President Bola Tinubu has awarded Nigeria’s second-highest national honour, GCON, to Gilbert Chagoury, the controversial Lebanese-Nigerian billionaire and close ally of the Nigerian president. Although the award was given on 8th January, it was not announced by the presidency or…

The Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Abdulkarim Lawan, has expressed concern over the absence of Vice President Kashim Shettima’s photograph on a banner displayed at an APC event in the North East. The banner featured images of…

Hundreds of students of the Ondo State College of Health Technology on Monday took to the streets to protest alleged extortion by the management of the institution. The protesting students also decried what they described as the deplorable state of…

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has defended the ongoing demolition of structures in Makoko, a waterfront community along the Third Mainland Bridge, saying the action is necessary to safeguard lives and property. Speaking on Monday after signing the N4.4 trillion…

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday condemned the actions of residents who risked their lives by scooping fuel leaking from an overturned tanker at Liverpool Bridge in Apapa, describing the behaviour as dangerous and irresponsible. The governor expressed concern…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday demanded better care for children, describing them as the bedrock of any society’s future. Obasanjo made this call while hosting the executives of the Paediatric Association of Nigeria, led by their President, Dr Ekanem…

The Court of Appeal in Lagos on Monday began a special sitting, listing 360 cases for hearing to boost efficiency and reduce the growing backlog of cases across its divisions. The President of the Court of Appeal (PCA), Monica Dongban-Mensem,…

A prosecution witness, Umar Babangida, on Monday told an Abuja court that Dr Olu Agunloye, did not exceed former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s financial directive in the award of the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power project. He added that former President Obasanjo directed…

Vice President Kashim Shettima has officially commissioned the Nigeria House, located on the Davos Promenade, at the ongoing World Economic Forum meeting in Switzerland. According to a post on Monday by the Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on…

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has confirmed the cancellation of the United States-funded study on hepatitis B vaccines involving newborns in Guinea-Bissau, following ethical concerns. The Deputy Incident Manager for Mpox at Africa CDC, Yap…

The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has announced that 10 of the 14 demands raised by striking workers have been met, while efforts are ongoing to address the remaining four. In a statement on Monday, Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant…

Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf, is currently at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, for a meeting with President Bola Tinubu.   The governor, dressed in his signature flowing white babanriga and a red Kwankwasiyya cap, was spotted by our correspondent making…

Workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) on Monday commenced an indefinite strike, shutting down government offices across Abuja. The industrial action led to the closure of key administrative offices, including the…

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have kidnapped more than 100 worshipers in Kaduna state. The gunmen reportedly carried out coordinated attacks on three churches in Kurmin Wali community, Kajuru LGA of the state. The victims were said to have been…

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, on his re-election as Chairman of the Africa Minerals Strategic Group. Alake was re-elected at the group’s 2026 Annual General Meeting, held on the sidelines of the…