…ruler suffered the fatal episode at about 4:05 a.m. at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. According to Amachree, the woman who was with Abacha at the time panicked after discovering he had become unresponsive and left the Presidential Villa before the incident became known to security officials. He alleged that the woman…

…in determining successful bidders. Speaking at the 2025 Commercial Bid Conference in Abuja, the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, said the commission’s evaluation process was designed to ensure petroleum assets were awarded to companies capable of developing…

…operatives attached to the Garin Alkali Division in Bursari Local Council arrested Habu Haruna, 24, on July 18, 2026, for allegedly luring and s3xually assaulting a seven-year-old girl in a nearby bush. Similarly, on July 19, 2026, at about 4:00 p.m., detectives attached to the Bara Divisional Police Headquarters arres…

…of African filmmakers and storytellers. Speaking at the festival’s unveiling in Abuja on Tuesday, the National President of the AGN, Abubakar Yakubu, said the initiative would provide a platform for children to discover and develop their creative talents while promoting authentic African culture, values, and identity.…

…painted the picture during a conversation with XPRIZE founder Peter Diamandis at the Abundance Summit. Rather than warning that artificial intelligence will simply replace workers, Musk described a world where AI and humanoid robots become so productive that scarcity itself starts to disappear, leaving governments to r…

…on African Democratic Congress presidential candidate and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race and embrace the role of a statesman. Okechukwu stated that his decision to contest the 2023 presidential election against the Peoples Democratic Party’s zoning arrangement weakened…

…a Year-on-Year basis was highest in Niger (42.23 per cent), Kogi (41.59 per cent), and Abuja (39.91 per cent), while Imo (19.47 per cent), Ebonyi (20.79 per cent) and Katsina (21.87 per cent) recorded the lowest rise in Headline inflation on a Year-on-Year basis.” Other states with inflation rates above 30 per cent wer…

…be only Akwaibom, my mama do am for me, I bin get constipation, no mind the mumu boy."@ABUJA HAIR VENDOR added:"My best friend in sec sch had it in their house then and she's from Calabar."See the post below:Lady shares experience with Akwa Ibom manMeanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a Nigerian lady shared the…

…Bassey Otu received seven indigenes who earned Presidential Honours at the State Villa, Abuja, during the 2025 NYSC service yearOtu announced automatic employment for all seven awardees, with alternative support packages available for those who prefer not to join the civil serviceThe seven beneficiaries include Christo…

…in 2025 at the International Skill Acquisition Centre, CSS Farms, along the Keffi-Abuja Expressway in Nasarawa State, would receive starter packs and grants to establish agribusiness ventures. According to him, the programme builds on the success of an earlier intervention that trained and supported 1,000 youths and wo…

…of the APM's Oyo Central Senatorial Candidate, Olufemi Ajadi, for the 2031 presidencyAbubakar Musa Argungu described Ajadi as a compassionate leader whose growing national support reflects Nigerians' hunger for purposeful leadershipArgungu expressed confidence that Ajadi would win the Oyo Central Senate seat in 2027 an…

…his harrowing experience at NIPSS over issues relating to institutional bullying, gross abuse of freedom of expression, violations of due process, violations of digital privacy, prohibition of association and the responsibilities of leadership institutions was a sad story of the 21st century. He denied breaking any rul…

…for any civil servant whose stock-in-trade is absenteeism, truancy and the flagrant abuse of civil service rules and regulations,” he added. Njodi also directed all members of staff to submit their individual job descriptions to his office on or before the close of work on Friday, explaining that the exercise was aimed…

…media aide, Bayo Onanuga, says Fayose heads the board of REA, with Alhaji Ahmadu Abubakar and Engineer Ilyasu Ibrahim Makinta appointed as members and non-executive directors. The incumbent DG of the agency, Abba Abubakar Aliyu, and three executive directors previously appointed make up the remaining board members. Ona…

…while appearing before the Senate Committee on Finance chaired by Senator Sani Musa in Abuja. Responding to concerns raised by Senator Adamu Aliero over reports that the current administration borrowed about ₦80 trillion in addition to the ₦75 trillion it inherited, the minister said much of the increase in Nigeria’s d…

…keep. I told them if we come back alive, you get your guns back and we will go back to Abuja “When we arrived at the camp, there were two lines of young people, one facing this way, the other one facing this way, with assorted riffles. “From there, they lined up to where I was holding meeting on both sides, we passed i…

…effect to the approval granted at the 66th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Summit held in Abuja in December 2024. It also concludes the institutional process coordinated by ECOWAS following the 2022 Memorandum of Understanding signed by Nigeria and Morocco on the project. The remaining step in completing the intergovern…

…default judgment after failing to appear in court in connection with a 2024 s3xual abuse case. by Linda Ikeji at 20/07/2026 5:10 PM | Share this Story

…Bawa, a 200-level student of the College of Nursing, Tudun Wada, Kaduna, and 25-year-old Abubakar Ibrahim Muhammad Likoro, an employee of Olam Flour Mills, were said to have been carried away by floodwaters while attempting to cross the swollen river on Saturday evening. The Head of NEMA Operations Office, Kaduna, Haji…

…branding, protecting children from violence, and ensuring that perpetrators of child abuse are brought to justice. "The campaign against witchcraft branding is gaining momentum, and we will continue to work tirelessly until every child is free from harmful accusations, abuse, and violence." Describing how how Deborah d…

Corpse of 30-year-old man arrested at Abuja mining site found in mortuary The corpse of a 30-year-old man, Yakubu Hassan of Rafin-Sanyi community in Suleja, Niger State has been found in a mortuary about a week after he was arrested during a security raid on an illegal mining site in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)…

…was unveiled on Monday with the commencement of a three-day Master Training Programme in Abuja, designed to equip teachers and school leaders with innovative mobile learning tools to improve the quality of education. According to a statement issued by the Federal Ministry of Education and signed by the Director, Press…

…four (4) suspects identified as Ibrahim Ismail, Ahmad Umar, Riskwa Shehu and Umar Abubakar. Adeh mentioned that preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects operate by posing as regular passengers, booking commercial vehicles through e-ride hailing platforms before attacking the drivers, dispossessing them of…

…at The State of Affairs gathering with security experts, professionals and promoters in Abuja on Sunday. This followed the recent successful rescue of schoolchildren and teachers abducted in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, as well as the foiling of an attempted mass abduction of students in Monguno, Borno St…

…Registrar and Chief Executive of NABTEB, Dr Mohammed Aminu, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja. Recall that 15,290 candidates had earlier registered for the entrance examination, while 13,848 candidates eventually sat for the test nationwide. 10,426 candidates, representing 75.29 per cent, obtained scores of 50 per cent…