adminNDLEA declares suspected drug kingpin, 3 associates wanted, freezes N9.8bn
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has declared a suspected drug kingpin, Nnamuka Kelvin Uchenna (a.k.a Odogwu), and three of his associates wanted over their alleged involvement in…
FG renames Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway after Tinubu
The Federal Government has renamed the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway in honour of President Bola Tinubu, saying the landmark infrastructure project was inspired by a vision he conceived while serving…
IPC’s Arogundade elected to IFEX global council
The Executive Director of the International Press Centre, Mr Lanre Arogundade, has been elected to the 2026–2029 Council of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange, the global network of…
Court bars FRSC from operating on state, LG roads
The federal high court in Kano has barred the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) from operating on state and local government roads. According to Daily Trust, the court also…
Gbaja sues PFIPC’s Adeniyi Adeyemi for N15bn over alleged defamation
Femi Gbajabiamila, chief of staff to President Bola Tinubu, has sued Adeniyi Adeyemi, director-general of the controversial presidential foreign intervention promotion council (PFIPC), for alleged defamation. In the suit…
Court forfeits Achimugu’s N8.9bn assets to FG
A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Apo, Abuja, on Thursday ordered the final forfeiture of assets worth about N8.9bn linked to a businesswoman, Aisha Achimugu, to the Federal…
Trump limits foreign students to four-year US stay
The administration of United States President Donald Trump has finalised a new rule limiting most foreign students and exchange visitors to a maximum stay of four years in the…
US, Iran trade fresh strikes as Hormuz conflict escalates
The United States struck Iran and Tehran hit back at US allies in the Gulf on Thursday, as the foes battled over the vital Strait of Hormuz in the…
Six killed as gas truck explodes at Kogi Army checkpoint
No fewer than six people were killed on Tuesday night after a gas-laden truck exploded at an Army checkpoint along the Abuja-Lokoja Federal Highway in Kogi State. The explosion…
Court orders final forfeiture of 48 property linked to ex-AGF Malami
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the final forfeiture of 48 property linked to a former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami,…
Police constable recruitment: PSC releases names of 50,000 successful candidates
The Police Service Commission has released the names of successful applicants recruited into the Nigeria Police Force as Police Constables, following the conclusion of the nationwide recruitment exercise for…
Nigeria’s inflation rate drops slightly to 15.91%
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate was 15.91 percent in June 2026 — down slightly from 15.93 percent May. The rate marks the first…
Senate approves ₦50m for families of security personnel, teachers killed in Oyo rescue operation
The Senate on Wednesday approved a ₦50 million donation to the families of five Nigerians who lost their lives during the rescue operation that freed schoolchildren abducted in Oyo…
Nigerian priest in US dies by suicide
A Nigerian Catholic priest in Massachusetts has died by suicide, days after being ordered to leave the United States and return to Nigeria, where he had repeatedly said he…
We’ll report ‘fake’ DG’s arrest to Trump gov’t – Atiku-linked US firm
A United States lobbying firm hired by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Von Batten-Montague-York, says it will brief members of President Donald Trump’s administration on the arrest of self-acclaimed…
