The Delta State Police Command says it has arrested a 30-year-old, Bila Halili, who kidnapped a young girl, Rebecca Mathew, from Niger State

𝐅𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 – 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐞

The President of Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has stated that the nation’s 50-year battle with fuel queues has come to an end, following one year of petrol production at the company’s 650,000 barrels-per-day facility

𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚, 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 — 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬

Cardiologists on Monday warned that Nigeria and Africa are facing a growing epidemic of cardiovascular diseases, with new data showing that about four in ten Nigerian adults are hypertensive

𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔: 𝐎𝐬𝐮𝐧 𝐀𝐏𝐂 𝐚𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐱 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞’𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭

A governorship aspirant under the platform of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, Mr. Bola Oyebamiji, has promised to tackle the state’s infrastructural deficit, especially at the grassroots, if elected governor in the August 8, 2026, election.

𝐓𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐛𝐮 𝐩𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

President Bola Tinubu has stressed the need to make Nigeria the logistics hub of Africa, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to railway modernisation as a catalyst for transforming the nation’s transportation, energy, and economic landscape.

𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐧 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝟒% 𝐂𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has directed the Nigeria Customs Service to suspend the implementation of the four per cent Free on Board levy on imported goods

𝐎𝐠𝐮𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐫, 𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧

The Gateway Polytechnic, Saapade, Ogun State, has appointed Julius Popoola as its first substantive registrar and Christy Adeeko as its first substantive librarian.

𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐞: 𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐔, 𝐍𝐀𝐒𝐔 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝐅𝐆 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧-𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐦

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and Allied Institutions have issued a seven-day ultimatum to the government over issues pertaining to non-academic staff of university

𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕: 𝐎𝐧𝐝𝐨 𝐀𝐏𝐂 𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐯𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐛𝐮

Some elders in the Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress have pledged to mobilise eligible voters in the state to cast their votes for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.

𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬, 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐨’𝐬 𝐚𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐄𝐤𝐰𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐞

 

The Press Secretary to the Anambra State governor, Chukwuma Soludo, Christian Aburime, said the deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the November 8, 2025, Anambra governorship election, Uche Ekwunife, should address the doubts in her academic records rather than resort to diversionary attacks.

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧-𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐬

Chad lawmakers on Monday approved a constitutional amendment extending presidential terms from five to seven years and for unlimited terms.

𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐳𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐚’𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐨 𝐯𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐔𝐒 ‘𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧’

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday branded US Secretary of State Marco Rubio the “lord of death and war” over his tough rhetoric on Latin American cartels and vowed to defend against Washington’s “aggression

𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞, 𝐎𝐥𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐧-𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐣𝐚 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐞𝐱-𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐬

The Olubadan-designate, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, on Monday, urged former Governors of Osun, Ogun, and Ondo States — Rauf Aregbesola, Gbenga Daniel, and Olusegun Mimiko, respectively — to always pray for him so he can justify the confidence reposed in him by the people when he ascends the throne.

𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎𝐒: 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐇𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐚 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐢’𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝-𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐭

An engineer identified as Olalecks Tech has shared behind-the-scenes details of how he built the massive pot used by celebrity chef Hilda Baci for her Guinness World Record feat in Lagos

𝐖𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧, 𝐇𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐚 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐢 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐆𝐖𝐑 𝐉𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝

Chef Hilda Baci has celebrated her new Guinness World Record for the largest serving of Nigerian-style jollof rice, weighing 8,780 kilogrammes (19,356 lb 9 oz).

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𝐎𝐠𝐮𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭, 𝐀𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬

The Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, on Monday, announced the Federal Government’s approval for the establishment of the Appeal Court in Ogun State.

𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐂 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐝-𝐡𝐨𝐜 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

The Independent National Electoral Commission has opened registration for ad-hoc electoral staff to serve at the Anambra State governorship election.

 

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Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta said Monday his team’s Champions League agony last season will help them in this season’s campaign as they bid to win the competition for the first time.

𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝟓𝟒 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚

The President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, on Monday, dismissed allegations of monopolistic practices in Nigeria’s downstream petroleum sector as the company rolled out 4,000 Compressed Natural Gas trucks in Lagos.

𝐎𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐣𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐥 𝐣𝐨𝐛-𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍 𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧𝐢 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo will unveil a water factory project of the National Open University of Nigeria Alumni Association.

𝐍𝐃𝐋𝐄𝐀 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐲𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐝𝐨

Officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Edo State Command, have destroyed over 18,000 kilogrammes of cannabis sativa in one raid operation targeting cannabis cultivators in the state

𝐇𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐖𝐀 𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐅𝐆 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria has urged President Bola Tinubu and the National Assembly to urgently amend the Counter-Terrorism Act to classify kidnappers as terrorists

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𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐭𝐢𝐤𝐮’𝐬 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐬, 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲

The Presidency has faulted former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s handling of the economy, describing his comments on hunger and poverty as misleading and out of touch with reality.

 

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