Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited recorded a profit after tax of N276bn in March 2026, more than doubling its February earnings, as stronger gas production and improved operational efficiency lifted performance despite ongoing pipeline disruptions.
According to the company’s latest...
A 44-year-old woman, Zainab Isah, on Monday told a Shari’a Court in the Magajin Gari area of Kaduna State that she had nowhere to go after her divorce from her husband, Abdulhamid.
She told the court that Abdulhamid married her...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Kano Strategic Command, have arrested six suspects and dismantled several illicit drug joints during a raid around the old site of Bayero University Kano.
The operation, carried out on May 4 under...
The crisis rocking the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took a new dimension on Monday as the faction backed by Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde appointed Tanimu Turaki as chairman of the party’s interim National Working Committee (NWC).
Turaki emerged...
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday arraigned Chidiebere Justice Mark, popularly known as Justice Crack, before the Federal High Court in Abuja on a three-count charge bordering on cybercrime and alleged incitement against the military.
Mark, who was...
A team of soldiers attached to the 63 Brigade of the Nigerian Army in Asaba, Delta State, has come under public scrutiny following allegations of brutality against a student of Ogwashi-Uku Polytechnic, identified simply as Francis.
The incident, said to...
A Canada-based Nigerian doctor, Arinze Onwumelu, has advised singer Portable to undergo urgent medical evaluation following his recent celebrity boxing match against skit maker Carter Efe.
The bout, held over the weekend in Lagos, drew significant public attention, with Portable...
Kaduna State has joined the global community to commemorate the 2026 World Press Freedom Day, with Governor Uba Sani reaffirming his administration’s commitment to upholding press freedom and protecting journalists.
The World Press Freedom Day 2026, themed “Shaping a Future...
Oil prices rose about 5% on Monday after Iran's navy halted a United States warship in the Strait of Hormuz, sparking concerns over a prolonged disruption in the vital oil transit route.
Brent crude futures were up $5.52, or 5.1%,...
The Kwara State Police Command has denied allegations that it unlawfully detained a minor in Arandun community, Irepodun Local Government Area, describing the claims as misleading.
In a statement issued on Monday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adetoun...
