How I was co-opted into coup plot against Tinubu — Julius Berger official
A Julius Berger employee attached to the Presidential Villa in Abuja told a Federal High Court on Tuesday that he was unknowingly drawn into the alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu's government, insisting he was misled by co-defendants who concealed the true nature of their activities from him. Zekari Umoru, the fourth defendant in the ongoing trial of six...
Dangote Cement posts N421bn profit as production capacity hits 55MTA in Q1 2026
Dangote Cement Plc has recorded a strong performance in the first quarter of 2026, growing its cement and clinker exports from Nigeria by 71.6 per cent, as the Group’s total installed production capacity reached 55 million tonnes per annum (MTA) across Africa. During the period under review, Dangote Cement completed 10 clinker shipments from Nigeria to neighbouring markets, further consolidating...
NCoS sanctions 147 prison officers for misconduct, complicity in contraband trafficking
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has sanctioned 147 staff members for various acts of misconduct, including complicity in contraband trafficking. The NCoS Controller General, Sylvester Nwakuche, disclosed this in Abuja during the destruction of seized contraband and items recovered from custodial centres nationwide on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. Nwakuche noted that the trafficking of contraband into custodial centres couldn’t have happened...
Coroner suspends inquest into Chimamanda’s son’s death
A Coroner’s court sitting in the Igbosere area of Lagos State on Tuesday suspended inquest into the death of a 21-month-old son of renowned author Chimamanda Adichie. The child, Nkanu Adichie-Esege, son of Chimamanda and Dr Ivara Esege, died in January in Lagos. He was admitted at Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital in Lagos on January 6, following referral from Atlantis Paediatric Hospital and...
Wike seeks stronger EU partnership for investment, cultural exchange in FCT
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has called on countries of the European Union (EU) to deepen investment ties, promote cultural exchange, and partner with the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to drive development in Abuja. Wike made the appeal on Tuesday while addressing EU Heads of Mission at the EU House in Abuja, where he...
Akpabio mocks ADC as defections rock National Assembly
Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday took a swipe at the African Democratic Congress (ADC), joking that the party was “dead” amid a fresh wave of defections in the National Assembly. Akpabio made the remark while presiding over plenary in the Nigerian Senate, shortly after lawmakers formally announced their departure from the ADC to other parties, including the Nigeria Democratic...
Xenophobia: Oshiomhole urges FG to revoke licences of MTN, DStv
The senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to revoke the operating licences of South African companies in Nigeria, including MTN Nigeria and DStv, following renewed xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa. His call comes amid growing concern over the safety of Nigerians abroad, as the House of Representatives Nigeria on Tuesday...
Garo sworn in as Kano dep gov
Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf on Tuesday swore in Murtala Sule Garo as the new Deputy Governor of Kano State at a ceremony held at the Coronation Hall of Government House, Kano. The oath of office was administered at 11:00 a.m. before an audience of top government officials, traditional rulers, political stakeholders, party loyalists, and members of the public,...
NCoS destroys confiscated contraband to boost custodial security
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has destroyed contraband items seized from inmates across custodial centres nationwide, as part of efforts to strengthen security and enforce prison regulations. The service said the items were recovered during routine cell searches and intelligence-led operations conducted in various facilities. Recovered materials included mobile phones, SIM cards, laptops, hard drugs, power banks, and other prohibited...
Kano audit exposes loan vendors’ N1.8bn salary fraud
The Kano State Government has cleared the immediate past Head of Service, Abdullahi Musa, of allegations of N1.8 billion mismanagement, saying an independent audit established that the funds were not diverted by any government official but were illegally overcharged by loan vendors operating within the state payroll system. Secretary to the State Government Umar Farouk Ibrahim disclosed this at a...
