President Bola Tinubu has nominated Amb. Ismail Abba Yusuf as the new Chairman/CEO of the National Hajj Commission (NAHCON). The appointment is subject to the Senate’s approval in accordance with the provisions... Read more »
A suspected Improvised Explosive Device was detonated early Wednesday at the Bayelsa State Secretariat Complex in Yenagoa. The explosion, however, prompted an emergency response from security agencies and a temporary disruption of... Read more »
An Arik Air Boeing 737-700 operating a Lagos–Port Harcourt flight made an emergency diversion to Benin Airport on Wednesday after the crew detected what the airline described as a loud bang in... Read more »
Residents of Kutaho and Kugir communities in Aribi Ward of Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State have deserted their homes following a deadly midnight bandit attack that led to the abduction... Read more »
Former Bayelsa State governor and senator representing Bayelsa West, Seriake Dickson, has said Nigeria is not yet prepared for full electronic voting, describing the push for “real-time” transmission of election results as... Read more »
Thirteen commercial sex workers, including 12 Nigerian women and a Ghanaian woman, have been arrested in Koforidua during a special operation targeting prostitution and human trafficking. The New Juaben South Municipal Police... Read more »
Chief Onyemelukwe Eusebius Zonyelu, former Action Peoples Party (APP) senatorial candidate for Anambra South and 2027 presidential aspirant, has strongly denounced the brutal killings that claimed the lives of an estimated 160–170... Read more »
Social commentator and businessman, Isaac Fayose, has fired back at nightlife promoter Cubana ChiefPriest following alleged mockery over his absence from Aso Rock and not having a public handshake with President Bola... Read more »
Two police inspectors and four civilians have been killed during a bandits’ attack on Tse-Kaseve village in Anyagba Ward, Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State. Sources said that the incident occurred... Read more »
Troops of Joint Task Force North-East (JTF-NE) under Operation Hadin Kai and Operation Desert Sanity V have neutralised 16 suspected terrorists during an ambush in Borno State. Akelicious learnt that the operation... Read more »
Kogi Deserves Real Progress, Not Ego Projects – Peter Ameh on Controversial ₦50 Billion Airport Plan
Chief Peter Ameh, former National Chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) and ex-2019 presidential candidate, has strongly criticized the proposed Kogi State international airport in Zariagi, describing it as a “monumental... Read more »
The Lagos State Transport Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed that two individuals, a commercial bus driver and a female passenger, were burnt to death as eight others sustained injuries after a minibus... Read more »
Businessman and social commentator Isaac Fayose sparked controversy after a video surfaced on social media criticizing the perceived lack of support for detained IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu by Igbo leaders. In the... Read more »
President Bola Tinubu is expected to sign the amended Electoral Act into law before the end of February, according to Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Akpabio made this known on Tuesday, February 10,... Read more »
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has uncovered a massive counterfeit drug syndicate in Lagos State, seizing more than 10 million doses of fake and prohibited medicines... Read more »
Armed men dressed in military uniforms have abducted 15 passengers and killed one person during an attack on a commercial bus in Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State. Sources confirmed on... Read more »
The Registrar-General of the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, Ishaq Magaji, at the Anti-Corruption Day Celebration, said the Commission has handed over corrupt staff to ICPC, and reported 248 fake companies to the... Read more »
The Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, General Olufemi Oluyede, at the House Representatives Committee on 2026 Budget Defence, complained of manpower and operational limitations. The CDS, invariably, called for the strengthening of... Read more »
Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has reacted sharply to the Senate’s decision to adopt both electronic and manual transmission of election results, describing the move as backward and... Read more »
A popular socio-political support group, Tomorrow Is Here Movement, has pledged to secure the re-election of Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, in 2027 through sustained grassroots mobilization, as political leaders and... Read more »