The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, says the agency has recovered over ¦ 566 billion and contributed significantly to President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms through enforcement, asset recovery, and institutional renewal. According to the EFCC’s mid-term report released in Abuja on Thursday, part of the recovered funds…
Former US President Barack Obama has paid tribute to legendary Afrobeat artist, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, describing him as a unique figure in musical history who mixed art with activism. He described Fela as “a musical genius from Nigeria” who fused funk, jazz and soul into what became known worldwide as Afrobeat. Obama said this in…
The supreme court in the United Kingdom (UK) has dismissed the appeal filed by Process & Industrial Development (P&ID) that the £43m award in favour of Nigeria should be paid in Nigerian currency and not pound sterling. In a unanimous decision delivered by a five-member panel on Wednesday, the UK supreme court held that P&ID…
Nigerian Afrobeats star, Adeleke David popularly known as Davido has met with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss culture and creating a better world through global collaboration. The singer announced the meeting on Thursday via his X (formerly Twitter) page, expressing appreciation for the opportunity. “It was an honor meeting @EmmanuelMacron and sharing our visions…
The House of Representatives has moved to limit the authority of the president in removing the head of Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency. Lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill for second reading aimed at changing how the EFCC chairman can be removed from office. The proposal, which seeks to amend the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Establishment)…
The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure on Thursday said it has commenced the production of high-tech security equipment in partnership with the Department of State Services. The agency described the development as a major step towards achieving technological self-reliance in Nigeria’s security sector. Speaking at a briefing in Abuja, NASENI’s Executive Vice Chairman…
The National Association of University Students (NAUS) has pledged full support for ongoing protests against heavy-duty truck movements in student-heavy areas following a fatal Dangote Cement truck accident that claimed eight lives on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, near Adekunle Ajasin University (AAUA). The crash, which involved a cement-laden vehicle losing control and smashing into a…
Former presidential candidate and activist, Omoyele Sowore, has been whisked away from the precincts of the Federal High Court in Abuja by armed policemen, shortly after he made appearance for the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. Sowore, who is a frontline agitator for Kanu’s release from detention, was on…
The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has told the Federal High Court in Abuja that he will now be the one to defend himself in his ongoing trial for terrorism. He is currently facing a seven-count charge of terrorism, filed against him by the Federal Government. The IPOB leader…
At least eight persons, including a pregnant woman, have been confirmed dead in a fatal auto crush at Akungba-Akoko in Ondo State. Witnesses said the crush occurred when a truck carrying bags of cement lost control along the Owo–Akungba–Ikare Expressway and rammed into roadside shops, killing several people instantly. A resident said, “The driver lost…