The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered and dismantled a sophisticated social media–based drug distribution network in Lagos, where illicit substances were packaged as imported Christmas cookies and snacks.

…says bad news about UNICAL has ended By Ike Uchechukwu, CALABAR The 12th Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Professor Offiong Offiong, has vowed to stamp out all forms of admission racketeering and fraudulent National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) mobilization within the institution. Prof. Offiong made the pledge on Monday during his investiture as […]

The Diaspora Tinubu Support Group (DTSG), Europe Chapter, has called on President Bola Tinubu’s newly nominated ambassadors to demonstrate exemplary patriotism and professionalism as they prepare for ratification and eventual deployment.

A France-based forensic consultant, Dr Yusuf Aliu, on Sunday, urged Nigeria to move swiftly on President Bola Tinubu’s directive establishing a high-level team to engage the United States on new security cooperation, saying any delay would worsen the country’s rapidly deteriorating security crisis.

The Central Securities Clearing System Plc, CSCS has put in place plans to introduce a T+1 settlement cycle system, just as it recorded a tremendous milestone with the commencement of T+2 in the Nigerian capital market on Friday.

THE University of Lagos, UNILAG, Law Class of 1985 has donated N10 million to support indigent students of the Faculty of Law.

A member of the ruling houses, Prince Olawale Adeyemi, yesterday, restated the legitimacy of the Olufadi–Obalenfa line in the ongoing Awujale succession process, insisting that his lineage holds a clear, direct and historically recognised claim to the stool of the Awujale of Ijebuland.

Presiding Prophet of CCC Genesis Global, Prophet Israel Oladele Ogundipe, aka Prophet Genesis, has declared his full support for Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola (YAYI), describing the Ogun West lawmaker as his preferred choice for the 2027 Ogun governorship race.

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has disagreed with a coalition of civil society organisations, The Osun Masterminds, TOM over state of governance in the State. TOM had in its November state-of-the-State address by its Executive Director, Professor Wasiu Oyedokun-Alli, disclosed that Governor Adeleke had abandoned governance for the 2026 governorship election. He adds, “It has […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — THE National Civil Society Council of Nigeria, NCSCN, has expressed support for President Bola Tinubu’s nomination of Amb. Ayodele Oke, a former Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), for ambassadorial appointment to the United States. In a statement signed by Blessing Akinlosotu, Executive Director of NCSCN, the council described […]

THE Lagos State government, yesterday, disclosed that it has plans to decommission the Olusosun landfill sites and Solous 3 dumpsites in the next 18 months.

Justice Ismaila Ijelu of the Lagos High Court, Ikeja, has dismissed the N1 billion fraud charge filed against a contractor Mutairu Babatunde and two former MTN Nigeria staff members, Victor Akintunde and Gani Mustapha.

The National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT) has addressed concerns raised by a viral social media video involving a cancer patient at Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Jabi, clarifying the status of oncology services at the facility and reiterating the Federal Government’s commitment to improving cancer care nationwide.

The mass abduction of the 276 Chibok Schoolgirls in April 2014 marked a milestone in the advance of jihadist terrorism in Nigeria. Because politicians and activists successfully weaponised it against the regime of former President Goodluck Jonathan, the terrorists realised what a powerful instrument of blackmail it was. As a result, Nigeria, unlike any other country in […]

By Marie-Therese Nanlong Jos – Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, on Monday reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to a people-centred and sustainable HIV response, unveiling far-reaching health sector reforms during the 2025 World AIDS Day commemoration in Jos. He insisted that despite global donor fatigue, Plateau State will remain steadfast in its determination to end AIDS […]