The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has ordered an investigation into the altercation between operatives of the commission and the staff of the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, UUTH, which allegedly led to the brutalisation of Professor Eyo Ekpe,…

Nigeria’s headline inflation rate rose to 15.69 per cent in April 2026, from 15.38 per cent recorded in March 2026, as the surge in food, transport, hospitality, and healthcare costs pushed up consumer prices nationwide. The National Bureau of Statistics…

A presidential aspirant in the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, has said if elected in 2027, he would prioritise large-scale job creation as a strategy to reduce poverty in the country. Mr Hayatu-Deen, a former chairman of the Nigerian…

President Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria after a three-nation visit to France, Kenya, and Rwanda. A statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the president’s aircraft touched down at the Lagos Airport at about…

Two serving members of the House of Representatives from Rivers State, Awaji Inombek Abiante and Boma Goodhead, have been denied return tickets by the All Progressives Congress. The lawmakers were disqualified from contesting the party’s primaries scheduled for Saturday (today),…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrived in Lagos on Friday after a three-nation visit to France, Kenya and Rwanda. The president, whose plane touched down around 7:12 p.m. at the Presidential Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, was received…

The Nigerian Navy Unit and Nigerian Navy Ship Pathfinder, under Operation Delta Sentinel, on Friday dismantled a black-market fuel ring within the Okrika general area in Rivers State during an anti-crude oil theft patrol. A statement signed by Captain Abiodun…

Former Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has explained that his decision to withdraw from the 2027 Sokoto South Senatorial race was aimed at promoting unity within the African Democratic Congress and creating room for younger politicians to emerge within the…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Blessing Gozi-Anyaokei, the managing director of Viscount Microfinance Bank, over alleged fraud involving N19 million and $30,000. She was arraigned at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja on…

The Kulen Allah Cattle Rearers Association of Nigeria (KACRAN) has called on farmers to avoid blocking cattle routes and illegally converting grazing reserves into farmlands across the country. This was contained in a communiqué signed and issued by the association’s…

The pastor of the Evangelical Church of West Africa in Omugo, Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Sunday Omole, has lamented that bandits are still holding his wife and other abducted residents despite receiving N20m ransom and other items…

The Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Henry Ndukuba, has called on Nigerians to remain hopeful that the country’s harsh economy, which has pushed many households into poverty and worsened insecurity, will soon become a thing of the past. Mr…

Stakeholders in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector in Bauchi State have proposed the introduction of a “WASH Tax” on companies and allied institutions operating in the state as part of efforts to improve funding for water and sanitation…

The National Emergency Management Agency has alerted the public to an unauthorised breach of its official website by suspected hackers. The agency, responsible for disaster management, disclosed this in a statement posted on its X handle on Friday. The statement…

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has been alerted to an unauthorised breach of its official website by suspected hackers. The agency is currently taking necessary technical measures to rectify the breach, secure the platform, and restore normal operations. In…