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Customs grooms 100 deputy comptrollers for senior leadership roles

By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has commenced a Strategic Refresher Course for 100 Deputy Comptrollers as part of efforts to prepare a ...

Police Arrest Analyst Dr Kurfi Who Accused Katsina Govt Of Sponsoring Bandits To Hajj

The Katsina State Police Command has confirmed the arrest and detention of security analyst and public affairs commentator, Usman Kurfi, following a petition filed by the...

Dangote Breaks Ground On $17bn Kenya Refinery

Dangote Industries Limited has commenced preliminary works on its proposed $17bn, 700,000-barrels-per-day refinery in Kenya, marking the first major step towards what is ...

Miyetti Allah leader, Bodejo docked, remanded in EFCC custody over $2.33m fraud

By Soni Daniel Abuja: The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday, arraigned the leader of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo before Justice Inyang Edem...

NHRC Raises Alarm As Rights Abuse Complaints Hit 326,113 In 1 Month 

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has raised fresh concerns over the worsening human rights situation in Nigeria, revealing that it received 326,113 complaints ...

I Spent 4 Days In Police Cell Without Food Or Bath – Peller

Popular TikToker Peller Details Harsh Four-Day Detention After Clash with Lagos Police Popular Nigerian content creator Habeeb Hamzat, widely known as Peller, has recount...

State police no longer an option; challenge is how to make it work — Ex-CDS

By Luminous Jannamike, Abuja Former Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor (retd), on Thursday declared that the debate over state police should now move beyond whe...

US travelers to now submit Nigeria visa applications at embassy, third-party scrapped

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has terminated its contract with its third-party visa processing partner in the United States, forcing applicants to now submit thei...

Evacuation Flight: 282 Nigerians to arrive from South Africa today

By Favour Ulebor, Abuja The Federal Government has announced that the fourth evacuation flight conveying another batch of stranded Nigerians from South Africa is expected...

Police Arrest 23-Year Old Suspect Over Alleged Killing Of Benue Professor, Brother

The Benue State Police Command has arrested a 23-year-old suspect, Abdullahi Usman, in connection with the killing of a Professor of History at Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adas...

ABSU governing council inaugurates search c’ttee to recruit new VC

By Steve Oko The Governing Council of Abia State University (ABSU), has inaugurated a search team to commence the process of recruiting the institution’s 9th substa...

“The Flights Are Not Enough”- Stranded Nigerians Appeal To FG For Urgent Intervention In South Africa

Some Nigerians, including children, have reportedly cried out for urgent assistance after allegedly being left stranded outside the Nigerian Embassy in Pretoria, South Af...

“Even Our Legends’ Wives Are With Younger Men” – Tekno Sparks Reactions

Nigerian singer Tekno has shared his views on modern relationships, claiming that marriages no longer work as they once did and that genuine love has declined in recent y...

Ondo SUBEB Ignored Audit Queries, Legislative Directives, Failed To Produce Contract Records For Five Years –Auditor-General

Court awards N100m damages against Police over death of 22-year-old in Calabar

By Ike Uchechukwu CALABAR — A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar has awarded N100 million in damages against the Nigeria Police Force and four other respondents over t...

Tosin Ajayi: Helen Prest breaks silence after sole lawful widow ruling

The former Miss Nigeria said she would continue defending what she described as her late husband’s legacy despite the court’s ruling.

Forget OIS Centres, Go To Nigerian Missions, NIS Directs Visa Applicants In US

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has disengaged Online Integrated Solution (OIS SERVICES), the operator of Nigeria’s visa application and submission centres in the U...

New sources of development funding for Nigerian CSOs in a post-USAID world, By Judith-Ann Walker

USAID’s Exit from Nigeria Prior to USAID’s exit from the Nigerian development and humanitarian programming space in January 2025, the Mission was the country’s largest in...

“I Fully Stand By What I Said”- Toolz Defends Viral Comment About In-Laws And Marriage

Media personality Tolulope Oniru, popularly known as Toolz, has defended her recent comments about relationships with in-laws after her viral interview sparked discussion...

Stones dismisses England injury scare as dressing-room prank after Mexico win

By Adegboyega Adeleye England defender John Stones has revealed that the apparent shoulder injury which alarmed manager Thomas Tuchel after the Three Lions’ dramati...

Akwa Ibom releases N60m for family planning commodities after decade-long funding gap

After more than a decade without funding releases, Akwa Ibom has committed N60 million for family planning commodities, but stakeholders warn that shortages of consumable...

FOC Central Naval Command Charges Officers, Ratings To Sharpen Skills On Communication, Cybersecurity 

Sylvester Idowu in Warri  The Flag Officer Commanding, Central Naval Command, Yenagoa, Rear Admiral Suleiman Ibrahim, has charged officers and ratings to sharpen the...

DSS Moves To Arraign Detained Journalist Zainab Sodiq Over 'Unknown Offence,' Sowore Alleges

Sowore made this known on Thursday, accusing the Director-General of the DSS, Tosin Ajayi, of acting out of personal vendetta following public criticism of the agency's h...

Six ISWAP fighters surrender as troops rescue abducted persons

Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have rescued two more abductees, while six ISWAP fighters and their families surrendered separately in Gwoza, according to the military.