No valuables stolen during Kuje prison search — NCoS
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has denied reports that inmates were robbed of valuables during a recent search at the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Kuje, Abuja. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Service’s Public Relations Officer, CSC Jane Osuji, described claims that an inmate lost valuables worth over ₦120 million as false, misleading, and inconsistent with standard custodial...
FG targets 37,000 women, youths in dairy value chain
The Federal Government has unveiled plans to create economic opportunities for 37,000 women and youths across Nigeria’s dairy value chain, spanning production, processing and marketing. The Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Maiha, disclosed this in Abuja during a road walk held to mark the 2026 World Milk Day celebration. Represented by his Special Assistant, Prof. Eustace Iyayi, the minister said the...
First Lady inaugurates ICT centre at EKSU, rewards best graduates
Oluremi Tinubu on Saturday inaugurated a TETFund/Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) ICT Experience Centre at Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, during her first official visit to the state. At the event, the First Lady also announced cash rewards for the institution’s best graduating male and female students. Speaking at the commissioning, she said the facility aligns with the Renewed Hope Agenda of...
Tinubu kept subsidy removal secret to avoid pushback — Shettima
Vice President Kashim Shettima has revealed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu deliberately kept his decision to remove petrol subsidy confidential to prevent opposition before its implementation. Shettima made the disclosure on Friday during a visit by state governors to the President’s Lagos residence as part of Eid-el-Kabir celebrations and activities marking the administration’s third anniversary. According to him, the subsidy removal...
37 dead, over 3,000 cases recorded as cholera outbreak hits Borno
The Borno State Government has raised alarm over a cholera outbreak that has infected more than 3,000 people and claimed 37 lives across seven Local Government Areas of the state within the month of May. The Executive Secretary of the Borno State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency, Dr Saleh Abba-Kaza, disclosed this in a public health advisory issued on Saturday, May...
NNPC revenue jumps to N4.97trn in April
Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited recorded a sharp increase in revenue in April 2026, with earnings rising to N4.97 trillion from N2.77 trillion in March. According to the company’s latest operational and financial report released on Saturday, the figure represents a 79 per cent month-on-month increase. Profit after tax also grew significantly during the period, climbing to N481 billion in April...
AbdulRazaq seeks N100,000 minimum wage review, lauds Tinubu for subsidy removal
Kwara State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has called on President Bola Tinubu to consider raising Nigeria’s national minimum wage from N70,000 to N100,000. AbdulRazaq made the appeal during a meeting between the president and state governors held at Tinubu’s residence in Lagos on Friday, May 29, 2026. The governor urged Tinubu to engage in...
2027: Jonathan emerges PDP faction’s presidential candidate
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has been adopted as the presidential candidate of a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2027 general election. The decision was ratified on Saturday during a special national convention organised by the PDP faction led by Kabiru Turaki at the party’s office in Area 10, Garki, Abuja. Although Jonathan was absent from the...
Liverpool sack Arne Slot, mull Bournemouth’s Iraola as new coach
Liverpool have parted ways with head coach Arne Slot with immediate effect following a review of the Premier League club’s season. Football transfer expert Fabrizio Romano announced this on Saturday. Romano disclosed that the Dutch manager’s tenure at Anfield had come to an end after discussions between both parties at the conclusion of the campaign. “Arne Slot and Liverpool to part ways...
‘I don’t use it’: Jonathan warns Nigerians against fake Instagram account
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has disowned a trending Instagram account operating under the handle @goodluck_ebelejonathan, declaring it as fake and an impersonation. The former president made this known via a statement issued by his media aide, Ikechukwu Eze, on Friday, May 29, 2026. Eze stressed that the former president did not maintain or operate any personal account on Instagram. He noted that...
