•Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State (L) and Secretary to the Sate Government, Teslim Igbalaye The Osun State Police Command has arrested the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Mr Teslim Igbalaye, along with five other persons for allegedly being involved in vote merchandising ahead of the August 15 governorship election. In a statemen...
Gift cards issued for closed platforms such as Apple’s App Store and iTunes have, over the past several years, taken on a second life in Nigeria that has little to do with buying apps or music. For a growing number of Nigerians locked out of easy access to foreign currency, these cards have become an […]
•Businesswoman Aisha Achimugu Justice Jude Onwugbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Apo, Abuja, has ordered the final forfeiture of assets worth about ₦8.9 billion linked to businesswoman Aisha Achimugu to the federal government. The forfeited assets include jewellery valued at ₦4.65bn, 11 exotic vehicles worth ₦4.29bn, $50,00...
•Pilgrims during hajj Three pilgrims from Jigawa State participating in the 2026 Hajj exercise in Saudi Arabia have reportedly lost money and valuables to suspected thieves in separate incidents. One of the victims, an elderly Fulani pilgrim identified as Baba Katanga from Katanga village in Kiyawa Local Government Area, said he lost 400 US do...
•Japanese and Spanish flags Over the last few years, remote work has significantly changed a long-standing assumption about modern life: that your job determines where you must live. For decades, moving abroad was usually tied to corporate transfers, retirement plans, or navigating complex immigration procedures. Today, however, the expansion ...
•Tinubu presenting the 2026 budget before the joint sitting of the National Assembly in December 2025 Nigeria’s economic growth may be under a serious threat as several ministries received zero or near-zero capital budget releases in 2025 despite huge appropriations approved by the National Assembly, experts have warned. Economists and public ...
•A hospital A pregnant woman, identified as Aisha Najamu, has died at the Turai Umaru Musa Yar’adua Maternity and Children Hospital in Katsina State after a health worker allegedly refused to accept a bank transfer for the payment of oxygen service, insisting on cash only. The unfortunate incident occurred on Monday after the victim arrived [&...
•Fire outbreak Alhaji Salisu Abdullahi, a major foodstuff dealer at Singa Market in Kano State, said he lost goods worth over N120 million in the inferno that consumed dozens of shops at the popular market. “I was called around 6am and rushed to the market, only to see everything burnt to ashes. I just restocked […]
•IGP Kayode Egbetokun Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun has summoned the Provost of 1 Police Mobile Force (MOPOL) in Kaduna, DSP Aliyu Adejembi, and his team for questioning over a viral video showing them collecting cash handouts from Chinese nationals. The officers were reportedly on special duty with the Chinese businesspeople in...
•Governor Eno at the event Over 10,000 sets of equipment have been presented to 2,000 entrepreneurs engaged in various crafts including tailoring, barbing, shoe making, welding, laundry, hair styling, car wash, make up artistry, baking, palm and cassava milling, vulcanizing, and tiling under the ARISE Entrepreneurial Equipment Support Scheme b...

