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The Nigeria Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) is set to host renowned crisis leadership expert, Dakuku Peterside, for an exclusive leadership briefing in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The event, slated to hold for Wednesday, April 15, 2026, forms part of the Board’s initiative to promote intellectual engagement, literacy, and critical thinking through its series spotlighting ...
Politics
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed claims that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) was denied the use of Eagle Square, insisting that no formal application was ever submitted to the appropriate authorities. Earlier, ADC chieftain Kola Ologbondiyan claimed that multiple attempts to obtain both official and private venues for ...
Foreign
President Donald Trump of United States has accused Pope Leo XIV of being "terrible" on foreign policy following the pontiff’s criticism of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. On Saturday, the 70-year-old American pope called on global leaders to end the violence, telling worshippers at St. Peter’s Basilica: “Enough of the idolatry of self and money! ...
North-Direct
Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Gumi, has called for a Senate probe into recent military air strikes in Borno State, insisting that condolences are insufficient following reported civilian casualties. Reports indicate that at least 30 people were killed in a military action that occurred at approximately 4:00 p.m. at a weekly market in Jilli village, located ...
North-Direct
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has addressed the recent military action in the state, disclosing that the Jilli market in Gubio Local Government Area was officially closed five years ago. Reports had emerged that scores of civilians were feared killed after a Nigerian Air Force airstrike struck the weekly market at Jilli village, located ...
North-Direct
Borno State Governor. Babagana Zulum has addressed the recent military action in the region, revealing that the Jilli market in the Gubio Local Government Area was officially closed five years ago. This clarification follows reports that an airstrike by the Nigerian Air Force struck the weekly market at Jilli village, located along the border of ...
News
Global credit ratings agency, Fitch, has affirmed Nigeria’s sovereign credit rating at ‘B’ with a Stable Outlook, citing ongoing economic reforms, rising foreign reserves, and improving macroeconomic conditions. The announcement was disclosed in a statement by Kamorudeen Yusuf, the Personal Assistant on Special Duties to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. According to Yusuf, Fitch highlighted a ...
Tax Matters
The Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee has dismissed as “misleading” reports alleging that the Minister of State for Finance, Taiwo Oyedele, admitted to errors in Nigeria’s newly implemented tax laws. Earlier, there were reports that while speaking at the 2026 Annual Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Legal Practice, Oyedele, who ...
Inside Lagos
The Lagos State Higher Institutional Students’ Bulletin, better known as EKOBULLETIN, has raised concerns over the death of Abdul-Rasheed Adenike Azeezat, a 300-level student of Lagos State University (LASU), who died after allegedly being struck by a reckless and overspeeding driver. It was gathered that the student of the Department of Educational Foundations and Counselling ...
CRIME
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested 93-year-old great grandpa and a 69-year-old medical doctor in separate intelligence-led interdiction operations across the country. It was learnt that the nonagenarian, Pa Friday Ahukanna Chigbu, was arrested at his home in Umuagbaigba, Amavo Nkwogu village, Osisioma local government area of Abia state on ...
CRIME
A 300-level student of Lagos State University, Abdul-Rasheed Adenike Azeezat, has been killed in a tragic road accident allegedly caused by an overspeeding commercial driver in the Obadore area of Alimosho LGA of Lagos State. The deceased, a student of the Department of Educational Foundations and Counselling Psychology, was reportedly crushed to death while attempting ...
Politics
The faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has taken control of the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja. This transition follows the official reopening of the facility by the Nigeria Police Force on Saturday. In a statement confirming the development, the National Working Committee ...
News
Vice President Kashim Shettima has visited Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, to commiserate with the Nigerian Army and the state government following a deadly attack leading to the killing of military personnel. The condolence visit follows a midnight assault on a military base in Benisheikh, Borno State, where suspect Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) ...
Politics
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the increasing violence across the country, describing the trend as a severe threat to Nigeria’s peace, unity, and stability. In a statement shared via his official X account on Saturday, the former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate spoke out against "continued acts of terrorism and brigandage." He ...
News
A House of Representatives member representing Dawakin Kudu/Warawa Federal Constituency of Kano State, Muhammad Danjuma Hassan, has passed away at the age of 66 years. His death was confirmed in a statement issued on Saturday by the spokesman of the House of Representatives, Akin Rotimi. According to the statement, Rep. Hassan, who was elected into ...
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The Nigerian Navy has detained personnel involved in a confrontation with soldiers in Bayelsa State during President Bola Tinubu’s visit on Friday. The altercation, whose footage circulated widely on social media on Friday night, showed uniformed officers engaged in a heated dispute. In the clip, a driver of a Hilux vehicle branded “Naval Police” is ...
Education
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has removed 23 Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres from its list of accredited facilities over technical shortcomings identified during its recent mock examination exercise. According to a statement issued by JAMB spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, on Friday, the affected centres are spread across several states, including Abia, Anambra, Bayelsa, Delta, ...
News
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed its planned nationwide voter revalidation exercise till after the 2027 general election. Earlier, the electoral body had announced commencement of a nationwide voter revalidation drive, saying that the exercise would begin on April 13, 2026 as part of efforts to update the voter register ahead of the ...
Judiciary
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has warned that lawyers who file ex parte applications or seek interlocutory orders on issues pertaining to the internal affairs of political parties risk disciplinary action. The legal association stated that recent developments regarding the interpretation of the Electoral Act 2026 raise serious constitutional and democratic concerns. In a statement ...
News
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Kemi Nandap, has suspended comptrollers overseeing the Lagos-Seme border corridor over alleged extortion by some officers. In a statement issued on April 10, 2026, the Service reacted to reports accusing its personnel of misconduct at the busy international corridor. Nandap condemned the alleged actions, describing them as ...
