…Drug Law Enforcement Agency, and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in Abuja on Wednesday. Speaking on the summit's theme, "Addressing Illicit Drug Use and Trafficking: A Call to National Action," Akume said the fight against drugs required a collective national response. "It is a glaring call to every Nigeri…

…No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1909/2025, was a civil matter initiated by him at the Federal High Court, Abuja, to seek clarification and obtain his official university transcript. According to the statement, Nnaji was neither charged with any offence nor appeared before the court as an accused person. The statement said the matter wa…

…for the establishment of the agency, is now dead in a fire accident in a hotel in Utako, Abuja."he said by Linda Ikeji at 08/07/2026 5:15 PM | Share this Story

…Asiya made the appeal on Tuesday night while speaking with journalists at the family’s Abuja residence. She was accompanied by her co-wife, Aichatou, shortly after the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) announced the arrest of El-Rufai’s personal physician, Prof. Bello Abubakar.…

By Luminous Jannamike, Abuja The African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Wednesday rejected President Bola Tinubu’s decision to hand the investigation into the alleged Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) scandal to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), argu…

…Yar'Adua listed a string of attacks on retired senior officers across Zamfara, Imo, Abuja, Katsina, Kogi and Plateau states since 2023. On January 1, 2023, Colonel Rabiu Garba Yandoto (retd) and his two children were abducted by bandits along the Gusau-Tsafe Road, Zamfara State, and later released after negotiations. O…

…at the NCAA, Michael Achimugu, gave the warning while speaking with journalists in Abuja on Tuesday amid ongoing efforts to amend the revenue-sharing formula in favour of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA). According to Achimugu, the proposed amendment, which is currently before the National Assembly, seeks…

…representatives. According to the ADC, El-Rufai was taken to the National Hospital, Abuja, for medical attention after his health reportedly deteriorated. The party claimed that despite medical advice recommending his admission, ICPC officials allegedly insisted on returning him to custody. The party further alleged th…

•FG pledges full implementation of NIMC's new Act By Progress Godfrey ABUJA - The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says Nigeria's National Identity Database has enrolled more than 136 million Nigerians and legal residents. Director-General of NIMC, Engr Abisoye Coker-Odusote, disclosed this during a court…

By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The Director-General of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), Omolola Oloworaran, has said the proposed Pension Industry Infrastructure Fund is in the final stages of implementation as part of efforts to channel a portion of the industry's over N32 trillion assets into infrastructur…

…documents show both matters are before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja. Yisawu is facing eight charges, including alleged conversions of $789,950 and $122,600, while Dikko is facing 12 counts covering transactions dating back to 2022. Count one of the eight charges alleged that between October 2023…

IHS Nigeria has completed a clean cooking initiative in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, distributing 10,000 liquefied petroleum gas cylinders to households as part of efforts to reduce dependence on firewood and charcoal. The communications infrastructure company said the programme, known as Project Breathe Clean…

…detains 2 surrendering terrorist commanders in Borno By Henry Umoru & Ndahi Marama ABUJA - The Senate has urged the Federal Government to halt the policy of rehabilitating and reintegrating former Boko Haram members into society, and ensure that perpetrators of terrorism and banditry are, instead, arrested and made to…

…people’s lives. “The conversation should not be about shifting blame between Yenagoa and Abuja. It should be about who has the constitutional responsibility to solve problems, and whether those responsibilities are being fulfilled. That is the standard by which every government should be judged,” Mienye stated.

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA – PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Tuesday tasked the leadership of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to intensify efforts to mobilise and deploy the continent’s vast human, financial and natural resources for the collective economic advancement of Africans, stressing that Africa’s drive…

…submission at the opening of the Nigeria Oil and Gas (NOG) Energy Week on Tuesday in Abuja. The 25th NOG has its theme as "Forging Africa's Strategic Energy Growth Through Global Collaboration". Ekpo said that the country could tackle global energy issues while unlocking unprecedented domestic prosperity. According to…

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA - The Director-General of the Tinubu Support Organization (TSO), Hon. Aminu Suleiman, has urged former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to shelve his 2027 presidential ambition, saying the North would support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in the interest of equity and fairness. Suleiman…

…Godwin Emefiele, over the alleged unlawful acquisition of a 753-unit housing estate in Abuja, on Monday admitted that he had no direct dealings with the former apex bank chief. The witness, Richard Agulu, a former Zenith Bank employee now with the Nigerian Communications Commission, made the admission while being cross…

…in Lagos, particularly in Lekki, Ikeja, and Eko Atlantic, although cities including Abuja, Kano, Enugu, and Port Harcourt also have operational data centres. The industry’s size is measured by how much computing power it can support rather than by the physical size of the buildings. Nigeria’s commercial data centres cu…

…was soon hit with a travel ban. A former Nigerian government official told AFP that when Abuja rebuffed US overtures to take in Venezuelans last year, “we knew there would be consequences”. Visa restrictions soon followed. Yet many African nations were willing to play ball with the US tightening visas worldwide, the tw…

…an ongoing criminal prosecution involving Prince Matthew before the Federal High Court, Abuja Judicial Division. According to the letter, Adeyemi is facing trial in Charge No. FHC/ABJ/CR/652/2026, FRN v. Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew & Ors, over allegations bordering on forgery, including the alleged forgery of an app…

***Oyo Police Command says FCID, Force Headquarters, Abuja, effected arrest ***Residents confirm arrest ***PFIPC has no CBN account, OAGF clarifies By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief & Adeola Badru IBADAN-The Police have arrested the father and family friend of embattled Director-General of the purported Presidential Eco…

…awards N100m fine against ADC chieftain over suit against judges By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA - The Court of Appeal in Abuja will today hear substantive appeals seeking to set aside the judgment that ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to deregister African Democratic Congress, ADC, and four oth…

…of the federation. They also bemoaned the current housing shortage particularly in Abuja and Lagos where unoccupied houses developed by private developers are unaffordable to the people who really need housing are wasting away without occupation in our major cities. They called on all state governments to urgently prov…

…signed by Dr Duan Yun and made available to journalists by the Chinese Embassy in Abuja. According to the statement, the equipment was handed over to the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Umudike, Abia State, representing a significant step forward in agricultural science and technology collaboration betw…