•Security personnel block the entrance following the commencement of the strike by workers Workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration and the Federal Capital Development Authority today, commenced an industrial action, shutting down activities across Abuja, over what they described as “unmet demands” by the federal government. Our...
The controversial pregnancy of a ‘rescued’ 13-year-old girl in the custody of an orphanage belonging to the Lagos State Government is causing ripples in Aboru area of Alimosho Government Area of the state, reports The Nation. Friday Akor, a native of Benue State, is dismayed that his 13-year-old daughter in the custody of an orphanage [&hellip...
•An aircraft makes emergency landing at airport A technical fault has forced an aircraft conveying 248 passengers and 12 crew to make an emergency landing at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos. A statement by Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, stated that the ai...
•Obasanjo and Babangida By the end of this year, the federal government would have spent, at least, N38.188 billion on the up-keep of former presidents, vice presidents and their families, over a period of 22 years, checks have revealed. Based on official exchange rates across the various years, the welfare of former leaders and their [&hellip...
•Emefiele and EFCC logo A defence witness, Nnamdi Offial, yesterday told the Special Offences Court in Ikeja that officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission attempted to coerce his client, Henry Omoile, into implicating former Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele. Offial, who represents Omoile — the second defendant in the ongo...
•Actress Doris Ogala and Pastor Chris Okafor Nigerian-Canada based activist, Jimmy Jaf has claimed that Greater Liberation City International Ministry Centre in Toronto reportedly owned by the Nigerian controversial pastor, Chris Okafor, has been shut down. The activist disclosed this in a video clip he shared on his TikTok page today. Jimmy J...
•Armed Forces Celebration and Remembrance Day in Abuja Vice President Kashim Shettima is leading national tributes to fallen heroes as Nigeria is marks the 2026 Armed Forces Celebration and Remembrance Day (AFCRD) at the cenotaph of the Unknown Soldier, the National Arcade, Abuja. Shettima is representing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who is in...
•Trump No fewer than 5,000 intending Nigerian immigrants to the United States may be delayed following the new visa restrictions imposed on Nigeria and 74 other countries by President Donald Trump yesterday. Data from the US consulate in Lagos show that 5,626 immigrant visas were issued in 2023, up from 4,219 in 2022 — an […]
•DCI Group in a meeting The federal government has entered into a $9 million lobbying agreement with a United States firm to communicate Nigeria’s efforts to protect Christian communities and sustain American support for counter-terrorism operations. Documents filed with the United States Department of Justice show that Aster Legal, a law firm...
•Musa and Gumi The Minister of Defence, General Chris Musa, has sounded a note of warning to Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi and other people who are in support of bandits and terrorists to desist from it henceforth. He made the statement in Maiduguri today, as he stated that a friend of a thief is […]

