The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Kano State Command, has arrested a 20-year-old man for allegedly attempting to smuggle a substance suspected to be Indian hemp into a custodial facility at the Kano High Court premises.
The arrest was disclosed in...
Nigeria’s crude oil production fell marginally to 1.422 million barrels per day in December 2025, from 1.436 million bpd recorded in November, according to the latest Monthly Oil Market Report released by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries on...
The Budget Office of the Federation has rejected claims that the North East Development Commission (NEDC) operates a ₦246 billion salary budget, describing the allegation as misleading and rooted in a poor understanding of the federal budgeting process.
In a...
Mariam Soumah, a 23-year-old mother from Guinea, has been separated from her infant daughter Sabina for nine months after being deported from Belarus without her child.
Soumah is now in Guinea, while Sabina remains in a Minsk orphanage.
The young mother...
Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has justified his decision to introduce Samuel Chukwueze shortly before the penalty shootout against Morocco, despite the winger missing his spot kick in Nigeria’s semi-final defeat.
Nigeria bowed out of the 2025 Africa Cup...
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday led Senate President Godswill Akpabio, members of the Federal Executive Council, National Assembly, service chiefs, and diplomatic corps to honour the nation’s fallen and living heroes.
The event, which involved the laying of wreaths at...
A petroleum and cooking gas filling station along the Bukuru Expressway in Jos, the Plateau State capital, was gutted by fire on Thursday morning, sparking panic among residents and motorists in the area.
The filling station, located close to the...
Oil prices retreated from multi-month highs on Thursday, January 15, 2026, after United States President Donald Trump calmed market anxiety over potential U.S. military action against Iran.
A selloff in tech stocks extended into Asian trading, following declines on Wall...
Ugandans voted in a tense national election on Thursday, January 15, 2026, after an often violent campaign and internet shutdown.
President Yoweri Museveni is also seeking to extend his rule into a fifth decade.
Museveni is expected to fend off a...
The Bauchi State House of Assembly has raised serious concerns over the growing number of private health training institutions operating without proper authorization across the state, warning that the development poses a significant risk to public health.
The alarm was...
