President Bola Tinubu has sought the confirmation of the Senate for appointment of Prof. Joash Amupitan as the Independent National Commission (INEC) chairman. Tinubu’s request was conveyed in a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and read at plenary...
A soldier, Lance Corporal Akinleye Femi, has allegedly killed his wife and committed suicide in Niger State. The Acting Assistant Director of the Nigerian Army Public Relations, 22 Armoured Brigade, Ilorin, Capt. Stephen Nwankwo, made this known in a statement...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has assured that by the end of President Bola Tinubu’s first term in office, no judge serving in the FCT will be living in a rented apartment. Wike gave the assurance...
Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina says he has fled the country in fear for his life following a military rebellion. Rajoelina made this known in a speech broadcast on social media from an undisclosed location on Monday night. He, however, did not...
Nigeria has secured another major boost for its oil and gas sector as Shell Petroleum Development Company announced a $2 billion Final Investment Decision (FID) for the development of a new offshore gas project in the HI Field, OML...
Police operatives have detained dozens of pastors in China, in the biggest crackdown on Christians since 2018. The detentions, which come amid renewed China-United States tensions after Beijing dramatically expanded rare earth export controls last week, drew condemnation from Secretary...
Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah has officially dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). The governor announced this during a state-wide broadcast on Tuesday, October 14, 2025. Mbah hinged his decision on the move to connect...
The Lagos State Government has announced plans to commence full-scale enforcement against illegal land reclamation and waterfront encroachment beginning Wednesday, October 15, 2025. The enforcement exercise, which will be coordinated by the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, follows...
The Diocese of Ekiti (Anglican Communion) has dismissed as misleading a recent account by the former senator representing Ekiti Central, Babafemi Ojudu, on events that transpired during the burial service of Kehinde Adebowale Ajifolawe at St. Paul’s Anglican Church...
A Lagos businessman, Ugoh Christogonus Onyewuchi, and his company, C-PAC Integrated Service Nigeria, have been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly stealing N215.8 million. They appeared before Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court...