Police bust illegal gun factory in Yobe
The Nigeria Police Force in Yobe State has uncovered an illegal firearms fabrication workshop in Potiskum Local Government Area, leading to the arrest of seven suspected gunmakers. The operation, carried out on Monday, targeted a blacksmith workshop located at Tasha Adua along Danchuwa Road in Potiskum. According to a statement issued on Tuesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP...
DisCos rake in N600bn in Q1 2026 despite power outages
Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) in Nigeria generated nearly N600bn in revenue in the first quarter of 2026, even as consumers grappled with persistent blackouts and unstable power supply. Data released by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission shows that the 11 DisCos collected a total of N597.55bn between January and March 2026. Monthly collections stood at N204.74bn in January, N196.68bn in...
Northwest IDPs near 800,000 as violence drives displacement – Report
The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Nigeria’s Northwest has climbed to nearly 800,000, following a sharp rise in violence across the region, according to new data. Figures from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) indicate that the IDP population in the zone rose by 143,189 people within six months—a 22 per cent increase. The total stood...
June 12: Tinubu to deliver key address as FG plans nationwide celebrations
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will address a joint session of the National Assembly on June 12 as part of activities marking Nigeria’s 2026 Democracy Day celebration. The address is one of several events outlined by the Federal Government through an Inter-Ministerial Committee inaugurated on Tuesday to coordinate nationwide programmes for the commemoration. According to the schedule, activities will begin with a...
Stock market investors lose N478bn amid bearish rally
The Nigerian stock market closed lower on Tuesday as investors recorded a loss of N478 billion following profit-taking in major stocks. The decline was driven by losses in large- and mid-cap stocks, including PZ Cussons, Computer Warehouse Group (CWG), ABC Transport, Wema Bank, Sovereign Trust Insurance, and 33 other stocks. Market capitalisation declined from an opening value of N158.697 trillion to...
2026 Hajj: Kaduna pilgrims return from Saudi Arabia June 15
The Kaduna State Pilgrims Welfare Agency says the return airlift of Kaduna pilgrims from Saudi Arabia will commence on June 15, 2026. The chairman of the agency, Salihu Abubakar, disclosed this in a statement issued by the agency’s Public Relations Officer, Ibrahim Datti, on Tuesday, June 2. Abubakar said all pilgrims would be airlifted back to Nigeria in the same order in...
Tinubu commends MREIF as ₦128bn mortgage scheme reaches 1,859 families
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has hailed the impact of the Ministry of Finance Incorporated Real Estate Investment Fund (MREIF), following the disbursement of ₦128 billion in affordable mortgages to 1,859 families across 25 states. The President said the initiative, implemented under the Renewed Hope Agenda, is helping to bridge Nigeria’s long-standing housing finance gap by offering mortgages of up to...
Tinubu returns to Abuja after Eid-el-Kabir holiday in Lagos
President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja after the Eid-el-Kabir holiday in Lagos, during which he undertook a series of important political, governmental, and national engagements. Tinubu, whose plane touched down at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja at exactly 5:17 p.m. on Tuesday, was received by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom...
N10.2bn fraud: EFCC closes case against Ali Bello after 17 witnesses
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, concluded its prosecution in the alleged N10.27 billion fraud case involving Ali Bello, a nephew of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, and his co-defendant, Dauda Suleiman. The case, heard before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, centres on an amended 16-count...
APC promises greater inclusion for women ahead of 2027 elections
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has pledged to expand women’s representation in governance, with its National Chairman, Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, assuring that more opportunities will be created for women in elective and appointive positions ahead of the 2027 general elections. Yilwatda gave the assurance on Tuesday while receiving the APC National Women Leader, Mary Alile Idele, alongside zonal and state...
