Pastor Isaac Oyedepo, founder of the Isaac Oyedepo Evangelistic Ministries has announced that his ministry will begin holding Sunday services in Abuja and, in line with God’s instruction, will not collect offerings. Church Times on Tuesday reported that he made…

The Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted more than 50,000 litres of petrol suspected to have been diverted for illegal export through border communities in Adamawa and Taraba states. The development revealed persistent fuel smuggling despite ongoing reforms in Nigeria’s downstream…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Kwara State Command, on Tuesday decorated a new batch of 200 promoted officers, reaffirming its commitment to professionalism, discipline and enhanced service delivery across the state. The ceremony, held at the State…

The Edo State Government on Tuesday alleged that the recent violence in Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area, was a well-coordinated riot sponsored by Nigerians living abroad, even as Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan called for the immediate release of students of…

President Bola Tinubu announced on Tuesday that Nigeria will co-host Investopia with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Lagos in February, an initiative aimed at attracting global investors and accelerating sustainable investment inflows. He made this announcement at the 2026…

The Nigeria Police Force has advised Nigerians not to struggle or fight back if they find themselves in an unfortunate situation involving criminals. Force Spokesman Benjamin Hundeyin gave this advice on Tuesday while fielding questions in an interview on Politics…

The Chairman of the Ojodu Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, Mr. Segun Odunmbaku, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to strengthening healthcare delivery through collaboration with the Lagos State Primary Health Care Board. According to a statement issued on…

(Editor’s Note: We wrongly interpreted Mr Kwankwaso’s statement in Hausa to mean he was endorsing his supporters’ defection to the APC. That error, which is regretted, has been corrected in this copy.) The former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has…

The Spokesman of the Nigeria Police Force, Benjamin Hundeyin, says the Inspector-General of Police has asked the Police Commissioner in Edo State to release genuine students who were arrested during a protest. Hundeyin made this known on Tuesday when he…

DEAP Capital Management & Trust Plc has announced the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at strengthening its capital base and enabling the commencement of a minerals and metals financing initiative across Africa. In a statement filed on the…

Judge Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, returned the case file of the terrorism financing trial of the Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance Yusuf Adamu and his co-defendants for reassignment to a new judge. Mr…

The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Obafemi Hamzat, has declared that Nigeria’s future depends not on passive degree holders but on graduates who are prepared to think critically and actively confront the nation’s challenges. Hamzat made the assertion on Tuesday…

President Bola Tinubu and Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday mourned the passing of Madam Lucia Onabanjo, wife of Chief Olabisi Onabanjo, the first civilian governor of Ogun State. She died on Monday, January 11, 2026, at the age…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has handed over N802.42 million recovered from a fraud suspect to First Bank Nigeria Plc, following an investigation into the unlawful diversion of the bank’s funds. The funds were handed over…

The Nigeria Police said they know certain things about US airstrikes on terrorists’ enclave in Sokoto State but chose to leave it for the military to address. Force Spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, made this revelation on Tuesday on Tuesday when he…