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Trump Bans Citizens Of 12 Countries From Entering U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Wednesday evening banning citizens of 12 countries from entering the United States. The countries affected are Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. Similarly, the entry of nationals of Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela will be […]
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Police Set For Recruitment Of 30,000 Cadets, Constables In 2025
The Police Service Commission, PSC, said it has concluded arrangements for the recruitment of cadets and constables into the Nigeria Police Force for the year 2025. Ikechukwu Ani, PSC Head of Press and Public Relations, in a statement, said the chairman of the commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu (retd.), led a strong management delegation on a […]
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Osun APC, PDP in war of words after Adeleke, Tinubu’s meeting
The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress on Wednesday said Governor Ademola Adeleke should not bother to defect to its fold. The party, which said there is no space for the Governor in the party, spoke through ex Speaker of Osun State House of Assembly, Timothy Owoeye, while commenting on the recent meeting […]
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Tinubu Commissions ICC June 10
As part of activities marking his second anniversary in office, President Bola Tinubu will on June 10 commission the newly-renovated Abuja International Conference Centre AICC. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike had listed 19 projects for commissioning in commemoration of the president’s second anniversary. Speaking on Wednesday after inspecting some of the […]
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Fear In Kano As Polluted Air Causes Viral Diseases
The Kano State Government has warned residents of poisonous air polluting many areas of the state capital, following the release of the state’s weekly environmental report by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change. The air quality assessment was conducted between May 26 and May 30 and revealed that there was pollution in specific places […]
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FG donates N2bn, 20 truckloads of grains for Niger flood victims
The Federal Government has announced a donation of N2 billion and 20 truckloads of grains to the Niger State government to alleviate the suffering of those affected by the recent flood disaster in Mokwa. Recall that on May 28, a flood disaster displace over 5,000 persons who are currently in IDP camps in Mokwa. At […]
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Expel Wike From PDP Now – FredFish Challenges Party Leaders
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom State and Chairman, PDP Advocate for Peace and Justice (PAPAJ), Dr. Tom FredFish, has urged the party’s leaders to invoke constitutional provisions and expel the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, from the party. This was made known on wednesday while […]
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Niger flood: 1,249 communities in 30 states, FCT at risk — FG
The Federal Government yesterday raised alarm that 30 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, are currently at risk of flooding, reminiscent of last Thursday’s flood in which over 200 persons lost their lives in Mokwa, Niger State. Several houses were also washed away, rendering thousands homeless, even as over 500 persons […]
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NCC asks banks to deduct USSD transaction fees from users’ airtime
The Nigerian Communications Commission has directed Deposit Money Banks to start deducting charges for unstructured supplementary service data transactions directly from users’ mobile airtime. According to an email from the United Bank for Africa to customers on Tuesday, the charges will no longer be deducted from customers’ accounts. The UBA said the directive takes effect […]
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Man Falls From 26-storey Cocoa House In Oyo
A yet-to-be-identified man has reportedly fallen from one of the top floors of the 26-storey Cocoa House building in Ibadan, Oyo State. The incident, which threw the entire business community into panic, occurred in the early hours of Monday. One of the eyewitnesses said, “When the incident happened, I initially thought it was a large […]
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Herdsmen killings: Army Chief Relocates To Benue
The Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt-Gen Olufemi Oluyede, has relocated to Makurdi, the Benue State capital, with a view to curtailing the incessant killings of innocent villagers by herders and militia groups. Reports that the killings, which are almost becoming a daily routine, have claimed many lives, left several others injured and maimed, and […]
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Alaafin Supremacy: History, Tradition, Culture Sacrosanct – Olugbon
Oba Olushola Alao, the Olugbon of Orile-Igbon in Surulere Local Government Area (LGA), Oyo State, says history, tradition and culture are sacrosanct in respecting the Alaafin stool. The Oba stated this on Monday while hosting the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, in his palace at Orile-Igbon. He declared that history remained an indelible part […]
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Mokwa Flood: 200 Bodies Recovered, 1,000 Still Missing
The Niger State Government yesterday said the death toll in last week’s  Mokwa, Niger State flood disaster has risen from 153 to 200. It also revealed that 1,000 residents of the three Mokwa communities ravaged by the flood have not been found. Over 3,000 others were displaced, and 2,000 houses destroyed. Deputy Governor Yakubu Garba […]
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2027: Wike’s Tinubu Endorsement Sparks Opposition Firestorm
The Peoples Democratic Party, New Nigeria Peoples Party, Coalition of United Political Parties, and others have strongly criticised the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, for openly declaring his plan to lead President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election campaign. During a media chat on Monday in Abuja, Wike described himself as a key asset […]
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One Killed Suspected Cultists Escorting Masquerade Clash In Osun
