The University of Lagos Muslim Alumni (UMA) will on Sunday, 15 February 2026 hold its 31st annual pre-Ramadan lecture, continuing a tradition that has prepared Muslims for the fasting month for more than three decades. The lecture, under the theme “The Light Beyond: Guiding Our Souls to Paradise,” is scheduled to take place at the […]

The Edo State Government has attributed the simultaneous execution of several large-scale infrastructure projects across the state to prudent financial management and deliberate planning under the administration of Governor Monday Okpebholo. The Commissioner for Finance, Emmanuel Okoebor, stated this on Sunday while responding to questions from journalists on how the state has been able to […]

Contrary to reports, the Edo State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Jarret Tenebe, yesterday, said he has no issues with a national leader of the party, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, insisting that Governor Monday Okpebholo remains the leader of the party in the state.

The British Pound Sterling (GBP) opened the second week of February 2026 with a minor dip against the Nigerian Naira, reflecting the broader trend of local currency stabilisation.

By Kingsley Omonobi Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested 62-year-old Lagos-based businessman Nwabueze Nicholas Izueke at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, while attempting to travel to China with 95 jumbo cocaine wraps weighing 1.589 kilograms concealed in his stomach. The arrest occurred on Saturday, 31 January 2026, during […]

The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a suspect following the deaths of a gospel artiste and three others, who were found lifeless inside a music studio in Ajah, Lagos State.

Tragedy struck Kano on Sunday as over 30 people reportedly lost their lives in a horrific road accident at Kwanar Barde in Gezawa Local Government Area of the state.

By Demola Akinyemi & Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo VATICAN CITY / KANO/ILORIN—Pope Leo XIV and the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), have expressed deep sorrow over the recent attacks on communities in Kwara State, which left more than 75 people dead and many others injured. In a post on X, Pope Leo XIV conveyed his “prayerful closeness” […]

Despite the federal government’s ambitious oil production target of two million barrels per day (mbpd) in 2026, data from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, show that output has grown by just 1.4 per cent over the past five years.

Apostle Dr. Emmanuel Nuhu Kure, former National Secretary of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) and immediate past Chairman of the Southern Kaduna Christian Leaders Association (SKCLA), has expressed deep sympathy with the people of Kwara State following a tragic incident that claimed several lives and left families in mourning.