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MTN Nigeria Partner, Kingsley Ifeanyi Adonu Faces ₦10 Billion Fraud, Money Laundering Charges

Kingsley Ifeanyi Adonu, a prominent telecommunications entrepreneur and a leading partner of MTN Nigeria from Enugu State, is set to be arraigned at the Federal High Court in Lagos over an alleged... Read more »
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Nigeria Pushes for Inclusive Education with Gender-Sensitive Learning Spaces

The Federal Government, alongside education stakeholders, have commenced moves to ensure inclusive, safe and gender sensitive learning environments in the country. The event was organised in Abuja by the National Senior Secondary... Read more »
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Wike Blasts Abuja’s ‘Big Men’ for Tax Avoidance, Demands Compliance

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr Nyesom Wike, says big men (rich people) residing in Abuja remain FCT’s biggest problem in voluntary tax compliance for development. Wike stated this during... Read more »
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Gombe Boosts Workers’ Pay: N5,000 Allowance for LG, LGEA Staff

The Gombe State Government has approved the payment of an additional N5,000 allowance to all staff under the Local Government Areas and Local Government Education Authorities across the state. The decision, which... Read more »
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Court admits DSS report linking Kanu to #EndSARS violence

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has admitted into evidence a report by the Department of State Services allegedly linking the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu,... Read more »
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Osun Assembly Vows to Defend LG Account Signatories Against Replacement

Osun State House of Assembly has said it would resist attempts to substitute authorised signatories to local government accounts in the state. This was part of the resolutions reached at the plenary... Read more »
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Lagos Govt Takes Action Against Oko-Oba Abattoir Over Environmental Issues

The Lagos State Government has announced the immediate closure of Oko-Oba Abattoir over environmental violations and inappropriate operational practices. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, said this while... Read more »
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Senate Approves N360bn Increase in Rivers State’s 2025 Budget, Cites Reasons

The Nigerian Senate has vowed to closely monitor the disbursement and implementation of the N1.48 trillion budget submitted by the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), as part... Read more »
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US Restarts Student Visas, Orders Applicants to Open Social Media Pages

The United States government has resumed the processing of student and exchange visitor visas but introduced a fresh rule that affects how applicants present themselves online. The new directive, released on Wednesday... Read more »

Netherlands hands over 119 stolen artefacts to Nigeria

The Netherlands has officially returned all Benin artefacts in its possession to Nigeria, reaffirming its commitment to the repatriation of looted cultural heritage. Marieke Van Bommel, Director General of the Wereld Museum,... Read more »
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Angry youths destroy President Tinubu’s 2027 campaign billboard in Kano state (video)

A group of angry youths in Kano state has pulled down and destroyed a campaign billboard promoting President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid for 2027. The incident, which reportedly occurred in a public... Read more »
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WHO Guidelines Aim to Improve Outcomes for Pregnant Women with Sickle Cell Disease

The World Health Organisation has released its first-ever global guideline on the management of Sickle Cell Disease during pregnancy. In a statement issued on Thursday in commemoration of the 2025 World Sickle... Read more »
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Enugu’s Animation Revolution Continues — EMAT Batch 2 Now Open

Enugu’s Animation Revolution Continues — EMAT Batch 2 Now Open! Over the past few months, we’ve watched with pride as the first cohort of the Enugu Magic Labs Animation Training (EMAT) program... Read more »
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Anambra Govt Orders Residents to Repaint Houses

The Anambra State Government has directed residents and occupants of dilapidated buildings defacing the environment in public view areas across the state to repaint their structures, adding that regulators will be embarking... Read more »
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Multiple Countries Evacuate Nationals from Israel and Iran as Conflict Deepens

Governments around the world are evacuating thousands of their nationals caught up in the rapidly spiraling Israel-Iran conflict, organizing buses and planes and in some cases assisting people crossing borders on foot.... Read more »
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NYSC Ensures Safety of Corps Members in Benue Amid Killings

The Benue State Coordinator of National Youth Service Corps, Mrs Veronica Garba, said that corps members in crisis areas have been evacuated into family houses in Makurdi. Garba made this known in... Read more »
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Enugu Now a Security Benchmark for Other States — Dr. Onuokaibe

The Chief Executive Officer of First Choice Afro Villa Ltd and Mburubu Construction Company, who also doubles as the Igwe-elect of Mburubu Ancient Kingdom in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu... Read more »
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Senator Natasha Arraigned Over Alleged Defamation of Senate President Akpabio

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan was arraigned before the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja on Wednesday on a three-count charge of alleged defamation against Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi... Read more »
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BREAKING: Court Grants Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan ₦50 Million Bail

Justice Chizoba Orji of the FCT High Court has granted Senator Natasha bail in three sum of ₦50 Million. She is expected to produced one surety, which must be a reputal indigene of FCT.... Read more »
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Senator Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan and her husband arrive in court alongside Oby Ezekwesili, Aisha Yesufu

Suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and her husband, Emmanuel, alongside former Minister of Education, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili and activist, Aisha Yesufu, have arrived at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT,... Read more »