A suspected cultist, identified as Kazeem was reportedly killed after a rival cult gang escorting a masquerade clashed in Osogbo. It was gathered that some suspected members of Eiye confraternity from Oke-Baale led by one Tajudeen followed the masquerade to Oke-Ola area of the state capital where a rival gang joined the train. An eyewitness, […]
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Osun Court Remands Man For Allegedly Killing His Mother
The Osogbo Magistrates’ Court in Osun, on Monday, remanded one Taofeek Jimoh, at the Ilesa Correctional Centre for allegedly killing his mother. Jimoh, whose address was not given and had no legal representation in court, was docked on a charge of murder. The Prosecutor, ASP Fatoba Temitope, told the court that the defendant committed the […]
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Two Zamfara Vigilantes Die as NAF Airstrikes Kill 20 Terrorists
The Nigerian Air Force on Monday said over 20 terrorists were eliminated and at least 21 motorcycles were destroyed during an air interdiction mission on May 31, 2025. However, the service said the successful operation was marred by the accidental bombing of local vigilantes, leading to the death of two and causing injuries to another […]
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Allow Polytechnics To Award Degrees, NAPS Urges Tinubu, NASS
The National Association of Polytechnic Students has called for the legislative upgrade of polytechnics to degree-awarding institutions. In a statement on Monday signed by its President, Comrade Eshiofune Oghayan, the association said the upgrade will resolve the lingering dichotomy between Higher National Diploma and Bachelor of Science holders. “We urge Mr. President and the National […]
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Woman Arrested For Stealing Two-Month-Old Boy In Delta
The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 49-year-old woman, Joy Temitope, for allegedly stealing a two-month-old baby in Koko, Delta State. This was made known in a statement shared by the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, on Monday According to Edafe, the suspect lured and deceived a 20-year-old mother before allegedly […]
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Eid-el-Kabir: FG Declares Friday, Monday Public Holidays
The Federal Government has declared Friday, June 6, and Monday, June 9, 2025, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Adha celebration. This was announced by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, in a statement issued on behalf of the Federal Government on Monday. The minister congratulated all Muslims in Nigeria and the Diaspora on […]
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Kano: NDLEA Arrests 36, Recovers Illicit Drugs In Sallah Operation
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kano State has arrested 36 people during a special operation ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. The agency’s spokesperson, Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari, shared this in a statement on Sunday. He said the arrests were made during a two-day raid in different parts of the state. According to him, the […]
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NECO Plans To Conduct CBT-Based Exam For Nov-Dec SSCE
The Registrar and Chief Executive, National Examination Council (NECO), Prof. Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, has said that the body is ready to conduct a Computer-Based Test (CBT) for the November/December Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) for private students. Wushishi, who stressed the need for an awareness campaign to get stakeholders on board the new approach to […]
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NiMet Predicts 3-day Thunderstorms, Rains From Monday
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja envisaged morning thunderstorms on Monday with rains over parts of Taraba, Kaduna, Gombe, Bauchi, Kebbi, Sokoto, Katsina, Jigawa, and Kano States in the northern region. The agency said there are […]
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Daddy G.O’, Deaconess arrested in Abuja trying to sell child for N1.2m
Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Police Command have arrested Rev. Pastor Prince Bassey Ajah, the General Overseer (Daddy G.O.) of “Wells of Salvation” in Abuja over alleged child trafficking. A statement issued on Saturday by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh said the G.O. was arrested alongside two other suspected accomplices identified as […]
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NNPCL reduces fuel pump price
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has reduced the pump price of premium motor spirit, PMS. Who went round NNPCL filling stations at Kubwa Expressway, Central Business District, and Wuse Zone 4, Abuja, on Saturday gathered that the state-owned oil firm has slashed its petrol price to N895 per litre from N910. This showed […]
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Niger flood: Death toll rises to 151, over 500 households affected
The death toll arising from the devastating Mokwa flood in Niger State is now 151, while scores have been declared still missing. Similarly, 503 households and 265 physical houses have been identified to be affected. Deputy Governor of Niger State, Yakubu Garba, who declared this when Federal Government delegates paid a condolences visit to the […]
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Gateway Games: 20 Kano athletes die in road crash
At least 20 athletes from Kano Contingent have been confirmed dead following a ghastly motor accident at Dakatsalle Bridge in the Kura Local Government area of Kano State. The athletes were said to be returning from from the just concluded National Sports Festival held in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The Chairman of the Kano State Sports […]
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Judiciary workers declare nationwide strike over unpaid wages
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has declared a nationwide strike starting June 2, in protest against unpaid wage awards and unimplemented salary increases. Mr. Mustapha Laminu, JUSUN’s National Vice President for the North Central zone, announced the decision in a statement issued Friday in Abuja. He said judicial workers have not received any […]
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