PRP presidential candidate Donald Duke told Channels Television he had a plan to cut petrol prices significantly for NigeriansDuke argued that petroleum products for local consumption should be priced based on production costs, not international market ratesThe former Cross River governor outlined a crude oil allocatio…
A Consultant Psychiatrist at the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, Dr Abayomi Olajide on Wednesday, urged the government to declare a state of emergency on substance abuse, warning that the growing trend is worsening the mental health crisis and creating an unsafe society in Nigeria. Olajide, who is al…
The naira recorded a marginal gain against the US dollar in the official foreign exchange market on TuesdayNAFEM forex turnover surged from $72 million to over $313 million in a single trading sessionNigeria's gross external reserves climbed to nearly $55 billion, driven by stronger oil output and foreign investmentsPA…
Governor Umo Eno declared a state of emergency in Akwa Ibom's education sector during the 2026 International Teachers' Day celebration in UyoEno approved the recruitment of 2,000 additional teachers, with applicants required to pass a CBT and oral interview before being consideredThe governor also announced the upgrade…
Popular X influencer Big Esther has reportedly died in an auto crash while travelling from Lagos to Asaba, with friends confirming the heartbreaking newsA video purportedly showing Esther inside the ill-fated bus shortly before the accident has surfaced online, offering a painful glimpse of her final momentsAn X user a…
A Nigerian Air Force pilot died in the Ondo State aircraft crash just two weeks after his wedding, leaving behind his wife, also a serving NAF officerFlying Officer IM Adeshina was commissioned into the Air Force only nine days before the fatal ATR-42 crash in IgbokodaFlight Lieutenant IS Bako, who had only recently be…
A passenger on a Kenya Airways flight from Nairobi to Lagos became unresponsive shortly before the aircraft landed at Murtala Muhammed International AirportNCAA spokesperson Michael Achimugu said the passenger had been restless and aggressive during the flight, allegedly attempting to access the cockpit and open the re…
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have repelled a coordinated attack by Islamic State West Africa Province yyterrorists in Kukawa, Borno State, killing more than 25 terrorists and recovering arms and ammunition. The terrorists launched the attack on troops of the 101 Special Forces Battalion from four different directions,…
Gunmen broke into multiple homes at Alrahus Estate in Kaduna's Millennium City around 11:30pm on Monday, moving from house to houseThe husband of the pregnant woman said he was in Abuja when his wife called to warn him that attackers were forcing their way into their compoundThe abductors contacted the husband after fl…
Suspected gunmen seized Pa Joseph Iduoriyekemwen, 90, from his home in Amagba, Benin City, in the early hours of TuesdayThe abduction of the ADC Edo South senatorial candidate's father has raised fears of a political motive behind the attackEdo State Commissioner for Information Kassim Afegbua condemned the kidnapping …
Activist Omoyele Sowore called for a N500,000 minimum wage for INEC workers ahead of the 2027 general electionsSowore posted the demand on his verified X account on Tuesday, October 6, linking decent pay to electoral integrityThe AAC presidential candidate warned he would join electoral workers in boycotting the 2027 p…
The Oyo State Police Command arrested three suspects allegedly linked to a deadly attack on a family of six at Oloba Village, Lagelu LGA, IbadanPolice said the suspects invaded the home of Ifeanyi Chukwu and his family on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, armed with a Dane gun, cutlasses and a clubTwo children were allegedl…
GistReel Cristiano Ronaldo has admitted he deserves to be punished for walking out of Portugal’s Nations League camp but insists he has no intention of retiring from international football. The 41-year-old left the squad last week after being an unused substitute against Norway and subsequently learning that he would n…
Former APC National Chairman Abdullahi Ganduje visited ex-President Goodluck Jonathan at his Abuja residence on October 6, 2026The visit comes as Ganduje actively campaigns for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general electionsGanduje, a former Kano State governor, has been one of the most prominent…
Dr Aminu Usman, Commander-General of the Katsina State Hisbah Board, submitted his resignation letter on October 5Usman addressed his resignation letter to the Secretary to the State Government at the Governor's Office in KatsinaThe commander-general gave no reason for his departure but praised Governor Dikko Radda's l…
Four people were critically injured after a fully loaded 40-foot container truck was involved in a multiple-vehicle crash at First Gate, inward Mile 2, Lagos, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority said on Tuesday. LASTMA arrests truck driver after crash injures four | LASTMA LASTMA said its operatives also appre…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Sokoto Division reserved judgment in an appeal over the APC senatorial primary election in Zamfara NorthLawyers for all parties adopted their written briefs of argument in court on Tuesday, clearing the way for a rulingSenatorial aspirant Dr Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi said he is confident th…
Crystal Reneau is the Los Angeles-based keto coach, first responder, and entrepreneur who turned a personal health crisis into a thriving coaching empire. Born in California and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Reneau reversed the effects of an overactive thyroid and excess weight through the ketogenic diet — then built a ca…
The Nigeria Football Federation released a statement after the Super Eagles came from behind twice against Russia in an international friendly on TuesdayHead Coach Éric Chelle handed nine players their international debuts in a heavily rotated squad designed to test Nigeria's competitive depthA 19-year-old debutant and…
The Foundation for Digital Justice has sued TikTok Inc. at the Federal High Court in Abuja, alleging that the social media platform is responsible for the widely reported restricted access that millions of users in Kaduna, Kano, Kebbi and Sokoto states continue to experience. The organisation, in the suit filed at Fede…
Nollywood actress Mary Remmy Njoku publicly called out NAFDAC DG Professor Mojisola Adeyeye on Instagram on October 6, 2026The NAFDAC boss had argued in a BusinessDay interview that Nigerians are "ignorant" of the agency's duties and blamed consumers for not reading labelsMary Remmy Njoku urged the DG to focus on enfor…
The Nigeria Democratic Congress reacted to the death of the Rivers State coordinator of the OK Movement on Tuesday, October 6The news broke on X when a Peter Obi supporter announced that the Rivers State OK Movement coordinator had passed awayThe NDC paid tribute to the deceased, saying her dream of a working Nigeria w…
American televangelist Jim Bakker has died at 86, leaving behind a complicated legacy Bakker’s wife, Lori, announced his death in an emotional statement, describing him as her husband and best friendHis remarkable life was marked by the rise and fall of the PTL empire, a scandal, and a fraud conviction PAY ATTENTION: M…
Akinsola Divine shared her University of Ibadan admission journey on TikTok, revealing she almost did not think her story was worth postingThe young lady said she was nervous about the UI post-UTME because of how difficult people claimed it wasShe described the stress of locating CBT centres, travelling interstate, and…
Munyaradzi Kereke died in the early hours of Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at The Avenues Clinic in Harare after a period of declining healthThe former Bikita West MP had served as a strategic adviser to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe and built a prominent profile in the country's financial sectorKereke's public life was ove…