The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has arraigned former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, his former Senior Special Adviser and Counsellor, Jimi Lawal, and five others over an alleged N8.68 billion CCTV surveillance contract awarded during…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has challenged candidates contesting in the 2027 general elections on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to be prepared to struggle for power. Mr Wike, a national leader of…

The widow of late Nollywood actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu, has appealed to Nigerians for assistance, saying she and her children are struggling to pay rent, school fees and other basic needs. The appeal was made in…

The Supreme Court of Nigeria has asked members of the legal profession and the public to disregard a publication by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) concerning the issuance of secured tamper-proof seals for Notaries Public. In a statement on Thursday…

The Delta State Government has dismissed reports circulating on social media alleging that former Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan is dead, describing the claim as false and misleading. The clarification was made on Wednesday by Ossai Success, the Senior Special Assistant on…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has secured the conviction of a Deputy Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Idris Barde, for job racketeering. In a statement on Thursday by…

The Federal Housing Authority has said it has secured prime land in 28 states across the country as part of efforts to expand its housing projects and deepen access to affordable housing. The Executive Director, Estate Services, FHA, Ezekiel Etuk,…

Two seismic earthquakes have struck Venezuela, killing at least 32 people and injuring about 700 others, the BBC is reporting. The first quake struck Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, at 18:04 local time (22:04 GMT), when many people were at…

The Association of Resident Doctors at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Ogun State, has suspended its ongoing 10-day warning strike following assurances from the the state government on the payment of its members’ professional allowance on or before…

‎Despite persistent complaints about the rising cost of cooking gas, millions of Nigerians continue to rely on it for their daily cooking needs, underscoring its growing importance in households nationwide. Prices have surged due to a combination of supply deficits,…

A United States lawmaker, Riley Moore, has welcomed the Nigerian Senate’s passage of the Constitution Alteration Bill seeking to establish state police, saying the reform would help states better protect citizens, particularly persecuted Christians. Moore, who represents West Virginia’s 2nd…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered another industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory hidden inside a forest in Oyo State, barely four weeks after dismantling a similar facility in neighbouring Ogun State. The developments raise fresh concerns about attempts by…

Powerful twin earthquakes have killed 32 people and injured more than 700, the nation’s interim president said Thursday, after the massive shocks collapsed entire buildings and sent people running in panic. Authorities and average Venezuelans were clambering on piles of…

A witness in the N109.5 billion fraud trial of former Accountant-General of the Federation Ahmed Idris told the FCT High Court in Abuja on Wednesday that she signed a statement written by Mr Idris while in custody of the Economic…

The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee has suspended the Senior Advocate of Nigeria rank of constitutional lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, pending the determination of disciplinary proceedings against him. The decision was taken at the LPPC’s 173rd General Meeting held on June…