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Three years after its inauguration, the 10th House of Representatives has emerged as one of the most active, controversial and politically consequential legislative chambers in Nigeria’s democratic history. Led by Speaker Abbas Tajudeen and Deputy…
Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu, and his wife, Layal, have been conferred with chieftaincy titles in Lagos State. Seyi was installed as the Okanlòmo of Eyọ Ọba Alakẹtẹ Pupa, Laba Ẹkun, while his wife received a complementary title…
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested two men described as key members of a banditry and kidnapping network operating across Kwara and neighbouring states, amid a wave of abductions and violent attacks in parts of the state. The Force Public…
Ladan Salihu, former Director-General of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN, has criticized the United States, US, airstrike carried out on Christmas night in Jabo village, Sokoto State, saying it failed to hit its target and was not accurate.…
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, on Friday, maintained that the United States military airstrikes conducted in parts of the North-West did not infringe on the nation’s sovereignty or territorial integrity, emphasising that the operation was fully authorised by…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has visited victims of the recent bomb blast at the Gamboru Market Mosque in Maiduguri, Borno State, to commiserate with those affected and pledge federal government support. The visit was confirmed in a statement issued on…
The Nigerian Air Force has confirmed the safe arrival of one of its C-130 aircraft, NAF 913, at a maintenance facility in Lisbon, Portugal, its final destination. Burkina Faso had earlier detained the personnel and aircraft over alleged airspace violations,…
Leaders of Benue communities have appealed to President Donald Trump of the United States to extend airstrikes to the North-East and North-Central of Nigeria to ensure complete elimination of the terrorist groups attacking and killing Nigerians Christians as well as…
The National Assembly has initiated an internal investigation into allegations that certain provisions of the recently passed tax reform laws were altered after approval by lawmakers and presidential assent. The move followed growing public controversy over the legislative process that…
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested eight suspects for allegedly breaching public peace, setting bonfires and disrupting the free flow of traffic, in Sango-Ota, axis of the state. The suspects, four male adults and four females were…
President Bola Tinubu has mourned the death of two members of the Kano State House of Assembly. He described the loss as sad, tragic and painful. The lawmakers, Aminu Ungogo, who represented Ungogo constituency, and Aliyu Daneji, who represented Kano…
The Mogaji Olugbode and the Traditional Head of Owu Descendants in Ibadanland, Chief Tesleem Abiodun Olugbode has declared that Ibadan serves as the temporary capital of Owu Kingdom after the dispersal more than two centuries ago. Olugbode said this while…
The United Kingdom has secured over £20 billion in defence exports in 2025, marking the highest value since records began more than 40 years ago, the Ministry of Defence announced on Friday. This was detailed in a statement titled, “2025…
A Warri-based lawyer, Mr Owen Nanakumor, on Friday hailed the United States (US) Army for bombing the strongholds of terrorist groups in North-West Nigeria. The legal practitioner described the presence of the US Army in the North-West region as a…
Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak was found guilty on Friday of abusing his power to plunder millions from the 1MDB sovereign wealth fund and launder the proceeds. His sentencing, expected later on Friday, is likely to heap years onto…
Governor Uba Sani has renamed the Centre For Qur’anic Science of Kaduna State University after Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, the late Islamic cleric that died on November 27. A statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary, Malam Ibraheem Musa, said…
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