The family of late comic actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu, has received N7.5m in donations after a public appeal over unpaid rent, school fees and poor living conditions. The update was shared on Friday by content creator…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has launched a nationwide campaign encouraging Nigerians to read and understand food labels before buying packaged foods, describing the initiative as a key step towards reducing the country’s growing…

The Kwara State Police Command has arrested two suspected cult members and recovered a locally fabricated firearm during intelligence-led operations aimed at dismantling criminal networks operating within Ilorin metropolis. The suspects, identified as 33-year-old Abdullahi Jimoh Omotoho and Abdullahi Kareem…

MTN Group Chairman Mcebisi Jonas used the funeral service of Zimbabwean-born activist and public servant Thokozani Damasane to deliver a sweeping and unsparing condemnation of the ongoing anti-foreigner sentiment in South Africa and how it is a symptom of state…

Traders and residents who erected buildings and shops under the Transmission Company of Nigeria transmission lines at the Egor market narrowly escaped death as the power lines exploded and went up in flames. They fled for their lives as the…

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has faulted a court ruling that reversed an earlier order directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register it as a political party. PREMIUM TIMES reported that the Federal High Court in Lokoja, Kogi…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Akwa Ibom State Command, has arrested three suspects and impounded a tanker containing 45,000 litres of ethanol suspected to have been illegally acquired. The NSCDC Commandant in the state, Mrs Geraldine Abetianbe, disclosed…

The Federal High Court in Lokoja, Kogi State, on Friday, set aside its earlier judgement directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) as a political party. The judge, Isah Dashen, held that all…

The Kebbi State Police Command has dismissed claims that the group popularly known as “Sai Malam” is a designated terrorist organisation, saying investigations into its activities have not established any terrorism-related offences. In a statement issued on Friday by the…

The Director-General of the Gombe Geographic Information Systems (GOGIS), Kabiru Usman, has alleged receiving threats to his life by influential individuals unhappy with ongoing land reforms in the state. Mr Usman raised the alarm on Friday during the commissioning of…

The management of Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, has banned undergraduate students from driving personal vehicles on campus between 4 p.m. and 7 a.m. following the death of a 21-year-old student allegedly knocked down by a speeding vehicle. The Acting…

The Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, has apologised to residents over the state’s waste management challenges, assuring them that the government is taking steps to address the situation. Mr Wahab gade the apology in…

The African Democratic Congress has faulted the President Bola Tinubu-led government’s push for state police, describing the proposed legislation as a hurried response to Nigeria’s worsening insecurity rather than a carefully planned constitutional reform. In a statement issued on Friday…

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has uncovered two abattoirs mainly used for slaughtering donkeys in Gombi Local Government Area (LGA) of Adamawa State. Abubakar Aliyu, coordinator of the Adamawa field office of NESREA, disclosed this in…

The vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Rabiu  Kwankwaso, on Thursday paid a courtesy visit to former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Kano, days ahead of preparations for the 2027 general elections. This was disclosed in a statement released by…