The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) all-share index and market capitalisation appreciated by 6.16 per cent to close the week at 182,313.08 and N117.027 trillion, respectively. This is compared to the 171,727.49 and N110.235 trillion, respectively, in the previous week. The Nigerian...
Kenyan athlete, Ezra Kering, has emerged the winner of the 2026 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon to claim the $50,000 prize money. 40-year-old Kering, a gold medallist at the 2025 Borobudur Marathon in Indonesia with a time of 2:17:27, broke...
The Kwara State Government has stepped up enforcement against street begging after the arrest of a suspected bandit who allegedly posed as a beggar in Igbaja, Ifelodun Local Government Area. The development was disclosed on Friday by the Commissioner for...
The Adamawa State Police Command has intensified security arrangements ahead of President Bola Tinubu’s visit on Monday, during which he is expected to commission major projects completed by Governor Ahmadu Fintiri. In a statement on Saturday, the police spokesman, SP...
Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Bola Tinubu, has urged a thorough investigation into allegations of wire-tapping made by former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai. The call came after El-Rufai, in an interview on ARISE TV...
Manchester City midfielder Rodri has been charged by the English Football Association after saying referees have to be "neutral" following his side's controversial clash with Tottenham in the Premier League. Rodri was incensed with referee Robert Jones' decision to allow...
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has ordered the immediate investigation of officers at Kuje Correctional Centre accused of extorting inmates in the facility. The order followed a petition written by a lawyer, Bala Dakum, accusing the controller in charge of...
The Nigerian stock market investors recorded a gain of N2.367 trillion on Friday, February 13, 2026, as the market ended the week on a strong bullish note. Increased and sustained investor interest in stocks such as Nestlé Nigeria, Union Dicon...
Three bandits and the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Rimi Local Government Area of Katsina State, CSP Muhammad Sani-Kabir, have died during a gun battle. The Katsina State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Aliyu Abubakar, disclosed this via a statement...
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has acknowledged that he would not have become governor without the support of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, crediting the former governor for discovering and backing his political rise. Fubara made...