KANO GOVT DONATES N25M TO FAMILIES OF FALLEN JTF PERSONNEL
The Kano State Government has donated N25 million to the families of five Joint Task Force (JTF) personnel who lost their lives during a clash...
NARD ISSUES FOUR-WEEK ULTIMATUM TO FG, EXTENDS STRIKE SUSPENSION
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has issued a four-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to fully implement outstanding agreements on salaries, allowances and...
NO SURVIVORS AS PLANE CARRYING COLOMBIAN LAWMAKER CRASHES NEAR VENEZUELAN BORDER
Agency Report A twin-propeller aircraft carrying 15 people, including Colombian lawmaker Diogenes Quintero, has crashed in a mountainous region near the Venezuelan border, killing all...
DIEZANI DENIES BRIBERY ALLEGATIONS AS DEFENCE OPENS AT LONDON CORRUPTION TRIAL
By Aishat Momoh. O. Lawyers representing former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources and ex-President of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Diezani Alison-Madueke, on...
LAGOS COUPLE ARRESTED FOR STAGING OWN KIDNAP, EXTORTING N10M FROM FAMILIES
By Aishat Momoh. O. A Lagos-based couple, identified simply as Fred and Goodness, have been arrested for allegedly staging their own abduction and extorting ₦10...
DANGOTE REFINERY SAYS IT CAN MEET NIGERIA’S FUEL DEMAND, SUPPLY EXCEEDS DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reaffirmed that it has sufficient capacity to meet and exceed Nigeria’s domestic fuel requirements, amid ongoing adjustments in petrol pricing....
FAAN LAUNCHES NEW TRANSPORT SCHEME AT ABUJA AIRPORT
By: Fasasi Hammad The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has introduced a new electric transport system at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja,...
HOUSE OF REPS APPROVES N58.47TN 2026 BUDGET, SAYS NO NEW NAIRA PRINTED UNDER TINUBU
By: Fasasi Hammad The House of Representatives on Thursday approved President Bola Tinubu’s ₦58.47 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill for second reading. The 2026 budget proposal,...
GUINEA-BISSAU JUNTA LEADER PROMOTED TO MAJOR GENERAL AMID MILITARY RULE
Agency Report Guinea-Bissau’s junta leader, General Horta N’Tam, has been promoted to the rank of major general — the highest in the country’s armed forces...
MAN CHARGED AFTER POSING AS FBI AGENT TO FREE MURDER SUSPECT IN NEW YORK JAIL
Agency Report A 36-year-old man, Mark Anderson, was charged Thursday for allegedly impersonating an FBI agent at a New York jail in an attempt to...