Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has charged youths across the country to shun narcotics and hard drugs.

“I called about 5p.m., but they did not come until about 3a.m. That was from 5p.m., to about 3a.m. That is about 10 hours.”

THE Senate was divided, yesterday, as 13 frontline opposition senators kicked against reports that the upper chamber of the National Assembly rejected mandatory electronic transmission of election results in its Wednesday’s passage of the Electoral Act 2022 (Repeal and Re-enactment) Amendment Bill 2026.

US President Donald Trump has confirmed that the United States collaborated closely with the Nigerian government to conduct air strikes on ISIS targets in Sokoto on Christmas Day.

Yaro insisted that the promotion followed due process and was carried out strictly in line with existing service rules and constitutional provisions governing police promotions.

United States, US, President, Donald Trump, yesterday, at the 74th Annual National Prayer Breakfast on Capitol Hill, acknowledged Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, as a very respected woman.

By Cynthia Alo The Port and Terminal Multi-Services Limited (PTML) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has handed over seized arms and ammunition to the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW),    reaffirming its zero-tolerance stance against arms smuggling and unlawful trade. Speaking at the handover ceremony in Lagos, […]

By Udeme Akpan Nigeria may have recorded an estimated N6 trillion gain from reforms in the downstream petroleum sector within the first nine months of 2025. The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) disclosed this at the ongoing Nigerian International Energy Summit (NIES) in Abuja, noting that decades of heavy petroleum product importation had […]

Umeh said stakeholders across the country agreed that the law needed to be amended to expressly provide for electronic transmission.

By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – A former Chief Whip of the Senate and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Sir Rowland Owie, on Thursday, condemned the decision of the Nigerian Senate to reject the proposal for mandatory electronic transmission of election results for the proposed Electoral Bill for the 2027 general elections describing […]

The British Pound Sterling (GBP) showed a downward adjustment against the Nigerian Naira during the Friday morning trading session on February 6, 2026.

By Idowu Bankole Residents of Satellite Towns in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are set for what officials describe as unprecedented economic and infrastructural transformation, as the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, unveiled details of an ambitious road development drive across key communities. The Minister gave the hint while answering questions from Journalists after ongoing projects […]

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – Stakeholders across government institutions, the private sector, and youth development platforms have urged Nigerian youths and small business owners to take fuller advantage of government empowerment initiatives, grants, and the Federal Government’s student loan scheme, stressing that broader participation is essential for entrepreneurship growth, improved access to education, and inclusive […]

The Nigerian Naira maintained its steady momentum against the United States Dollar as the first week of February 2026 drew to a close.

Survivors of the mass abduction at Kurmin Wali village in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State have recounted about three weeks of harrowing experiences in the hands of bandits, describing hunger, beatings, threats and nights spent in the open forest before their eventual rescue.