The Nigerian stock market closed on a negative note as investors lost N1.92 trillion, following sell-offs in banking and cement stocks on Thursday, May 7, 2026.
This is amid reactions to new regulatory guidelines by the Central Bank of Nigeria...
The Ondo State Government has intensified its crackdown on land grabbing and fraudulent land transactions, as a Magistrate Court sitting in Oke Eda, Akure, on Thursday remanded a traditional ruler and two others over alleged illegal land dealings.
The defendants,...
Aston Villa reached their first European final for 44 years in memorable style with a 4-0 demolition of Nottingham Forest in the Europa League semi-finals on Thursday.
Aston Villa erased a 1-0 first-leg deficit thanks to Ollie Watkins' opener just...
The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) has dismissed reports alleging that the Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, was removed as chairman of the forum.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the Director-General of the forum, Folorunso Aluko, described the reports...
The Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled Friday, May 8, for the hearing of a suit seeking to stop former President Goodluck Jonathan from contesting the 2027 presidential election.
The case, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2102/2025, was filed by a lawyer, Johnmary...
The Senate on Thursday rescinded the earlier amendments to Orders 2(2) and 3(1) of the Senate Standing Orders 2023 (as amended), retaining previous rules after the emergence of constitutional concerns.
The Senate had recently amended the standing rules, restricting principal...
Cocoa farmers have called for the establishment of cocoa processing factories in Nigeria to help regulate cocoa prices and boost production.
The Secretary of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) in Osun State, Adewole Abimbola, made the call on...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has declared that the long-awaited relocation of Apo Mechanics and traders to Wassa has finally been actualised under the administration of President Bola Tinubu.
Wike made the declaration on Thursday after inspecting...
Governor Biodun Oyebanji has appealed to residents of Ekiti State to re-elect him in the June 20 governorship election, saying continuity in governance is necessary to sustain development and prevent what he described as politics of retrogression.
Oyebanji, who is...
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, has condemned individuals who kill innocent people in the name of religion, insisting that such acts have no connection with Islam.
Speaking on Thursday at the first triannual meeting of the Nigeria Inter-Religious...
