Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 74-year-old man, Ikwuakalom Nwakoro Emeka, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport after allegedly attempting to smuggle 11 kilograms of cocaine concealed in food items while travelling to the United Kingdom.

Suspected political thugs on Saturday, March 14, 2026, disrupted the commissioning of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) secretariat in Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River State, attacking party members and destroying property.

No fewer than 141 people, including a Nigerian were injured as Iran fired multiple missiles at the United Arab Emirates,UAE, amid rising tension in the region. Six persons were also  confirmed dead in the attacks that saw the UAE  air defence systems intercepting the multiple aerial threats. The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defence  said this  in […]

“So, I can assure you, the government is handling it the best way it can to ensure that Nigeria, in the end, can achieve the peace”

“Too many young people still risk their lives on dangerous journeys believing there is no other option. Migration should never be a desperate gamble”

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has formally flagged off the reintroduction of the monthly environmental sanitation exercise.

Ibrahim explained that the resulting dollar inflows would empower the Central Bank of Nigeria to intervene in the black market and stabilise exchange rates.

•Urge sustained crackdown on terrorism sponsors By Samuel Oyadongha; Peter Duru; Egufe Yafugborhi; Emma Unah; Ochuko Akuopha; Steve Oko; Daniel Abia & Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Abubakar Gumi, a couple of days ago, stirred the hornets’ nest when he claimed that the Nigerian government was aware of the identities and locations of terrorists operating in […]

•Stakeholders, journalists on fact-finding missions near the Bakassi Peninsula By Onochie Anibeze The recent recommendations on oil and gas wells in the Niger Delta by a panel set up by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) have given fresh momentum to the long-running dispute over oil wells involving Cross River  and Akwa Ibom states […]

Presidential aspirant of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mr. Peter Obi, has attributed Nigeria’s rising fuel prices to poor national planning and the country’s failure to maintain strategic petroleum reserves.

It urged tipsters to send information via Tor or Signal and said “your information could make you eligible for relocation and a reward.”

Individual content creators were equally placed on notice, with the commission stressing that they remained personally accountable for their conduct.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has reduced the pump price of petrol at its retail outlets to N1,130 per litre in Lagos and N1,165 per litre in Abuja.

The management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery has said the latest price reduction was to reduce the sufferings of Nigerians.

Many traders insisted that the complex is a federal facility and called for further consultations before any changes to its management structure are implemented.