Wike orders crackdown on illegal hospitals, quack doctors in FCT
Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has directed a total clampdown on unregistered hospitals and quack medical personnel operating in the FCT. Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special…
CBN raises N1 trillion at latest OMO auction as money supply surges
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) raised a total of N1.008 trillion at its Open Market Operations (OMO) auction held on Friday, April 25, 2025, following overwhelming investor demand…
Truck falls off Lagos Bridge, lands on 2 buses
A fully loaded truck has fallen off a bridge and landed on two commercial buses in the Agege area of Lagos. Our Correspondent learnt that the two vehicles were…
Gunmen attack vigilante office in Anambra, set vehicles ablaze
Some yet-to-be-identified assailants have attacked the office of the vigilante operatives at Amesi, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, setting ablaze four patrol vehicles and two operational motorcycles.…
Report: Tories mull replacing Badenoch as party leader after poor ratings
Unrest within the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party could see Kemi Badenoch booted out as leader after poll ratings for the party have dipped ahead of next week’s local elections.…
FG to reopen Enugu airport on Monday
The federal government says Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu state will reopen on Monday, following the completion of emergency repairs on the runway. On April 18, the Federal…
JAMB nabs 40 impersonators as parents decry exam resumption time
At least 40 persons have been arrested and are facing prosecution for impersonating candidates during the ongoing 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has disclosed.…
States face allocation cuts as NSIA demands N100bn monthly savings
The monthly statutory allocations to state governments from the federation account may decline in the coming months following an official request by the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority to boost…
Osun monarch, pastor plead guilty to $4.2m COVID-19 fraud in US
The Apetu of Ipetumodu in Osun state, Joesph Oleyede and Edward Oluwasanmi, a pastor, have pleaded guilty to swindling the United States government of $4.2 million in COVID-19 relief funds.…
Ibas seeks more time to prepare for Reps panel briefing on Rivers situation
The sole administrator of Rivers, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd) has appealed for more time from the house of representatives ad hoc committee overseeing the emergency rule in the…
