Four persons have been sentenced to death by the Edo State Special Criminal Court for their roles in the kidnapping of a woman at the Vegetable Market, off Airport Road in Benin City. Justice Aigbona Momodu handed down the sentences while delivering judgment on an 11-count charge involving kidnapping, conspiracy, armed robbery, cultism and unlawful […]
The National Assembly will soon deepen the digitisation of parliamentary records by translating Nigerian laws into Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba and other local languages to expand public access to legislative information. Executive Secretary, National Assembly Library Trust Fund, Mr Henry Nwawuba, disclosed this while declaring open the 2026 National Assembly Library Week on Monday in Abuja. […]
President Bola Tinubu has ended his working vacation in France and departed Paris for Lagos, where he is expected to hold strategic meetings with political leaders and associates ahead of the 2027 elections. Tinubu’s aircraft is expected to land at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, later on Tuesday, according to a statement issued on Tuesday […]
US President Donald Trump said Monday that British police should not have released on bail five men who were arrested near an airbase used by the United States over a suspected bomb plot. Trump added that the case “might be” linked to Iran, but declined to give details. “I’m surprised that they released them, I […]
The National Universities Commission has approved 30 new programmes for the Federal University Dutse, including Artificial Intelligence, Law, Data Science, Medical Laboratory Science and Community Health. This was contained in a statement signed and made available to journalists on Tuesday in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital, by the Acting Director, Public Affairs, Federal University Dutse, […]
Chairman of the Advocacy for Nigeria Football Reform Initiative, Harrison Jalla, has criticised the Confederation of African Football (CAF) over its decision to nullify Edo Queens’ WAFU-B Women’s Champions League qualifying final victory against Ghanaian side Ampem Darkoa Ladies FC. Jalla described the decision as another administrative setback for CAF, arguing that Edo Queens should […]
Head coach of Guinea-Bissau, Djurtus Emiliano Té believes his team is capable of beating the Super Eagles of Nigeria when both teams face off later today in the second round of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Té, however, admitted that it’s going to be difficult to secure maximum points against the three-time African […]
The Rivers State House of Assembly has backed the bill for the creation of state police in Nigeria. With its backing, the Assembly joined its counterparts in Osun and Edo in declaring support for the bill. Recall that the bill was sent to the state Houses of Assembly by the National Assembly for consideration after […]
A wide disparity in the ability of companies listed on the Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX, to cover their debt obligations with cash has emerged, with some companies holding several times more cash than debt, while others have cash covering only a fraction of their outstanding borrowings. Analysts noted that the cash/debt position of some of […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja’s order directing the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority to continue granting and renewing petroleum products import licences has opened a fresh battle over fuel imports as domestic refining capacity expands. The ruling has put the court’s decision in Abuja alongside a pending suit by Dangote Petroleum Refinery […]
