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Sultan Declares Friday for Eid-el-Fitr Celebration in Nigeria

The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has officially declared Friday, March 20, 2026, as the day Muslims in Nigeria will celebrate Eid...

Normalcy Restored in Maiduguri After Deadly Bombings — Police

Authorities say normalcy has returned to Maiduguri following coordinated bomb explosions that rocked the city earlier this week. The spokesman of the Borno State Police...

Abba Kyari: Convicts Allege NDLEA Officers Helped Them Beat Airport Security In Cocaine Deal

Two convicted drug traffickers have told a court that some operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency allegedly assisted them in bypassing security...

NBA Faults Judge’s Order For Lawyer To Kneel Down In Court

The Nigerian Bar Association has criticised a directive by Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court, Abuja, ordering a lawyer to kneel during court...

Tinubu Orders Free Nationwide Rice Distribution For Ramadan, Lent

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Renewed Hope Ambassadors to distribute rice across the 36 states of Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory to...

Nursing Students’ Protest Forces Suspension of ₦580,000 Fee at NAUTH

The management of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH) has suspended the implementation of the newly introduced ₦580,000 tuition fee for nursing students following...

Tinubu Declares Himself a “Die-Hard Democrat” at APC Inter-Faith Event

President Bola Tinubu reaffirmed his unwavering commitment to democracy and the rule of law in Nigeria, describing himself as a “die-hard democrat” during an...

Senate Confirms Tax Expert Taiwo Oyedele as Minister of State for Finance

The Nigerian Senate has confirmed the nomination of Taiwo Oyedele as Minister of State for Finance following a screening session where he pledged to...

EFCC Witness Says Kogi Transactions Happened Before He Joined Access Bank

A photo combo of Yahaya Bello and the EFCC logo.

Tinubu Nominates Lamido Yuguda As Central Bank Deputy Governor

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated Lamido Abubakar Yuguda as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), subject to confirmation by the...

FG Monitoring Middle East Tensions To Protect Nigeria’s Economy — Edun

The Federal Government says it is closely monitoring escalating tensions in the Middle East involving the United States, Israel and Iran in a bid...

NAUTH Management Addresses Tuition Hike Protest, Promises Dialogue With Students

Management of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH) in Nnewi has pledged to engage students and the institution’s governing board following protests over...

We’ve Survived, Governors No Longer Borrow For Salaries – Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has said that Nigeria has overcome significant economic challenges under his administration, noting that state governors are no longer borrowing from...

NDLEA Arrests ‘UK-Wanted Drug Lord’ After 15 Years on the Run

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended a 58-year-old alleged fugitive drug lord, Uzoma Valentine Ilomuanya, ending a 15-year-long manhunt spanning Nigeria...

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