A 27-year-old woman, Metallica Rose Harrison, has been charged with two counts of criminal homicide after allegedly stabbing her husband and their 3-year-old son to death during a family getaway at a... Read more »
Nigeria’s federal government (FG) spent N7.7 trillion on interest payments in the first half of 2026, exceeding its total revenue of N6.2 trillion by N1.5 trillion, according to the World Bank. In... Read more »
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has opposed a bill seeking to decriminalise attempted suicide in Nigeria, insisting that survivors should face imprisonment. The bill, sponsored by Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong, representing Cross River South,... Read more »
A Kano-based fashion designer, Abdulkadir Hassanul Basari, has completed a 120-hour sewing marathon in a bid to set a new Guinness World Record for the longest sewing marathon by an individual. Basari... Read more »
President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerian courts to close procedural loopholes exploited by politically exposed persons and organised crime suspects to delay corruption trials, warning that outdated legal practices could undermine the... Read more »
Nigeria has stepped up efforts to combat illegal fishing and protect its marine resources through a partnership with Norway to deploy satellite-based vessel-tracking data to detect suspicious maritime activities. The initiative, being... Read more »
Ghana has deported 120 Nigerian nationals following a major crackdown on suspected cybercrime operations in the country. The Nigerians were allegedly trafficked into Ghana and forced to participate in online fraud activities,... Read more »
Shell Petroleum B.V. has signed an agreement to sell its entire interest in the Shell Nigeria Gas Group to Vaaris Energy Limited, a Nigerian company. The deal will see Shell exit its... Read more »
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has established a 12-member Aircraft Accident Investigation Board to determine the cause of the crash involving its ATR 42 aircraft, NAF 931, at Igobkoda, Ondo State, on... Read more »
A road crash involving a 40-foot truck and two passenger buses at the Berger Pedestrian Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway has caused traffic congestion extending to the Otedola area. The incident occurred... Read more »
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has called on Nigerians across political parties to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid, arguing that the president’s achievements should take precedence over... Read more »
Nigerian Afrobeats star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, is seeking recognition in multiple categories at the 2027 Grammy Awards, with his sixth studio album, Oriade, and several collaborations submitted for consideration.... Read more »
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Tuesday appeared before the Kaduna State High Court as proceedings resumed in his corruption and money laundering trial. El-Rufai arrived at the court premises at... Read more »
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has reserved judgment in an appeal filed by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) challenging a N100 million defamation judgment awarded against the organisation by... Read more »
Former Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, has faulted the media for what he described as inadequate scrutiny of the Ministry of Defence over the controversy surrounding the $1 billion approved for... Read more »
Residents of Rukukuje, along the Rijau axis of Niger State, are raising the alarm over the reported movement of armed bandits from Zamfara State towards Shambo this morning. Communities across parts of... Read more »
The Enugu State Police Command has launched an investigation into the alleged assault and degrading treatment of a woman in her 60s who was reportedly forced to eat human faeces over accusations... Read more »
The Ezinihitte Progressives has observed the orchestrated jubilation and premature triumphalism in some quarters over the publication of names by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), wherein the name of Rep. Emeka... Read more »
Accord Party Presidential candidate, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has recounted his controversial confrontation with former British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, at Lagos Airport in 1988, when he was a student activist at the... Read more »
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has called on political parties and candidates in Lagos State to unite against election violence and voter intimidation ahead of the 2027 general elections, warning that no... Read more »
