Osun LG crisis: Adeleke kicks as APC takes over secretariats
Chairmen and councillors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State, yesterday, took over the control of local government council secretariats across the state. The…
No evidence USAID funds Boko Haram – US Ambassador
The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills, has said there is no evidence that the United States Agency for International Development is funding Boko Haram or any terrorist…
Netherlands return 113 stolen Benin bronzes to Nigeria
The Netherlands said Wednesday it was returning more than 100 “Benin Bronzes” to Nigeria that British troops looted in the late 19th century and ended up in a Dutch museum.…
EFCC vows to prosecute fraudulent local government chairmen
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has stressed that the Commission plans to investigate and prosecute local government chairmen across Nigeria…
FG to bar 60,000-litre fuel tankers from roads March 1
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has announced a ban on 60,000-litre fuel tankers from operating on Nigerian roads, effective March 1, 2025, to mitigate truck-in-transit…
Lagos Assembly: Obasa denies stockpiling arms, Meranda refutes resignation claim
The ousted Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, on Wednesday, denied reports linking him to stockpiling guns at his office at the assembly. This is…
Senate to begin public hearing on tax reform bills February 24
The senate committee on finance says it will begin a two-day public hearing on the tax reform bills on February 24. Sani Musa, the committee’s chairman, spoke about the…
We followed due process in Canada visa application, says CDS
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa says the military followed all required procedures in its recent visa application to the Canadian high commission. Speaking in Abuja on Wednesday…
FG sues Binance for $81bn over ‘economic losses, tax evasion’
The federal government is seeking $81 billion in compensation from Binance Holdings Limited over alleged economic losses linked to its operations in Nigeria. According to Nairametrics, the federal…
Trump calls Zelensky a dictator, says he played Biden ‘like a fiddle’
United States President Donald Trump has labelled Volodymyr Zelensky, a dictator with a shattered country. Trump said the only thing Zelensky was good at was playing former President Joe…
