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Abuja: The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has intervened in the lingering FCT teachers’ crisis by ordering direct payment of allowances and emoluments. Wike made this known after a meeting with the leaders of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) in Abuja. He warned that continued strikes would have devastating […]

Abuja: The Steering Committee on the Establishment of State Police put in place by the Inspector General (I-G) of Police, Mr Olatunji Disu, has recommended a four-phase architecture transition for State Police. The recommendation, among others, is contained in the steering committee’s report cited by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Abuja on Friday. […]

Abuja: The Nigerian military on Friday inaugurated a General Court-Martial to try officers accused in an alleged coup plot, marking the formal commencement of proceedings. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the accused officers were brought to the venue of the sitting, the Guards Brigade Scorpion Mess, Asokoro, at about 8:53 a.m. under […]

Abuja, April 25, 2026 (NAN) The Nigerian Army has dismantled a notorious camp of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), in Imo, recovering suspected remains of two personnel abducted and killed in 2022. The development is contained in an operational report made available to the […]

In a country already weighed down by severe economic hardship, millions of Nigerians are daily subjected to another form of silent exploitation — the poor and frustrating services delivered by telecommunications companies. At a time when citizens are grappling with rising inflation, shrinking purchasing power, and widespread unemployment, the conduct of telecom providers in the […]

ABUJA — The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress has revised the party’s timetable for the 2027 general elections, rescheduling its presidential primary to May 23. The adjustment was confirmed to journalists in Abuja on Thursday by the party’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Duro Meseko, following the 186th meeting of the NWC. […]

THEBB02 (real name Jesse Adesotu Woghiren) is many things wrapped into one. He is a music producer, rapper, fashion icon/designer, performing/recording entertainer/artist, TV/social media personality, multi business mogul, philanthropist, and social activist. In this interview, he speaks of his craft and early experiences that shaped his musical identity and sound. _____________________________________________________________ How would you describe […]

The Managing Director of the Edo State Public Building and Maintenance Agency, Arc. Emmanuel Fashanu has reiterated the state government’s stance on contractors engaged by the Agency delivering quality projects. Arc. Fashanu stated this while addressing Heads of Department of the Agency before a joint tour with the Projects Implementation and Monitoring Department (PIMD), Governor’s […]

PORT HARCOURT – Tension is mounting in parts of Rivers State following the abduction of a local vigilante commander and growing allegations of bandit occupation of forests in Ikwerre communities. The apex socio-cultural organisation of Ikwerre people, Ogbakor Ikwerre Worldwide, raised the alarm over what it described as increasing incidents of kidnapping, rape and other […]

… Urges Nigerians to sustain reform agenda PORT HARCOURT – Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has called on Nigerians to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term, urging continuity in what he described as a bold and transformative national development agenda. Fubara made the appeal on Thursday while declaring open, a meeting of […]

BENIN CITY — Authorities in Edo State have uncovered an alleged illegal orphanage in Afuze, Owan East Local Government Area, leading to the arrest of its proprietress, Mrs Grace Efe Uwadia, over a suspected adoption scam. The facility, known as Uwadia Children Home, was shut down following complaints of irregularities in its adoption process. State […]

BENIN CITY — A Professor of Business Administration at Wellspring University, Patrick Stephen Ohikhena, has called for urgent reforms to dismantle structural and cultural barriers hindering Nigeria’s economic independence. Delivering the institution’s third inaugural lecture, Ohikhena warned that decades of reliance on oil and foreign systems have left Nigeria a vulnerable, consumption-driven economy, insisting that […]