Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, says the Senate Committee on Constitution Review will present its final report on the proposed creation of state police to the red chamber for consideration and approval before the end of the week. Speaking during a press…

Former Super Eagles striker Obafemi Martins has tipped outstanding players from the maiden Italian Consulate General U-20 Cup in Lagos for careers in Serie A, promising to use his connections to link the best talents with top clubs across Europe.…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned two individuals and a company before the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja over an alleged theft of N560 million. The defendants, Olivia Dike and Azeez Siyanbola, were arraigned alongside…

The Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has called on Nigeria’s banking sector to strengthen efforts at disrupting terrorism financing and other illicit financial flows that threaten national security.  The COAS made the call on Monday while receiving the…

The Labour Party has dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission before the Federal High Court in Abuja over what it described as the wrongful exclusion of its candidate from the forthcoming Enugu North Senatorial District by-election scheduled for June 20,…

President Bola Tinubu has called on Nigerians to actively support security agencies in the fight against terrorism, banditry and other violent crimes by providing timely and credible information to authorities. In a message posted on his X handle on Monday,…

FormerSecretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal, has denied receiving money from the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential aspirant, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen. Featuring in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, Lawal said if he needed money, he would…

A governorship aspirant of the African Democratic Congress in Jigawa State, Bashir Adamu, has rejected the outcome of the party’s primary election and petitioned the State Election Appeal Committee to nullify the exercise over alleged irregularities. Adamu, a former member…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a self-styled native doctor and his wife for allegedly scamming a woman of over N1 billion. The EFCC arraigned Olorunbukunmi Taiwo and his spouse, Awolegan Omotola, before the Federal High Court…

The United Nations Human Rights Office has expressed concern over reports of killings, abductions, sexual violence and forced religious conversions affecting Christians and other religious minority groups in parts of northern Nigeria and the Middle Belt. A statement released on…

FIFA has confirmed that Somali referee, Omar Artan, will miss the 2026 World Cup after being denied entry into the United States. According to a statement reported by BBC Sport on Monday, world football’s governing body said Artan will be…

At least 39 elderly residents of Magamin Diddi village in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State remain in captivity after a reconciliation meeting with a notorious bandit leader failed, Daily Trust has reported. The victims were among a 50-member…

Troops of the Nigerian Army and personnel of the Benin National Guard have conducted a joint night patrol in Cotonou, Republic of Benin, with the view to curtailing insecurity at the border communities. This is contained in a post on…

The Federal Government has said it may consider retaliatory measures against South Africa over the treatment of Nigerians living in the country, even as arrangements for the evacuation of citizens willing to return home are being finalised. Minister of Foreign…

The Labour Party (LP) has filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over alleged exclusion of the LP’s candidate from forthcoming senatorial by-election in Enugu State. INEC had scheduled a by-election for Enugu North District for 20…