The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has clarified why it refused to issue access codes to the Labour Party for uploading candidates for the February 21, 2026, Federal Capital Territory Area Council election.
In a statement on Wednesday, INEC’s Director...
The Nigeria Police Force has successfully foiled an attempted attack and kidnapping in Kasuwan Magani, Kaduna State, rescuing 76 children in the process.
According to a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, the operation occurred on...
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has congratulated Dr. Gbemisola Titilayo Odusote on her appointment as Director General of the Nigerian Law School by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Oyebanji, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Yinka Oyebode,...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has insisted that no presidential aspirant within the African Democratic Congress (ADC) will be compelled to withdraw from the race ahead of the 2027 general election.
Atiku declared that the ADC is committed to a...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), his wife and his son bail of ₦500 million each in their ongoing criminal case.
Presiding Judge Emeka Nwite set...
The United States government has rolled out a new visa bond requirement that could affect Nigerians and citizens of several other countries applying for B-1 (business) and B-2 (tourism) visas.
Under this updated policy, applicants from selected nations must post...
Gold slid on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, as investors booked profits after prices briefly hit a more than one-week high earlier in the session.
Spot gold slipped 1.1% to $4,449.38 per ounce, as of 0715 GMT. It touched a record...
Oil prices fell on Tuesday as the market weighed expectations of ample global supply this year against uncertainty around Venezuelan crude output after the United States capture of President Nicolas Maduro.
Brent crude futures fell $1.06, or 1.7%, to settle...
Journalist and politician, Dele Momodu, has urged the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to urgently address growing tension within the party, warning that failure to do so could mirror the internal crisis that once rocked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
In...
U.S. President Donald Trump said in a social media post that interim authorities in Venezuela would transfer between 30 million and 50 million barrels of oil to the United States.
In the statement, Trump said the crude — described as...
