A compliance officer with Zenith Bank Plc, Mashelia Arhyel Bata, told the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday that the bank filed a Suspicious Transaction Report (STR) in respect of transactions linked to former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar…

Médecins Sans Frontières, also known as Doctors Without Borders, has raised concerns over worsening malnutrition, recurring disease outbreaks and persistent maternal healthcare challenges in Nigeria, according to its 2025 Country Activity Report released in Abuja. The humanitarian organisation stated that…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and the Nigerian Institute of Petroleum and Gas Engineers have advocated increased adoption of artificial intelligence and other digital technologies to improve operations in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. This was disclosed during a…

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has said that he is still a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) amid speculation that he resigned from the party. Mr Fubara spoke on Wednesday in Rumuigbo Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of…

A governance advocacy organisation, Northern Coalition for Accountability and Public Trust (NCAPT), has faulted claims by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) that the sum of ₦26.9 billion is missing from the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF). SERAP recently…

President Bola Tinubu and Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame have agreed to deepen bilateral relations between Nigeria and Rwanda, including the revival of the Joint Permanent Ministerial Commission and new steps to strengthen cooperation in trade, consular affairs and continental integration.…

A coalition of civil society organisations has raised concerns over what it described as growing threats to judicial transparency, civic freedoms and constitutional governance in Nigeria, amid controversy surrounding a defamation judgement given against the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project…

A prosecution witness in the alleged N8.7 billion money laundering trial involving former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Wednesday told the Federal High Court in Abuja that Zenith Bank filed Suspicious Transaction Reports on…

The Senator representing Edo North, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, on Wednesday declined to declare his interest in becoming Senate President in 2027, insisting that his immediate focus is securing re-election to the Senate. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television amid…

The Ogun State Government and former governor and serving senator, Gbenga Daniel, have traded words over recent adoption of Governor Dapo Abiodun as the consensus candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Ogun East Senatorial Distract in the forthcoming…

A public affairs analyst and accountability advocate, Abubakar Yaro, has said the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project’s (SERAP) claim that N26.9 billion is missing from the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF) is misleading. Yaro disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.…

The Anambra State governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has commissioned a 1.7-kilometre road in Achalla community, Awka North Local Government Area of the state. The road was single-handedly constructed and paved by a prominent son of the community, Chief Emma Nwakamma, through…

Former Super Eagles forward John Utaka has urged compatriot Victor Osimhen to seriously consider a move to Real Madrid C.F amid growing speculation surrounding the striker’s future ahead of the summer transfer window. Osimhen’s future has once again become one…

Activist lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, has condemned the reported deduction of Federation Account Allocation Committee, FAAC, funds in Nigeria for President Bola Tinubu’s reelection, saying it violates the country’s constitution. Noting that such a measure would amount to one of the…

Aspirants seeking ticket of the All Progressives Congress for the Rivers State House of Assembly who submitted appeals after their screening last weekend are waiting with bates breaths in the outcome of the appeal. Meanwhile, the APC Assembly Screening Appeal…