The Biu Police Area Command has detained two suspects in connection with the murder of a 50-year-old woman accused of witchcraft practices. The Commissioner of Police, Borno Command, Mr Yusuf Lawan confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) via telephone interview on Saturday. Lawan said the woman, Hajara Saleh, was murdered on…
The Federal Government has announced plans to regularise electricity tariffs in a bid to address disparities in the current billing system as well as encourage investment in the power sector. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, made this known at the ongoing public presentation of the National Integrated Electricity Policy and Nigeria Integrated Resource Plan…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has reminisced on his time in prison and the incredible efforts his late wife, Stella, made to secure his release. Speaking during the inauguration of the 250-bed Stella Obasanjo Hospital in Benin, Obasanjo revealed how his late wife travelled extensively, visiting places like Vatican City and France, to plead for his…
Comrade Mahmud Abubakar, Kwara State Candidate for NANS National President Congratulate a worthy leader, esteemed political icon, builder of men and a peace-maker, Hon. Moshood Alaka, Senior Adviser to the Workaholic Governor of Kwara State Governor on Party Affairs, on his installation and coronation as the new Chief Aare Atobashe of Idofian Land in Ifelodun…
Eleven passengers of a commercial bus have reportedly lost their lives in a tragic accident that occurred on Sunday, August 11, in Abia State. According to reports, the only survivor of the crash was the driver of the vehicle, which collided with a stationary truck on the Apu Na Ekpu/Egbelu Mbutu section of the busy…
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Mr Peter Obi and the immediate past Governor of Kaduna State have kick-started a movement aimed at ending President Bola Tinubu’s rule come 2027. This was confirmed by Atiku who read the text of a Press Conference addressed…
Nigerian skit maker and comedian, Mark Angel, has revealed that he is no longer managing the teen stars, Emmanuella and Success, a significant shift in his career and the dynamics of his popular comedy crew. This announcement comes just a few months after controversy arose surrounding Mark Angel’s former crew member, Denilson Igwe, who accused…
Nigeria’s external reserves have recorded a sustained rebound for the first time in 2025, rising by $364 million between April 30 and May 14, 2025. This marks the first consistent two-week upward trend in the country’s foreign reserves since they peaked on January 6, 2025, at $40.92 billion. According to the latest figures published by…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu alongside First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, will on Wednesday, November 27 depart Abuja on a state visit to France in honour of an invitation from French President, Emmanuel Macron. The visit which will last three days aims to strengthen political, economic, and cultural ties between Nigeria and France, with an emphasis on…
Gunmen suspected to be bandits, on Saturday, ambushed troops of the Nigerian Army in Gudu Local Government Area of Sokoto State, killing four soldiers in the process. The sole administrator of the council, Umar Balle, disclosed this on Sunday while speaking with our correspondent in a telephone conversation. Balle, who was among those ambushed by…