By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: A former Executive Secretary of the West Africa Economic Summit Secretariat, Simisola Fajemirokun-Ajayi, has unveiled an ambitious economic development blueprint anchored on the vast bitumen deposits and cocoa resources of Ile-Oluji/Oke-Igbo and Odigbo Federal Constituency in Ondo State, pledging to deliver on it if elected to the House of Representatives. Fajemirokun-Ajayi, […]

Many persons are feared killed, with several others wounded, after gunmen attacked mourners during a mass burial in Nding Fan District of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State.

The Socceroos will open their World Cup campaign against Turkey in Vancouver on June 13, before facing the United States in Seattle and Paraguay in California.

A Nigerian man has triggered widespread reactions online after lamenting over the installation of two CCTV cameras on a fuel tanker to monitor activities of drivers.

By Henry Umoru  ABUJA- AHEAD of its National Convention slated for 9th May,  2026, the National Working Committee,  NWC of the Social Democratic Party,  SDP has set up four Committees. They are the  Screening Committee, Electoral Committee, Convention Committee, and other sub-committees, each tasked with specific responsibilities. Dislosing this on Wednesday in Abuja,  the SDP […]

Ted Turner, the flamboyant US entrepreneur who transformed television news with the creation of CNN in 1980, has died at the age of 87, the network said Wednesday.

Veteran Nollywood actor Dele Odule has revealed that there was a difficult phase in his life where he once went out of his way to find out the price of a casket because he could not see a bright future for himself.

By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – THE defections rocking the African Democratic Party (ADC) continued in Edo State as some prominent members of the party like former Chief Whip of the Senate, Sir Rowland Owie, a founding member and one of the financiers of the party, Sunny Aguebor among others on Wednesday left the party […]

As renegotiation committee awaits Tinubu’s approval of 40% offer By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — The Joint Action Committee, JAC, of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, has agreed to suspend the ongoing indefinite strike it embarked upon on April 30. After meeting […]

Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited has stated that the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, remains unchanged, reaffirming that its ex-depot price has not been adjusted.

By Gift ChapiOdekina, Abuja The House of Representatives on Wednesday blamed the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for what lawmakers described as weak regulatory governance, holding the agency responsible for the persistent poor quality of telecommunications services nationwide. The lawmakers said the commission had failed to enforce standards capable of compelling service providers to deliver reliable […]

Former Barcelona star and current FC Andorra owner Gerard Pique was banned for two months on Wednesday after a heated row with a referee.

According to him, Obi missed an opportunity to demonstrate his popularity within the ADC’s internal political framework.

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the interim forfeiture of nine properties linked to the former minister of state for petroleum resources, Timipre Sylva, to the Federal Government.

Similarly, active internet subscriptions climbed to 148,166,926 in Q4 2025, up from 139,282,108 in Q4 2024, indicating a 6.38 per cent year-on-year growth.