The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has declared that Nigeria will not be pressured into aligning with global powers or taking sides in international rivalries, stressing that the country must pursue an independent foreign policy. In a statement signed by the Ministryās spokesperson, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, on Sunday, Tuggar made this position clear while…
Governor Umar Bago of Niger State has said it is mandatory for preachers to submit their sermons for approval. Speaking on TVCās Politics on Sunday, the governor clarified some aspects of the law seeking to regulate preaching in the state. āI didnāt ban evangelismā¦ For everyone going to sermon on Friday, he should bring his…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF), through its spokesperson Benjamin Hundeyin, on Sunday debunked a circulating 2025 recruitment exercise notice, branding it fake. The announcement, marked with a red āFAKEā stamp and shared on X, clarified that the document inviting applications from September 22 is not legitimate, amid growing public concern over recruitment scams. The forged…
A lady has reportedly passed away after discovering that her husband was cheating with one of his āgroomsmenā. The incident was shared on Facebook by a netizen identified as Shamimi Anase. It was gathered that the wife identified as Doosuur developed high BP following marital issues with her husband, Sefa Awen. Apparently, the lady had…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, have appealed to Nigerians to exercise patience with President Bola Tinubuās administration, insisting that the economic and political reforms currently causing hardship will ultimately yield prosperity. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by the Special Assistant to…
A doctor in the United Kingdom abandoned a patient on an operating table under anaesthetic to have sex with a nurse in another room, a medical tribunal has heard. Dr Suhail Anjum, 44, and the unnamed nurse were caught in a ācompromising positionā by a āshockedā colleague at Tameside Hospital in Greater Manchester. According to…
A 23-year-old man, Ememobong Nyong, has shared the bitter experience of being forcefully subjected to a DNA test by his paternal relatives, which eventually led to his rejection by the only family he had ever known and left him homeless. Nyong, who hails from Akwa Ibom State but currently resides in Lagos, narrated how his…
A bus taking part in wedding celebrations fell into a river in northern Nigeria, killing at least 19 women and children among the passengers, a union official and residents said Sunday. The driver stopped the bus on a bridge that had partially collapsed on Saturday evening but it rolled back into the river, Abubakar Muhammed,…
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has clarified that Nigerians do not need to obtain a separate Tax Identification Number (TIN) to open or operate bank accounts, amid reports suggesting a new requirement from January 2026. Arabinrin Aderonke Atoyebi, Technical Assistant on Broadcast Media to the FIRS Executive Chairman, Zacch Adedeji, explained in a statement…
The Federal Government has raised an alarm that 11 states could face heavy rainfall and possible flooding between Sunday and Thursday. The warning came from the National Flood Early Warning Centre of the Federal Ministry of Environment. According to the notice, the areas at risk include Adamawa State: Ganye, Natubi, Benue State: Abinsi, Agyo, Gogo,…