The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has concluded search, rescue and recovery operations at the site of the collapsed two-storey building at Alakija Bus Stop, Satellite Town, rescuing 27 persons alive and recovering nine bodies. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the building collapsed at about 12:47 p.m. on Thursday in the […]

Two men arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS), have been sentenced to death by an Ekiti State High Courat, following their conviction for kidnapping a staff of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).

By Ebunoluwa Sessou At 63, Niniola Phillips-Adeleye has endured what many would consider a lifetime of battles. Yet, standing among hundreds of advocates in Lagos, she spoke not of defeat, but of resilience. Living with sickle cell disorder for more than six decades, Phillips-Adeleye has weathered countless pain crises, hospital admissions and health complications. Through […]

Nigerians were no doubt unanimous in their praise of the Super Eagles for their performance at the last AFCON in Morocco. 

By Providence Ayanfeoluwa The Managing Director of Port and Terminal Multiservices Limited (PTML), Mr. Ascanio Russo, has unveiled plans to invest an additional $50 million in the terminal to strengthen port infrastructure, improve operational efficiency and support Nigeria’s ambition of becoming the leading maritime hub in West and Central Africa. Russo disclosed the proposed investment […]

By Osa Mbonu-Amadi When Dotun Popoola’s eighth solo exhibition, “Reclaimed Beauty: A Dialogue Between Continents,” opened on June 12, 2026, at The Village by Tikera in Abuja, it arrived not merely as an art show but as a manifesto of transformation.  The exhibition presents 25 original sculptures and installations within 40 groups of organic-shaped, building-block-like […]

Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk, has lost his trillionaire status following a sharp decline in the value of the rocket company’s shares.

By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Thursday announced the restoration of the Benin–Egbin 330kV transmission line following a power system disturbance that disrupted electricity supply across Lagos and surrounding areas earlier in the day. The company, however, said efforts were still underway to restore the Benin–Omotoso 330kV transmission line, which […]

Several members of a private security outfit linked to Yoruba Nation campaigner Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, were reportedly injured after suspected cross-border bandits allegedly ambushed them during an operation in the Old Oyo National Park in Oyo State.

The Enugu North Aggrieved Political Veterans have congratulated Senator Ikeje Asogwa on his “resounding victory” in the election to the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

By Obas Esiedesa The Federal Government has expressed confidence that Nigeria will achieve a perfect score in the 2026 validation of the global Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), with the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Musa Sarkin Adar, declaring the country fully prepared for the exercise. “We are ready for them. […]

By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, yesterday said   that Nigeria will witness monumental development, if the nation gets her tax system right. He spoke when he received a delegation of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) in his office in Abuja. […]

A leading security expert, Orjinta N. Orji, has described the passage of the State Police Bill as the vindication of Senator Ike Ekweremadu’s decade-long advocacy for decentralised policing in Nigeria.

By Providence Ayanfeoluwa The Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, United Bank for Africa, UBA Plc Mr Oliver Alawuba, has called on internal auditors across the banking industry to embrace artificial intelligence, AI, as the sector navigates a rapidly changing digital landscape. Alawuba made the call at the Association of Chief Audit Executives of Banks […]

She disguised in attire resembling that of a nurse, entered the hospital, and was observed making secret video recordings of newborn babies