The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has assured Nigerians that electricity supply will be restored within the next 24 to 48 hours following a temporary drop in power generation. The disruption was caused by an explosion on the Escravos–Lagos...
A student of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Michael Coker, has died after collapsing during an examination at the university’s Victoria Island study centre in Lagos. The incident occurred last Tuesday when Coker suddenly fell ill just as...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused President Bola Tinubu of deliberately refusing to implement a Supreme Court judgement mandating direct allocation of funds to local governments, describing the alleged inaction as a breach of the Constitution. Atiku said this...
The United States Government has denied visas to a former European Union (EU) commissioner and four others, accusing them of seeking to "coerce" American social media platforms into censoring viewpoints they oppose. The U.S. State Department disclosed this via a...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has traced 41 properties valued at over N212 billion to Abubakar Malami, the former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice. The assets, which include hotels, residential buildings, lands, schools, and a...
Gold rose above $4,500-an-ounce for the first time on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, while silver and platinum also hit record highs. Spot gold was steady at $4,481.90 per ounce by 0803 GMT, after touching a record high of $4,525.19 earlier...
The Libyan army's chief of staff, Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad, has been confirmed dead in a plane crash in Turkey. Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah confirmed the incident, adding that four others were on the plane when it crashed on...
Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has granted a pardon to Sunday Jackson, a farmer who was sentenced to death, along with two other inmates. The governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Humwashi Wonosikou, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday, December...
Senior Advocate of Nigeria and law professor, Sebastine Hon, has officially declared his interest in contesting the 2027 Benue State governorship election, announcing plans to challenge the current governor, Hyacinth Alia. Hon revealed his ambition on Monday during consultation visits...
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has signed the 2026 Appropriation Law totaling ₦415,572,070,139.44, christened the “Budget of Sustainable Governance.” The signing took place on Tuesday at the Executive Council Chamber in Ado-Ekiti. Oyebanji said the budget is designed to complete...