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N6.9bn procurement fraud: FG to arraign Emefiele, accomplices on Thursday

The suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, and his accomplices will be arraigned for N6.9 billion procurement fraud...

N56m illegal drugs in FCT: NDLEA busts 343 suspects

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), FCT Command, says it has seized 3,022.529kg of illicit drugs valued at N56 million from January...

Davido splashes over half a billion naira on new necklace

Nigerian Afrobeat superstar Davido has presented himself with a diamond necklace worth half a billion naira As he wore the diamond neck necklace,...

One dead, three missing as Seplat Oil rig collapses

One person has been confirmed dead while three others are missing as Seplat ‘Majestic’ Oil rig collapsed near Ovhor in Delta State The...

Tinubu salutes brave soldiers who lost their lives in NAF helicopter crash

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday night saluted the courageous officers and soldiers, who lost their lives in the ill-fated helicopter in Chukuba Village...

Economy in dire straits under Buhari, Tinubu unfortunate — Oshiomhole

Sen. Adams Oshiomhole (Edo North) on Tuesday gave a damning report on the ex-President Muhammadu Buhari administration, saying President Bola Tinubu has the...

I hope I don’t sustain internal injury, says CDQ after auto accident 

Nigerian rapper and singer, CDQ may have been admitted in the hospital following an auto accident in the early hours of Tuesday, August...

Rising crude oil prices, foreign exchange rates: Tinubu govt plans ‘temporary subsidy’ on petrol

Amid rising crude oil prices and crazy foreign exchange rates with cumulative effects on landing cost of imported petrol, President Bola Tinubu, might...

Release suspended EFCC chair, Bawa immediately or prosecute him, SERAP tells Pres. Tinubu …threatens legal action over Bawa’s detention

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has threatened to take legal action against the President Bola Tinubu-led administration over the continued detention...

Breaking: Nigeria’s inflation accelerates to 24.08%, the highest in a decade

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), in its Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released for July 2023, on Tuesday, disclosed that inflation rate...

Ogun Gov. Abiodun appoints Lekan Adeniran as Chief Press Secretary

Ogun Gov. Dapo Abiodun has named Mr Lekan Adeniran as his Chief Press Secretary (CPS). The Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Tokunbo...

Just in: FG slams 20 fresh charges on Emefiele in FCT court, to withdraw Lagos arms case

There appears to be more troubles for the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, as the Federal Government on Tuesday...

No plan to increase petrol pump price — NNPCL

Amid speculations of increase in pump price of petrol and threat by the Organized Labour to embark on industrial action over any further...

CBN gets  Pres.Tinubu’s marching order to reverse Naira slide against other currencies 

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Federal Government appear set to reverse the free fall of the Naira. To this end,...

Ministerial slot: El-Rufai explodes, says Tinubu turned his back against him after ceding Ministry of Energy to him

“However, when El-Rufai met with Tinubu, the usually forthright and straight-talking president, according to reports, pleaded for time to deal with the matter....

We’ll declare indefinite nationwide strike if petrol price rises above N617, NLC threatens

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to declare a nationwide strike if there is a further hike in the pump price of...