Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has announced that his administration will expedite the construction of the Abeokuta Division of the Court of Appeal, recently approved by the President of the Court for the state. Governor Abiodun made the statement at the State Treasury Board meeting for the 2025–2028 Medium Term Expenditure Framework, MTEF, and the […] More
The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, has urged President Donald Trump to collaborate with his Nigerian counterpart, Bola Tinubu, to address the nation’s insecurity, rather than threatening military action. The president of PFN, Wale Oke, made the statement on Thursday in an interview on The Morning Brief, a programme on Channels Television, monitored by DAILY […] More
The Nigerian Government has suspended the implementation of a 15 per cent import duty on premium motor spirit and automotive gas oil. The spokesperson of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, George Ene-Ita, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. The country’s downstream oil sector regulator urged Nigerians to avoid panic buying […] More
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to halt the plan by the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, to implement Computer-Based Testing, CBT, for the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, warning that the initiative could trigger widespread academic failure, psychological distress, and even fatalities among students. The decision followed the […] More
The Senate has moved to outlaw the recruitment of persons under the age of 18 into the military as it passed the Armed Forces (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2025, for second reading. The proposed law, which prohibits the enlistment of minors, aligns Nigeria’s military practices with the Child Rights Act, 2003, the United Nations Convention […] More
Shooting Stars technical adviser, Nurudeen Aweroro says that his team will make up for the lapses identified in the 1-0 defeat to Rangers. The defeat was Shooting Stars’ fourth defeat of the campaign. The Oluyole Warriors are winless in their last three matches. They will do battle with Remo Stars in a matchday 13 fixture […] More
Nigerian troops of the Joint Task Force, JTF, North East Operation Hadin Kai, have rescued 74 members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, from a possible abduction by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists. A counterinsurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, in a post on X on Thursday, reported that the incident occurred along the Buratai–Kamuya road in Borno […] More
Prominent northern activist and good governance advocate, Bello Galadanci, popularly known as Dan Bello, has claimed that the United States Senate, House of Representatives, and the European Union are currently examining reports on what he described as “Wike’s destruction of democracy in Nigeria.” In a video posted on his X handle on Thursday, Dan Bello […] More
The Naira on Wednesday recorded the highest daily depreciation against the United States dollar at the official foreign exchange market this week. The Central Bank of Nigeria’s data showed that the Naira continued its bearish trend on Wednesday, dropping to N1,443.08 against the dollar, down from N1,438.71 traded on Tuesday. This means that the naira […] More
Ebonyi State Government has demolished unauthorised structures located along the Abakaliki–Afikpo Highway at the Integrated Building Materials Market, Abakaliki. Speaking on behalf of the government, the Commissioner for Market Development and Parks, Professor Nwogo Ajuka Obasi, said the government had repeatedly directed owners of the illegal structures to remove them but they failed to comply […] More
Senator Ned Nwoko’s Moroccan wife, Laila Charani, has accused her co-wife, Regina Daniels, of introducing her to illicit drugs. She made the allegation in a recent post on Instagram after Daniels claimed that her husband’s other wives were also into drugs. Charani claimed that it was her husband’s quick intervention that saved her from losing […] More
A professional hairstylist identified simply as Sebastine Timothy has been shot dead by suspected armed robbers in the Satellite Town area of Lagos State. A police source, who pleaded anonymity because he was not authorised to speak publicly, said the deceased was attacked shortly after returning home from work. It was gathered that the incident […] More