…their demise while two others were injured in a truck accident at Piri village along the Abuja-Lokoja highway. The accident involving a Howo truck with registration number FKY 922 XB occurred at about 5:37am yesterday, October 13. A witness, Samson Yakubu, said the truck, which was loaded with ceramic tiles, was travel…

…Integrity at the NCC, Edoyemi Ogoh, announced the development at a media briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, October 13, where he disclosed that the commission had already registered about 231 million telecommunications devices under its Device Management System (DMS) before the verification framework came into full effect o…

…over when benefits will arrive.Speaking at the 2026 PenCom Media Conference in Abuja, the commission’s Director General, Omolola Oloworaran, said the reforms were beginning to translate into tangible improvements for beneficiaries.Director General Omolola Oloworaran estimates the pension fund at N31 trillion. pension p…

…of State Services (DSS) has rearraigned Samaila Kaigama before the Federal High Court in Abuja over allegations of aiding Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), collecting ransom and providing financial support to terrorists. Following his rearraignment on Tuesday, October 14, Justice Salim Ibra…

•Tax-to-GDP ratio rises to 12.5% from 7% — Oyedele By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief Nigeria’s private capital inflows have surged nearly 20-fold to almost $6 billion in 2026 from about $300 million in 2023, President of the World Bank Group, Mr. Ajay Banga, has said, just as the Federal Government (FG) said it has inte…

…The report further cautions that the survey had a strong concentration in Lagos and Abuja. Of the 21,387 responses, Lagos accounted for 9,897 responses, or 46.75 per cent, while Abuja contributed 2,994, or 14.14 per cent. Together, the two locations accounted for 60.89 per cent of all responses. So, while the numbers p…

…15, 2026, at the Indoor Sports Hall, Package B of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja. The two-week showdown, running through October 30, will settle the championship race following a fiercely contested opening phase that concluded on June 27. At the summit of the women’s standings, Nigeria Customs leads with 34…

By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA – Investors and key players in Nigeria’s mining sector have called for clearer regulations, improved security and stronger collaboration among government agencies to attract investment and unlock the country’s vast solid mineral resources. They made the call at the opening of the 11th Nigeria Min…

…adequately resolved. “I have evidence that this aircraft was coming all the way from Abuja. It stopped in Benin on Sunday night so that it could be fixed,” he said. The allegations have not been established by an official investigation. President Bola Tinubu has ordered an investigation into the incident, while the Fed…

By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The National Pension Commission is targeting Nigeria’s informal sector to secure the participation of the nation’s largest group of workers in the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). The Director-General of Pencom, Ms. Omolola Oloworaran, who spoke at the 2026 National Pension Commission…

Justice Ibrahim Salim of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that Samaila Ibrahim Kaigama, an alleged ransom negotiator for Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, terrorists, be remanded at Kuje Correctional Centre pending the commencement of his trial on November 13. Kaigama was arraigned by the Department…

…the elevation of the 68 legal practitioners at its 174th plenary session held in Abuja in July. In a tweet via her X handle on Monday, Eniola noted that Sulyman’s SAN conferment came exactly seven months after the passing of their father. Sulyman and his three sisters. Credit: Eniola Kunle Sulyman-Yusuf/X. She noted th…

…funds and coordinate attacks across West Africa and the Sahel. They raised the alarm in Abuja on Tuesday at a three-day regional training conference on detecting and disrupting terrorists’ exploitation of information and communication technologies and emerging technologies. The Acting Director, AU Counter-Terrorism Cen…

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has reserved judgment in an appeal filed by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project against the N100m defamation judgment awarded against it by the Federal Capital Territory High Court. A three-member panel presided over by Justice Danlami Senchi reserved judgment on Tuesday af…

…on Tuesday blocked the entrance to the Military Pensions Board office in Dutse Alhaji, Abuja, over concerns about the formula adopted for adjusting their pensions. The veterans barricaded the entrance with canopies and chairs, while armed soldiers prevented them from entering the premises. The action comes weeks after…

…State Governor, Senator Rochas Okorocha, was arrested by the Nigerian Police Force in Abuja. Okorocha, who was arrested on Monday night, October 12, 2026, was, however, released on bail by the NPF following an hour of interrogation over allegations of criminal conspiracy, forgery and impersonation. The spokesperson for…

…of the Nigeria Police Force. The arrest took place at the REIZ Continental Hotel in Abuja on Monday, October 12, 2026. According to The Sun Nigeria, the arrest was connected to allegations of criminal conspiracy, forgery and impersonation. The report indicated that law enforcement authorities arrested Okorocha after ob…

A Federal High Court in Abuja ruled on Aisha Achimugu's fundamental rights enforcement suit against the EFCC on October 12, 2026Achimugu had challenged the EFCC's search of her home and seizure of vehicles, jewellery and other items, demanding ₦10 billion in damagesThe court also addressed whether the EFCC acted within…

A Federal High Court in Abuja heard, on Monday, that members of the proscribed terrorist group, Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina fi-Biladis Sudan (Ansaru), planned the May 15 kidnappings of pupils, students and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State to pressure the Federal Government into releasing their detai…

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Abuja An Abuja Chief Magistrate Court sitting at Wuse Zone 2 has struck out a criminal complaint against the disputed National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam, over alleged misappropriation of funds belonging to the party. In a ruling, Magistrate Amauche Ony…

A Federal High Court in Abuja heard on Monday that international terrorist organization, Al-Ql-Qeada, supported members of the Jama’’atu Ansarul Muslimina fi-Biladis Sudan (Ansaru) to stage the May 15, 2026 attacks on schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. The attack, the court also heard, was to force t…

…session of the Supreme Court marking the commencement of the 2026/2027 legal year in Abuja. According to her, the matters comprised 1,179 general civil motions, 573 criminal motions, 13 Sharia-related motions and 676 appeals. She explained that the appeals included 433 general civil appeals, 212 criminal appeals, 19 po…

Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out the eight-count criminal charge brought against the alleged fake Director General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC, Adeniyi Adeyemi, by the Federal Government. The judge on Monday terminated Adeyemi’s trial fo…

…of the flight as a routine mission, insisting that the aircraft had travelled from Abuja and stopped in Benin City, Edo State, for repairs. The man, who said he had lost his sister in the incident, expressed anger over what he described as a lack of communication from the Nigerian Air Force, despite being the next of k…

…on October 7. A corps member, who identified herself simply as Mary, told DAILY POST in Abuja that corps members no longer feel comfortable wearing their khaki uniforms because of the fear of being kidnapped by bandits. “Before now, I used to see corps members travelling in their khaki uniforms, especially their headge…