The United States Embassy in Nigeria has announced the temporary closure of its Abuja office for routine business following concerns over possible protests in the Federal Capital Territory.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has confirmed that its substantive drug case against suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari is ongoing and scheduled for continuation before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, 16th March 2026.

Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, representing Borno South Senatorial District, has confirmed that an unspecified number of civilians, soldiers and insurgents were killed when suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP fighters attacked Ngoshe community in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State.

The federal executive council (FEC) has approved the demolition and reconstruction of the Carter Bridge in Lagos. David Umahi, minister of works, shared this on Wednesday while briefing journalists at the State House in Abuja after the FEC meeting chaired by President Bola Tinubu. Umahi said the council also approved N5.6 billion for advanced engineering […]

The economic situation in Nigeria has pushed many families into a tight financial corner and the impact is particularly severe for parents

The Anambra Government has warned that any student that fails to attend school on Mondays will face a one-week suspension.

Panic gripped workers and residents around Kirikiri Canal, Apapa, Lagos, yesterday after a fire broke out aboard a ship undergoing maintenance, leaving one person severely injured.

Residents of Igbokoto-Isale in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State, on Tuesday stormed the State Governor’s Office at Oke Mosan, protesting what they described as alleged imposition of a traditional ruler on their community.

The Federal Government has banned the use of roadblocks for collecting taxes and levies across the country.

Three persons, including a LASTMA officer who was on duty, were confirmed dead at the scene. The impact of the crash left the motorcycles severely damaged.

Less than 24 hours after Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals raised the gantry price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, by N100 per litre, its partner retail outlet, MRS Oil Nigeria Plc, and NNPC Limited have increased their pump prices by a similar margin.

…Say enough is enough By Emma Una CALABAR—In a powerful show of maternal outrage, women in Obubra Local Government Area, Cross River State, took to the streets last weekend, to protest the alarming rate of hard drug abuse among youths. The protesters, mostly mothers, are fed up with the devastating impact of substance abuse on their […]

Igol-Ukpagada, a community of about 1000 people in Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River State is fighting a desperate battle – access to clean drinking water.

A pastor and his wife have been arrested by the police in Bayelsa State over allegations of raping a 13-year-old girl, a relative of the wife, in Yenagoa.

A once-thrusting symbol of Edo State’s grandeur now gathers dust and weeds. The N200 million Water Fountain located in the heart of Benin City and commissioned by former Governor Adams Oshiomhole in 2010, has been abandoned since 2016.