FCT Minister Nyesom Wike says President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will continue to support the judiciary with investments aimed at boosting productivity, reducing case delays, and enhancing judicial independence. Speaking at the opening of the 2025/2026 Legal Year of the Court...
The management of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) in Ondo State, has disclosed that 32 students will be awarded first class degrees during its 14th convocation slated for Friday, December 12, and Saturday, December 13, 2025. The AAUA Vice-Chancellor, Prof....
A visiting United States Congressional delegation has spoken about the meeting held with the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, in Abuja. The delegation, while acknowledging that much work remains to be done, said the Nigerian government has shown openness...
The Federal Government has launched a N50 million Student Venture Capital Grant (S-VCG), a new initiative aimed at strengthening innovation, research, and entrepreneurship among students in Nigerian tertiary institutions. Speaking at the official unveiling in Abuja on Monday, the Minister...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed concern that the Boko Haram insurgency has dragged on for 15 years, far exceeding the duration of the Nigerian Civil War, which ended after 30 months. Obasanjo warned that Nigeria’s battles with insurgency and...
Reports of harassment, extortion, and violent attacks by rogue vigilante members in parts of northern Nigeria are raising fresh concerns about their growing role in worsening insecurity and sustaining cycles of banditry, victims and residents have alleged. In one recent...
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday declined to grant a motion ex-parte filed by the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu, who was convicted on terrorism offences, is seeking “an order compelling...
Afrobeats singer Crown Uzama, popularly known as Shallipopi, has been named TikTok’s 2025 Artiste of the Year. Shallipopi emerged winner at the TikTok Awards for Sub-Saharan Africa held in Johannesburg, South Africa. TikTok, in a statement on Monday, said Shallipopi’s hit...
A new FIFA release-date regulation for players has forced a shift in Nigeria’s pre-Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) friendly against Egypt to December 16. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Director of Communications, Ademola Olajire, made this known in a statement...
The Katsina Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted large quantities of illicit drugs valued at N720 million, including thousands of Tramadol tablets and wraps of Indian hemp. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASC I Ballo Isah,...