Six members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the House of Representatives from Rivers State have dumped the party for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers announced their defection via a letter read by the Speaker of...
At least nine people have been confirmed dead following a fatal road accident along Yola Road in Kaltungo Local Government Area of Gombe State. The crash occurred on December 22 at about 7:00 a.m. near Kaluwa Village and involved a...
Nigeria has entered into a new healthcare partnership with the United States aimed at strengthening the country’s health system under a revised global health framework. The agreement, which will run for five years, is designed to replace earlier health support...
The Kano State Police Command has arrested a notorious armed robbery suspect, Abba Aliyu, popularly known as Abba Fiya, following a distress call reporting an armed robbery incident in Hausawa Quarters, Kano. The suspect was arrested on December 21 by...
Suspected armed bandits have attacked a Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) outpost at Ibrahim Leteh Village along the Wawa–Luma Road in Niger State, carting away a service rifle. The attack occurred in the early hours of December 22...
The Nigerian military has arrested four police officers for allegedly providing unauthorised escort services to a VIP in violation of President Bola Tinubu’s directive banning the use of police personnel for such duties. Police sources said the arrest took place...
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has hosted Afrobeats star Asake and his mother at the royal palace in Ile-Ife, Osun State. Ooni shared a video of the visit on his X handle on Monday night, describing the singer...
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the permanent forfeiture of a N1.9 billion expanse of land approved for the Goodluck Jonathan Legacy Model Housing Estate to the Federal Government. Justice Mohammed Umar granted the motion on notice moved...
Veteran Fuji musician Wasiu Ayinde Adesanya, popularly known as K1 De Ultimate, has filed a Notice of Discontinuance in the ongoing tussle over the vacant Awujale of Ijebuland throne in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. The development signals K1’s decision to withdraw...
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has confirmed that starting January 2026, the National Identification Number (NIN) issued by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) will automatically serve as the Tax Identification Number (TIN) for individual Nigerians. In a public...