The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, rejected two documents tendered by Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters, in his ongoing trial over alleged defamatory remarks against President Bola Tinubu. Justice Mohammed Umar, in a ruling, declined an oral application by Sowore’s lawyer, Marshall Abubakar, seeking an order admitting a set of documents, comprising […]

President John Mahama has ordered a “full-scale” investigation into claims that officials are soliciting bribes from foreign scholarship recipients. The probe follows a radio panel discussion where the former CEO of National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme, Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, highlighted the alleged misconduct. In its directive, the Presidency said it considers the matter a “grave […]

The Lagos State Water Corporation (LWC) has commenced a rehabilitation project for the Iju and Adiyan water treatment plants. This rehabilitation project, expected to last eight months, aims to improve access to potable water across the state, strengthen existing infrastructure, and enhance service delivery. This development was announced at the project kick-off meeting held on […]

The United States has deployed a small team of troops to Nigeria, the first official US military presence on the ground since airstrikes targeted terrorists on Christmas Day 2025. The deployment of Nigeria follows airstrikes ordered by President Donald Trump in December 2025 on what he described as “Islamic State targets” in the country. Trump […]

Magistrates in Cross River State have threatened to resume their indefinite strike action on February 9, 2026, if the government fails to address pending issues concerning their welfare and security. The warning is contained in a communiqué issued at the end of a General Congress of the Magistrates Association of Nigeria (MAN), Cross River State […]

Nigeria’s electoral reform efforts stalled again yesterday as the Senate emerged from a four-hour closed session on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill without a decision, raising concerns that politically sensitive transparency measures are being delayed as the country edges closer to future polls. Lawmakers entered executive session at about 1:06 p.m. after Senate Leader Opeyemi […]

France midfielder Ngolo Kante has signed for Fenerbahce from Saudi outfit Al-Ittihad thanks to “support” from president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish club said on Wednesday. World Cup winner Kante, who turns 35 next month, had been set to move to Istanbul earlier but the transfer seemed to have failed due to an administrative error. […]

The Lagos State Government has said that the ongoing demolition of structures at Makoko is not a conflict between the rich and the poor, but a necessary step toward ensuring safety, legality, and humane living standards for all Lagosians. According to the Lagos State Commissioner for Information & Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, the action is […]

The Nigerian Armed Forces and the Swiss Government have pledged to sustain and strengthen their existing defence collaborations, with a focus on non-kinetic approaches. A statement by the Director Defence Information (DDI), Maj.-Gen. Samaila Uba, said this was made known when the Swiss Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency Patrick Felix Egloff, paid a courtesy visit […]

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to far-reaching financial sector reforms and macroeconomic stability. He stated this when he hosted a high-level delegation from British International Investment (BII), the United Kingdom’s development finance institution. Cardoso received the BII delegation, led by its Chair, Diana Layfield, alongside […]

Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, on Thursday inaugurated the permanent site of the Biomedical Science Research and Training Centre at Yobe State University, Damaturu, saying the facility would strengthen medical research and innovation in the state. Buni said the state government invested over N800m in the construction of the centre, also known as BioRTC, […]

A twin-propeller aircraft carrying 15 people, including a Colombian lawmaker, Diogenes Quintero, crashed in a mountainous region near the Venezuelan border on January 28. According to AFP, the aircraft departed from the border city of Cúcuta and lost contact with air traffic control shortly before it was scheduled to land in the nearby town of […]