NELFUND EXTENDS 2025/2026 STUDENT LOAN APPLICATION DEADLINE TO FEBRUARY 27
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has extended the application deadline for the 2025/2026 academic session to February 27, 2026. The...
NOLLYWOOD FILM “KOLEOSO” HITS HISTORIC 100 MILLION VIEWS ON YOUTUBE
By Aishat Momoh. O. Actor and producer Yekini Ibrahim, popularly known as Iteledicon, has announced that his film “Koleoso” has surpassed 100 million views on...
DELTA HIGH COURT AWARDS N30M DAMAGES AGAINST ICIR, REPORTER FOR DEFAMING FORMER NIMASA DG
Delta State High Court in Bomadi has awarded N30 million in damages against the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) and one of its reporters,...
TRUMP BORDER CHIEF CONSIDERS DRAWDOWN OF FEDERAL AGENTS IN MINNEAPOLIS AMID IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN BACKLASH
Agency Report Donald Trump’s border chief, Tom Homan, has indicated that some federal immigration agents could be withdrawn from Minneapolis, the northern US city that...
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....