Officers of the Enugu State Police Command have arrested a 23-year-old suspected vandal, identified as Nnaji Chidiebere, after he was electrocuted while attempting to vandalise a power transformer. The incident, which happened on August 17 along Ogbaike Road, Obollo-Afor, in…

Presidential candidates and national chairpersons of political parties participating in the 2027 general elections on Tuesday signed a national peace accord in Abuja, committing themselves to peaceful and issue-based campaigns ahead of the commencement of electioneering on Wednesday. The agreement…

A UK crypto investment company that promised returns of up to 100% has been shut down after an investigation found no evidence that it carried out any genuine trading, with nine investors losing more than £300,000 between them. A release…

The Anambra State Government has ordered immediate testing of water from boreholes and wells in flood-affected communities across Onitsha, Ogbaru, Ogidi, Umusiome Nkpor and Obosi. The State Commissioner for Environment, Clem Aguiyi, disclosed this on Tuesday in Awka while briefing…

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday received briefings from the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, and the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Muttaqha Darma, at the State House, Abuja. The trio discussed the management…

The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has urged opposition political parties to set aside their differences and work towards fielding a single presidential candidate in the 2027 general elections. The caucus said a united opposition would stand a…

The National Association of Nigerian Students, Southwest Zone D, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the continued withholding of statutory allocations belonging to the 30 local government areas of Osun State. The students’ body made the appeal…

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said it received 354,997 complaints across Nigeria in July, a 20 per cent increase compared with June. The commission announced this at its headquarters in Abuja during August’s edition of its monthly presentation of…

Political parties, presidential and National Assembly candidates on Tuesday signed the First National Peace Accord on issue-based campaigns for the 2027 general elections. The parties and the candidates pledged to shun violence, hate speech, personal attacks, misinformation and other forms…

The Vice Chancellor of Kaduna State University (KASU), Abdullahi Musa, has rejected claims by the university’s chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) that more than 200 lecturers, including professors, have resigned from the institution because of poor…

The Bank of Industry on Tuesday credited President Bola Tinubu’s leadership and executive support for the oversubscription of its N250bn Series 1 Fixed Rate Bond within five working days. It described the strong investor response as a vote of confidence…

The Centre for Fiscal Transparency and Public Integrity (CeFTPI) has called for an effective implementation of Nigeria’s first National Strategy for Combating Organised Crime (2027–2031). In a statement on Tuesday, the Executive Director of the CeFTPI, Umar Yakubu, said the…

The University of Ibadan has emerged as the highest-ranked Nigerian university in the July 2026 edition of the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities, with the University of Lagos coming second in the country. According to the ranking data published in…

Victoria Okoro, the estranged wife of Francis Obila, son of the deputy governor of Ebonyi State, has lamented alleged eight-week separation from her two infants. In a long Facebook post on Monday, Ms Okoro appealed that she should be allowed…

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 49-year-old suspected armed robber, Chima Ogumba, and recovered a pump-action gun and 50 live cartridges from him in Nkpor, Idemili North Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga,…