By Matthew Johnson and Florencemary Nwabueze The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 135 suspected cultists and recovered 26 firearms during coordinated raids on criminal hideouts across the state. The operation, carried out on Wednesday, involved Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers, Tactical Commanders and the Violent Crime Response Unit. It followed intelligence reports indicating that […]

More than 90 percent of Russian regions have experienced fuel rationing or shortages since June, according to local media reports and statements from officials.

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday commissioned Collector Road C01 and a bridge linking the Body of Benchers, Nile University and Baze University in Abuja’s Institution and Research District, describing the project as a reflection of his administration’s broader vision for Nigeria and another fulfilled promise under the Renewed Hope Agenda. Represented […]

By Dayo Johnson, Akure Ondo State Governor and Visitor to Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has approved the appointment of Professor Tomola Marshal Obamuyi as the institution’s seventh substantive Vice-Chancellor. Obamuyi will assume office on July 8, 2026, succeeding Professor Olugbenga Ige, whose tenure ends on July 7, 2026. A statement by the […]

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, arraigned the former Managing Director of Port Harcourt Refining Company Ltd (PHRC), Mr. Ahmed Adamu Dikko, before the Federal High Court in Abuja on a 12-count money laundering charge. Dikko, who led the Port Harcourt Refining Company for about four years, […]