Category: News

The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, is optimistic that he will be released this month. Sharing this optimism, the President-General of the Igbo Community Association (ICA), FCT, Engr. Ikenna Ellis-Ezenekwe, who visited Kanu at the Department of State Services, DSS, headquarters in Abuja,  said the IPOB leader is […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has rejected the petition to recall Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents the Kogi Central Senatorial District in the Senate. Announcing this via its official X handle in a statement on Thursday, it said the petition failed to meet the constitutional requirements in Section 69(a) of the Constitution of the Federal […]

By Banji Ayoola Whenever you want to examine the Holy Word, know that It stands on a lofty pedestal far above you. That it is you who must genuinely exert yourself to approach It. And be permitted to gratefully draw from Its inexhaustible wealth for your well-being. Wear for your soul a clean garment for […]

Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Olayemi Cardoso The Central Bank of Nigeria  has declared that it has not introduced new N5,000 and N10,000 banknotes, contrary to a report. Debunking the report in a post on its Instagram page on Wednesday, the bank said that the report did not originate from it. It said, “The […]

Giant telecom operator, MTN, has debunked the allegations that it steals customers’ data, contrary to the persistent complaints by customers across the country. It denied any system to siphon data, blaming increased usage on shifts from 3G and 4G to 5G networks and heavier video streaming. Chief Executive Officer of MTN Ghana, Stephen Blewett, dismissed […]

US President Donald Trump speaks as he signs an executive order targeting ticket scalping in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 31, 2025. (Credit: Saul Loeb / AFP) US President Donald Trump has announced that exports from Nigeria to the United States will now be subjected to a 14 […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has raised the petrol pump price to N925 per litre at its retail stations in Lagos, and N950 per litre in Abuja. Effective from April 2, 2025, the new price represents an increase of N65 from the previous price of N860 per litre in Lagos and an N70 […]

Nigeria will take a $1.08bn World Bank loan to support education, nutrition and the economy. Already, the global financial institution has approved the concessional loan to enhance nutrition for underserved groups, build household and community resilience, and improve education quality. The bank said in a statement on its website on Wednesday that, “The World Bank […]

Presidency officials have disclosed that increasing concern over performance and alleged failure to meet key production targets impelled President Bola Tinubu to sack Mele Kyari and other board members of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL. The president had on Wednesday removed Kyari, who had been at the helm of the national oil company […]

A former presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2023 election, Dr. Nwachukwu Anakwenze, has expressed worries over the security situation in the country. He is particularly disturbed by the worrisome cases of killings, armed robbery, oil tanker explosions, attacks by gunmen, kidnapping for ransom, banditry and violent clashes […]