National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has won Gold in the Crisis/Issues Management category at the 2026 Africa SABRE Awards, while the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) emerged as a finalist for CEO of the Year.

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday, admitted into evidence the autopsy report of victims of the 2022 terrorist attack that killed 40 members of St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State.

Little Onyinyechi could be said to have begun early enough to experience the cruel side of life.
Except the miraculous happens, she will grow into adulthood to nurse and live with the scares of injuries inflicted on her body at the tender age of five. The trauma is likely to linger.

The trial of the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, resumed before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, yesterday, as a witness narrated how hoarding caused a scarcity of the redesigned naira notes issued under the defendant’s leadership.

By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY— THERE was unease at the Edo State House of Assembly, yesterday, as the leadership cancelled its first sitting for the year owing to the discovery of pellets suspected to be gunshots in the chambers. A hole was in the roof of the chambers, while the items suspected to be pellets […]

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Mr. Nyesom Wike, has expressed optimism that the persistent political crisis in Rivers State was nearing a final resolution following a decisive fresh intervention by President Bola Tinubu.

The Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,455 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,440 per dollar on Monday.

The Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, General Olufemi Oluyede, has called for the immediate strengthening of the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, warning that the armed forces alone lacked the manpower to sustain long-term security gains against insurgency and banditry across the country.

Former Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, and his colleague in Jigawa, Sule Lamido, yesterday held a closed-door meeting at Makarfi’s residence in Kaduna, discussing reconciliation and unity within the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

“His words were as smooth as butter, yet war was in his heart”- Psalm 55: 21. To Sadiku, the Butcher of Kaiama, I write the following:I watched a video that provided graphic and disturbing evidence of your murderous activities. You are the homicidal maniac and accursed soul that led the cowardly attack on our people […]

As the political clock ticks toward the end of Prince Dapo Abiodun’s second term, the atmosphere in Ogun State is thick with scheming, alignment, and realignment

By Udeme Akpan Crude oil prices climbed toward $70 per barrel, up from $67 last week, as rising tensions between the United States and Iran heightened fears of supply disruptions. The rally followed the collapse of nuclear talks in Oman, which failed to bridge differences between both countries. Market sentiment was further jolted after the US […]

Abdul Samad Rabiu, Chairman of BUA Group, has urged African governments, financiers and private sector leaders to urgently pivot the continent’s economic model from raw resource extraction to large-scale processing and industrial transformation. Speaking at a high-level mining forum convened by the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), in Cape Town, South Africa, Rabiu commended the institution […]

After a decade defined more by discipline than drama, United Kingdom-based Nigerian recording artist, audio engineer and songwriter, Olumide D’Goke Adeisa, popularly called Lumiegee, has indicated plans to position himself towards achieving more accolades in the industry.

Airtel Nigeria has disclosed that it holds a dominant network footprint in Northern Nigeria, particularly in remote and underserved areas, a position the company says is directly shaping its service quality strategy and consumer experience nationwide.