The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old man, Sahabi Rabi’u, for the gruesome murder of a nursing mother and her 10-month-old baby in Sheme village, Faskari Local Government Area. Police spokesperson, Abubakar Aliyu, said in a statement on Thursday that Mr Rabi’u confessed to killing the 30-year-old woman and her child after allegedly…
The Students’ Union Government of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, has commended the Personal Assistant To President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Special Duties, Alhaji Kamaldeen Olawale Yusuf, for what it described as a transformative intervention in the lives of financially distressed learners. The SUG President, Comrade Temitope Afolabi — widely known on campus as Big Afo…
The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has urged the Federal Government to put an end to what he described as fiscal rascality, particularly the pattern of uncontrolled and unexplained borrowing that does not contribute to productive sectors of the economy. Obi, in a post on his verified X handle on Friday, criticised…
Julius Malema, leader of South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Julius Malema, leader of South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), has declared that he would gladly seek the hospitality of Nigeria should the United States restrict his visa. Speaking at a recent gathering in Johannesburg, where he outlined his party’s stance ahead of its national…
The Abuja Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, December 11, 2025, arraigned the Commandant of the Nigeria Peace Corps, Dickson Akon, and the Director of Finance of the Corps, Omolala Aminat Ahmed, before Justice H. B. Yusuf of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Abuja. The defendants were…
The political landscape of Osun State has experienced a renewed wave of excitement as Governor Ademola Adeleke formally aligns with the Accord Party. The governor’s decision bold, strategic, and deeply reflective of a rising grassroots movement has been received with overwhelming enthusiasm across towns, villages, and community structures throughout the state. What many initially…
Nigerian banks will be obligated to request Tax Identification Numbers (TINs) from all taxable individuals and businesses before allowing full account operations starting from January 1, 2026. Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, disclosed this in a video posted on X on Thursday. The directive, outlined in Section…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has officially registered Governor Siminalayi Fubara as a member of the party. In a photograph shared by Tony Okocha, media aide to the state APC chairman, Governor Fubara is seen placing his thumbprint in what appears to be the party’s membership register. The registration was conducted at…
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced another reduction in its petrol gantry price, lowering the ex-depot rate from N828 to N699 per litre. Market figures released on Friday by Petroleumprice.ng showed that the refinery carried out a fresh downward adjustment, cutting the Premium Motor Spirit benchmark by N129 per litre — a 15.58 per cent…
The Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, has directed the immediate release of Umar Ibrahim, Alhaji Bello Rabiu, and Jaja Sarki Bamo, who were arrested in June 2025 for their alleged involvement in banditry and kidnapping. The DG also approved that N3 million be paid as compensation to them…