Reps to vote on State Police proposal tomorrow amid security push By Gift Chapi-Odekina, Abuja The House of Representatives is set to vote on a key constitutional amendment bill seeking the creation of state police, as... Read More
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Canada moves to ban under-16s from social media, regulate AI Canada’s culture minister on Wednesday introduced legislation that would ban children under 16 from having social media accounts and require AI chatbot services to limit... Read More
Sad our children now pawn in deadly ransom economy – Peter Obi By Henry Umoru The Presidential Candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC ahead of 2027 election, Peter Obi, has again decried the deteriorating security situation... Read More
US military says carrying out ‘self-defense strikes’ against Iran The United States launched a new round of air strikes against Iran on Wednesday evening, the US military said, in the second straight day of... Read More
APC scared as Accord is emerging stronger – Adeleke By Shina Abubakar Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has disclosed that the opposition party is jittery that the Accord party party in the State is... Read More
Reps demand arrest of perpetrators as Bauchi farmers-herders clash claims lives By Gift ChapiOdekina The House of Representatives has called for the immediate investigation and prosecution of those responsible for a deadly farmers-herders clash in Lanzai... Read More
Insecurity: Reps to vote on state police Thursday at plenary By Gift ChapiOdekina The House of Representatives has intensified efforts to address Nigeria’s worsening security challenges by prioritising the establishment of state police in the... Read More
Xenophobia: State foreign minister to receive 268 Nigerians Thursday By Favour Ulebor Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, will on Thursday morning receive 268 Nigerians evacuated from South Africa following recent... Read More
Reps clarifies eligibility for principal offices, dims Ugochinyere’s minority leader ambition 3 min read By Gift ChapiOdekina The House of Representatives on Wednesday adopted a formal interpretation of its Standing Orders defining “cognate legislative experience” as the completion of... Read More
Insecurity: Edo government shuts down three public schools By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – THE Edo State government on Wednesday said it has shut down three public secondary schools till further notice due... Read More
APC aspirant’s wife gives out 2,000 pads, sensitises girls in Osun Hundreds of teenage girls in Apomu Kingdom received free menstrual pads and practical health education on Tuesday as Dr Sekinat Bola -Oyebamiji, wife of APC... Read More
After rescue of 416 captives in Borno, 11 more kidnapped women regain freedom *Jubilant Ngoshe stakeholders disclaim Kaigama as mediator over freed 416 captives Barely 24 hours after the rescue of 416 residents of Ngoshe community in Borno State,... Read More
Ekiti Polls: INEC delists over 2,000 double registrants By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has invalidated 2,103 voter registrations identified as cases of double registration ahead of the Ekiti... Read More
Nigeria moving in right direction —FG 5 min read *Unveils Tinubu’s scorecard, defends reforms *Highlights economic gains, 1m student loan beneficiaries, tax reforms, anti-graft successes By Joseph Erunke ABUJA — The Federal Government yester... Read More
Nigeria’s trade surplus rises 91% to N7.55trn in Q1’26 By Progress Godfrey Nigeria recorded a 91 per cent, year-on-year, YoY increase in trade surplus to N7.55 trillion in the first quarter of 2026, Q1’26 from N3.95 trillion... Read More
Nobody can stop me from visiting any part of Nigeria – Gumi Popular Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, has responded to criticisms surrounding his visit to Ibadan last year, dismissing allegations that he was promoting the Islamisation of... Read More
‘Service chiefs should honourably resign if they can fix security’ – Reps The House of Representatives has warned the service chiefs to step down honourably if the country’s deteriorating security situation persists and public confidence in the... Read More
Senate asks FG to ban all foreign Textile materials By Henry Umoru ABUJA- THE Senate has asked the Federal government to as a matter of urgency, ban all foreign textile materials into the country... Read More
Daughter escapes as bandits kill Civil Defence officer in Kogi By Boluwaji Obahopo, Lokoja A bandit’s attack on Odo-Ere, the headquarters of Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State, has resulted in the death... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian Soldiers Accuse Army Generals Of Frustrating Tinubu’s Salary Increase, Seek UN Intervention EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian Soldiers Accuse Army Generals Of Frustrating Tinubu’s Salary Increase, Seek UN Intervention In March 2026, Tinubu announced the approval of a salary increment... Read More
3 dead, 35 hospitalised as train derails in Delta By Egufe Yafugborhi & Ochuko Akuopha Tragedy struck at Agbor, Ika South Local Government Area, Delta State on Monday, as three persons are feared dead and... Read More
Gunmen kill soldier, injure another in Ogun 2 min read By James Ogunnaike Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed a serving soldier and injured another in the Mowe/Ibafo axis of Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area... Read More
Kwankwasiyya movement dismisses reports of Kwankwaso threatening to quit NDC By Henry Umoru The Kwankwasiyya Movement has said that the vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, never threatened to leave the party... Read More
LP sues INEC over alleged exclusion from Enugu North by-election Labour Party has approached the Federal High Court, Abuja, challenging alleged wrongful exclusion of its candidate from the Enugu North Senatorial District by-election scheduled for... Read More
Nigeria’s trade surplus rises 340% to N7.5 trn By Elizabeth Adegbesan Nigeria’s trade surplus grew by 340.88 percent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) to N7.55 trillion in the first quarter of 2026 (Q1’26) from N1.7 trillion... Read More
