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Just in: 73-year-old ex-Yobe Gov. Bukar Ibrahim dies

A former governor of Yobe State and ex-senator, Alhaji Bukar Abba Ibrahim, is dead, a government statement has confirmed. Aged 73, Ibrahim died...

Again, bandits strike in Kastina, hijack open van carrying 55 wedding guests

Again, bandits strike in Kastina, hijack open van carrying 55 wedding guests “The victims were initially over 70, mostly friends to the bride,...

Breaking: AFCON: Super Eagles wallop Angola 1-0, zoom to semi-final

The formidable and impressive run of the Super Eagles in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) continues as they edged out Angola 1-0...

Four days after Ekiti monarchs’ murder, gunmen strike in Kwara, kill ex-army general-monarch, abduct wife

Barely four days after gunmen suspected to be kidnappers killed two monarchs in Ekiti State, the daredevils have again struck in neighbouring Kwara...

Resolve litigation on $1.3bn Malabu OML 245 deal, Pres. Tinubu orders AGF, Lokpobiri, others

President Bola Tinubu has given a marshing order to the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), the...

Bandits kidnap FHA Director near military camp in Abuja

Suspected bandits in the early hours of Thursday abducted a Director of the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) in the Federal Capital Territory. The...

Nigeria moves up in Corruption Index, ranks 145 out of 180 countries

Nigeria has recorded an improved ranking in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI), moving five places up, a report by Transparency International (TI) has...

Gruesome murder of two monarchs: Ekiti Gov. Oyebanji orders security agencies to fish out killers

After the gruesome killing of two traditional rulers by some suspected herdsmen, Ekiti State Gov. Biodun Oyebanji has ordered security agencies in the...

Supreme Court reserves judgment in Binani’s appeal against Adamawa governor

The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the appeal by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate in Adamawa State, Mrs....

Suspected kidnapper in abduction, murder of Nabeeha, 3 others in Abuja nabbed

Operatives of the Nigerian Police in Abuja have apprehended a suspected kidnapper involved in the kidnapping and murder of Nabeeha Al-Kadriyar and three...

Aftermath of Ibadan runway incident: NCAA suspends airline as investigation begins

The Nigeria Civil Authority (NCAA) says it has suspended the permit of Mattini Airline Services Ltd after its aircraft overshot the runway at...

Tragedy averted as private jet carrying VIPs overshoots runway at Ibadan airport, the second in two months

No fewer than 10 persons, including Very Important Personalities (VIPs) onboard a private jet, escaped deaths on Friday as their jet crash landed...

Insurgency, banditry: Tinubu approves “non-kinetic” approach — VP

In its bid to fight the rising insurgency and banditry in the North, the Bola Tinubu administration has approved the “Pulaaku Initiative,” a...

FG expedites talks with Morocco on Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline project

Nigeria and the Kingdom of Morocco are intensifying discussions to fast-track the process of achieving the Final Investment Decision (FID) on the Nigeria-Morocco...

Tinubu will axe underperforming ministers soon, says Hadiza Bala Usman

President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Policy and Coordination, Hadiza Bala Usman, has said that the underperforming ministers will be axed from the...

After 30 days in office, Ondo Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, sacks inherited cabinet

With immediate effect, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the Governor of Ondo State, has dissolved the State Executive Council he inherited from the administration of...