…who spoke to Daily Trust on condition of anonymity on Friday, August 21, said the security volunteers spent the night trying to trace the attackers. "A mother and her child were kidnapped, but the father managed to escape during the attack. One of our JTF members was shot and died at the hospital," he said. Daily Trus…

…that the Adeleke family celebrated Davido after his uncle, Governor Ademola Adeleke, secured victory at the Osun governorship election.A video circulating online captured the emotional moment the governor's children, Folashade, Nikos, and BRED, gave Davido a standing ovation and a round of applause, publicly honouring…

…transparent governance, infrastructure development and collaboration with the private sector. Earlier, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, said the event marked the launch of two major national interventions in the state: the rural women empowerment initiative for entrepreneurship devel…

…academia, development partners and other stakeholders in Nigeria’s migration sector. In a statement issued on Friday by his Senior Technical Adviser on Information Systems and Data Analysis, Dr Abimbola Fasanu, Doro said the revised policy would provide a stronger national framework for translating Nigeria’s internatio…

….Zuckerberg, Mosseri expected to testify …FCCPC previously secured $220m fine against Meta, WhatsApp By Juliet Umeh Social media is facing one of its biggest legal tests as Meta Platforms, parent company of Facebook and Instagram, battles 29 US states over allegations that it deliberately designed its platforms in way…

…must work collectively to build a stronger, more credible, and resilient insurance sector, one that consistently fulfill its obligations, delivers on its promises, and inspires greater trust and confidence among Nigerians. He further announced that the commission’s next major regulatory initiative will be the implement…

Every big story now has a second life in the search bar. When the Super Eagles lost a semi-final on penalties, when a strait most people had never thought about pushed up the price of petrol The post A World Cup, a feud and a meme called ‘Six Seven’: Summary of what Nigerian have Googled from January to July this year…

…of Assembly ahead of the 2027 general elections. The meeting, held at the party’s state secretariat in Birnin Kebbi, was attended by commissioners, local government chairmen, the Speaker of the State House of Assembly and other party stakeholders. The meeting was led by the Acting State Chairman of the APC, Alhaji Adam…

…hijack bank accounts by impersonating popular brands. ImagesAccording to cybersecurity company NordVPN, the campaign distributes Remote Access Trojans (RATs) and banking trojans, forms of malware that can give criminals control over infected devices and access to sensitive information.PAY ATTENTION: From breaking news…

…foreign exchange by end-users in Nigeria dropped significantly in April 2026, with total sectoral FX utilisation falling by 35.23 per cent to $3.42 billion, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria’s monthly economic report.The decline came as the naira maintained relative stability in the official foreign exchange mar…

…governorship election, in which Davido’s uncle, Governor Adeleke of the Accord Party, secured re-election. PUNCH Online earlier reported that the governor visited Wike in Abuja as part of a series of consultations following his re-election. A photograph shared by Wike’s media aide, Lere Olayinka, showed Adeleke and the…

…is a criminal; we don’t discriminate — Amotekun boss *Says border gaps complicate security *97 suspects paraded By Dayo Johnson, Akure OWO — It started like any other grazing day. Abubakar Umaru and Abdullahi Umaru, both teenagers, led their family’s cattle towards the grasslands near Owo, on the boundary between Ondo…

…an internal brain hemorrhage following an accidental fall." "Despite the efforts made to secure urgent medical assistance and bring her to the hospital, Vanessa sadly passed away." Emergency services were summoned but failed to arrive within 15 minutes, leading her "companions" to rush her to hospital in a wheelchair,…

…and aggravated identity theft in connection with the white-collar crime. This prosecution is part of the Trump Administration's Task Force to Eliminate Fraud. Kelly O. Hayes, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, announced the guilty plea with Inspector General Joseph V. Cuffari Ph.D., Department of Homeland Secu…

…was pronounced dead upon arrival. Police officers later processed both the primary and secondary scenes as investigations into the circumstances surrounding her d3ath got underway. The body was initially taken to FSG Mortuary before being transferred to the University Teaching Hospital Mortuary for a postmortem examina…

…in Oke-Onigbin on Wednesday, the Special Assistant on Projects to the NALDA Executive Secretary, Salman Ibrahim, said the federal government had approved the planting of an additional 56,000 economic trees across the remaining 34 Open-Field Horticulture Clusters nationwide. Representing the NALDA Executive Secretary, C…

Nigeria’s oil output is rising as losses through pipelines decline, with improved security, reduced oil theft and Niger Delta stability supporting higher production, DARE OLAWIN writes Nigeria is witnessing a rise in oil production, driven by several factors, including a sustained reduction in pipeline losses and impro…

…Mohammed disclosed that his administration has recorded achievements in infrastructure, security, healthcare, education and agriculture across the state. He listed the construction and rehabilitation of roads, expansion of healthcare facilities, renovation and construction of schools, as well as agricultural interventi…

…Area of Osun State, emerged through a substitution primary conducted at the party’s secretariat in Osogbo on Thursday, where delegates affirmed his candidacy by a voice vote. The exercise followed the withdrawal of the party’s earlier presidential candidate, Barrister Samuel Memeh, with the Chairman of the Electoral Co…

The campaign for Akasoba Duke-Abiola’s proposed candidature for United Nations Secretary-General is claiming growing support across Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America, as the international race to succeed António Guterres enters a new phase. Dr Jenny Clarence, Chief of Global Outreach for the Akasoba Duke-Abiola U…

…the vote-count dispute, Okorocha's suit raises a broader constitutional argument. Citing Section 183 of the 1999 Constitution, which bars a sitting governor from holding any other executive office or paid employment during his tenure, he argues that INEC's publication of Uzodimma's name was wrongful from the outset.PAY…

…violence across the state,” the organisation said. However, KDI warned that the security situation remained a concern, noting that between October 2025 and August 2026, it recorded 81 election-related violence incidents resulting in 15 fatalities across the state. The organisation also reported cases of post-election v…

…she would “make it a point to have picnics by the capital to observe” and learn about security measures, the complaint alleges. She added to the informant on an encrypted messaging app that she had “picked up some anarchist literature at the social justice center” which “could have some good tips.” “I want to destroy a…

…increased transparency of the foreign exchange market, recapitalisation of the banking sector, introduction of the non-resident Bank Verification Number (BVN), the B-Match platform for foreign exchange trading and the Nigeria Payments System Vision 2028. She also cited the implementation of a 75 per cent Cash Reserve R…

…between Obasanjo and Atiku had become strained as the president prepared to seek a second term in office. He said Atiku’s political activities had raised concerns within the administration over his commitment to Obasanjo’s re-election bid. The disagreement reportedly became a major issue within the Peoples Democratic P…