News Update Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state has approved the appointment of 168 new aides. According to a press release issued by the governor’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mukhtar…
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Wanted CBEX promoter visits EFCC
One of the suspected promoters of the cryptocurrency trading platform, Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX), Adefowora Abiodun, has voluntarily turned himself in to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Abiodun, accompanied by…
JUST IN: LP ward chairman kidnapped in Edo
Gunmen have abducted Okasime Olowojoba, the Labour Party (LP) chairman of Ward 1 in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State. The kidnappers are reportedly demanding a ransom of N50 million…
Boko Haram IEDs kill many in Borno — Report
Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), suspected to have been planted by Boko Haram terrorists, have killed several individuals, including women and children, near Rann in the Kala Balge Local Government Area of Borno…
EFCC arrests wanted socialite Achimugu at Abuja airport
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday arrested businesswoman Aisha Achimugu at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Our correspondent gathered that Achimugu was arrested around 5am shortly after her…
Igbo traditional rulers pledge support for Tinubu’s 2027 re-election
Traditional rulers from across Igbo land in the South East have pledged to deliver at least 70 percent of the region’s votes to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 general elections….
Osinachi’s Husband Sentenced To Death
News Update Justice Njideka Nwosu-Iheme of the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Wuse Zone 2, has dismissed the no-case submission filed by Peter Nwachukwu, the husband of the late gospel…
FG directs WAEC, NECO to adopt CBT for exams 2026
The Federal Government has directed the West African Examinations Council and the National Examinations Council to adopt full Computer-Based Testing for all their examinations by 2026. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji…
Sokoto community households reject polio immunisation — Report
Four households in Gwiwa Tungar Dole, Wamakko Local Government Area, Sokoto State, have refused to allow their children to receive oral polio vaccination during the ongoing house-to-house immunisation campaign. The families,…
Rice Prices Drop Nationwide
News Update THE price of a 50kg bag of rice has reduced to N58,000 in certain areas of Nigeria, especially in rural regions. This drop comes as a result of increased imports…