in Lagos on Friday night. The three-nation...

Breaking: Makinde Formally Launches 2027 Presidential Bid

Nigeria’s political terrain has witnessed a shifting following Governor Seyi Makinde’s official entry into the 2027 presidential race. Speaking at a “Unity Rally”...

Atiku Formally Declares for 2027 Presidential Run Under ADC

By Omoyeni Ojeifo Ahead of the 2027 general elections, former Vice President and 2023 presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has formally submitted his nomination...

Visa Reciprocity Tops Agenda as Tinubu Meets Kagame in Rwanda

By Samuel Akpan In a push for continental integration, President Tinubu met with Paul Kagame to discuss granting Rwandans 30-day visa-free entry to...

Alleged N500bln Fraud: EFCC Arrests Energy Commission DG

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have taken the Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria, Mustapha Abdullahi, into custody...

Updated: 33.8bln Fraud: Fugitive Ex-Power Minister Mamman Sent to Life Imprisonment

By Omoyeni Ojeifo In a landmark ruling, the Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced the former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, to 75...

Breaking: ₦33.8bln Case: 75 years Jail Term for Ex-Power Minister Mamman

By Omoyeni Ojeifo Saleh Mamman, former Minister of Power has bagged a 75-year sentence for theft and laundering of about ₦33.8 billion of...

Breaking: Beloved Nollywood Actor Alex Ekubo Reportedly Passes Away Following Illness in Lagos

Reports indicate that Nollywood actor Alex Ekubo has sadly passed away after complications from an illness at a hospital in Lagos. Family, friends,...