Lagos LG polls: PDP, LP, YPP, others demand results cancellation
Some opposition political parties in Lagos State, yesterday, called for outright cancellation of Saturday’s Local Government Elections in the state, describing the exercise as undemocratic and” a daylight robbery.” The…
Nigerian man stabs mother-in-law to death in Canada
In what’s being called a case of intimate partner violence, police have arrested a 36-year-old Nigeria man, Lucky Ogbeijielele, for stabbing his mother-in-law to death in Greater Sudbury,…
Marketers kick as Dangote set to crash cooking gas prices
The President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has announced plans to slash the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), commonly known as cooking gas, across Nigeria. He warned…
Court acquits Fayose, upholds no-case submission in money laundering trial
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday morning discharged and acquitted former Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, of all charges in his long-standing money laundering case brought…
FG addresses new US visa restrictions, says UAE yet to communicate revised policy
The federal government says it is engaging relevant authorities in the United States and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to resolve recent visa policy changes affecting Nigerian citizens. On…
Again, Nigeria meets OPEC’s output quota of 1.5m bpd
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says Nigeria’s average daily crude oil production increased to 1.505 million barrels per day (bpd) in June. OPEC spoke on Nigeria’s drilling…
79 ponzi schemes under investigation, says SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says it is investigating 79 suspected ponzi schemes across the country. In a statement on Tuesday, the commission said the outcome of the…
Awujale’s burial frees Yoruba kings from ritual slavery – Oluwo
The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has described the burial process of the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, as a freedom for the Yoruba traditional institution…
Tributes, tears as Tinubu, top officials, African leaders, others bid Buhari farewell
The president of Guinea Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embaló and the Prime Minister of Niger Republic, Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine, yesterday joined President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other leaders for…
TikTok removes over 3.6 million Nigerian videos in Q1 2025
Bytedance’s short video platform, TikTok, said it removed over 3.6 million videos posted by Nigerian users in the first quarter of 2025 for violating its content policy. This marked…
