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Deploy security forces to Sokoto communities, lawmaker begs FG

The House of Representatives on Wednesday urged the relevant security agencies to deploy their personnel to Kebbe/Tambuwal Federal Constituency, Sokoto State, to tame the rising activities of bandits in...

Police retirees demand total exit from contributory pension scheme

Police retirees, under the auspices of the Association of Retired Police Officers, Imo Chapter, on Tuesday in Owerri, staged a protest to demand total exit from the Contributory Pension...

Why I was absent at council of state meeting – Wike

The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has explained his absence at the recent Council of State meeting, where Prof Joash Amupitan was nominated as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral...

I braved stigma, single motherhood to earn first class at 33 – Babcock graduate

In a story of resilience, 33-year-old Olaonipekun Ibukunoluwa has turned a perceived setback into a remarkable triumph, graduating with a First Class degree in Social Work from Babcock University...

FULL TEXT: Mbah’s address at APC defection ceremony in Enugu

Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has formally announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress. The governor disclosed this at a press conference held...

Nigeria lost a trailblazer, Tinubu mourns ex-minister, Joy Ogwu

President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Nigeria’s former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Joy Ogwu. The 79-year-old, a...

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Court approves three Labs for DNA tests to determine paternity of Mohbad’s son

The Ikorodu High Court in Lagos state has approved three laboratories, two in the United Kingdom and one in the United States where DNA...

Russia threatens to use Nuclear bomb on Ukraine

Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, has warned that Moscow could resort to nuclear weapons in the Ukraine conflict and potentially against...

President Tinubu appoints Tunji Disu as acting Inspector-General of Police as Egbetokun resigns

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has accepted the resignation of the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, following the submission of his letter citing pressing...

FCT Council Polls record 14% Turnout Up from 9.4% in 2022 — INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that voter turnout in the 2026 Federal Capital Territory (FCT) area council elections stood at 14...

Boxers, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao set for professional rematch in Las Vegas in September

Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao are set to face each other in a stunning rematch in Las Vegas this September. Mayweather, 48, will officially come...