Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State was re-elected for a second term in the 15 August governorship contest. It was an off-cycle election like no other before it, in the build-up, with its eerie elements of tension, violence and resultant…

One of the daughters of veteran Yoruba actor Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, Kira Taiwo, has shared an emotional message she exchanged with her father before his death. Kira shared the message on her Instagram Story on Monday, following…

The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit has disclosed that banks, fintech companies and other reporting entities submitted 42,082 Suspicious Transaction Reports to the agency in 2025. The figure was contained in the NFIU’s 2025 Annual Report, which highlighted continued risks to…

Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Whirl Stroke, have killed a suspected kidnapper and arrested two others in separate operations across Benue State. The acting Media Information Officer for OPWS, Lt Ahmad Zubairu, stated this in a statement issued…

The Federal Government and the ruling All Progressives Congress have warned against any attempt to restore petrol subsidy, arguing that reversing the policy would reopen the fiscal pressures, distortions and economic uncertainties that forced the country to abandon the regime…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 1,490.5kg of cannabis, popularly known as Loud, worth more than N4.4 billion in two containers shipped from Thailand through the Apapa and Lekki ports in Lagos. In a statement by the…

The Federal Government spent N6.47 trillion on strategic infrastructure development between June 2023 and December 2025, with major highway projects accounting for more than half of the expenditure. An analysis of the newly released Federal Government’s Nigeria Reform Scorecard on…

President Bola Tinubu has renewed the tenure of the Director-General of the National Television Authority (NTA) and the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) for another three-year term. President Tinubu first appointed Abdulhamid Dembos of the NTA…

The Lagos State Government has commenced the construction of six roads in Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government and Ifelodun Local Council Development Area, with the projects expected to improve access to markets and public facilities, ease movement and strengthen economic activity in…

At least nine people have reportedly died in a road crash on the Bida-Kutigi-Mokwa road in Niger State. The crash occurred in the early hours of Sunday between Lanle and Shaba Woro communities. According to eyewitness accounts, the accident involved…

The Lagos Waste Management Authority has commenced a special intervention to clear accumulated waste along the Ayobo-Ipaja axis, particularly Megida and its environs, following concerns over indiscriminate dumping on road medians within the area. Speaking on the intervention on Friday,…

A woman has died while two other persons are receiving treatment following a road crash along IET New Horizons Road in the Old Airport Quarters area of Minna, Niger State. The crash occurred when a vehicle reportedly driven by the…

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has urged judges to consider the wider impact of their judgments on society, stressing that the quality and integrity of justice delivered by the courts are critical to maintaining law and order, and driving national…

The Niger State Government has instructed security agencies to intensify efforts to rescue worshippers abducted during Friday prayers in the Kpenya community, Dekara District of Borgu Local Government Area. This directive follows the attack on Gidan-Zana and Kpenya communities on…

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and the Lagos State Government have mourned the death of veteran Nollywood actor, Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo. Hassan, 66, died on Sunday after battling cancer, with his death confirmed by multiple sources, including the…