By Tony Ubani & Jacob Ajom The Super Eagles are in for a long, arduous trip as the hunt for a ticket to the 2026 FIFA World Cup gathers momentum. The route is strewn with death traps and landmines which requires careful planning and meticulous execution to navigate their way through to the 2026 FIFA […]

Sixth Prosecution Witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mshelia Arhyel Bata, on Thursday, told the Federal Capital Territory High Court that he was never the account officer of Kogi State Government House Administration Account.

By Bashir Bello KANO— Operatives of Kano State Police Command have arrested a suspect, Ya’u Inuwa in connection with a vehicle stolen from the Kano State Government House and also recovered the vehicle. The vehicle, white Toyota Hilux which was said to be attached to the Governor’s Advance Teams, was reported missing from the Government […]

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA— A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, sitting at Maitama, yesterday, heard how a cashier, Abdulsalam Hudu, withdrew over N1billion from a bank account that was operated by the Kogi state government house. A witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mshelia Arhyel, who is a Compliance […]

By Haruna Aliyu Birnin Kebbi—The Kebbi State Police Command has neutralised one of the eight bandits who invaded the residence of one Alhaji Sani in the Botoro Gadi community, Mungadi area of Maiyama Local Government Area of the state. According to a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Nafiu Abubakar, two residents, identified as […]

By Peter Duru Makurdi—Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have intensified their onslaught against criminal gangs across Benue, Taraba, and Nasarawa states, neutralising one armed bandit and recovering a cache of weapons in a fierce encounter at Mbagen community, Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State. According to a statement by the acting Media Information […]

By Musa Ubandawaki SOKOTO— Fear, grief have struck a farming community of Alkalije in Kilgori District of Yabo Local Government Area of Sokoto State, following an attack by suspected Lakurawa bandits that left five dead, including a pregnant woman. Residents say the attackers stormed the village in the early hours of Monday, shooting sporadically and […]

The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) is set to host the 2025 National MSME GROW Nigerian Conference, a three-day national event aimed at advancing innovation, enterprise growth, and policy reform across Nigeria’s small business sector.

ÓKÓBÌ is the programme of the Governor, Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma, aimed at economically empowering people and alleviating poverty through group-based entrepreneurship and enterprise development.

By Elizabeth Adegbesan THE Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,465 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,462 per dollar on Tuesday. Likewise, the naira depreciated to N1,444.85 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM). Data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the exchange rate for the naira rose to […]