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Ogun community demands ward delineation

The Owu community in the Abeokuta North Local Government of Ogun State has protested what it described as an unfair allocation of electoral wards, despite its significant population and high voter...

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Cardano Investors Who Bought in 2020 Haven’t Seen Significant Growth Yet—This...

Cardano (ADA) investors who invested in 2020 experienced lower than anticipated lucrative returns in the market. Some early supporters of Cardano now face frustration due to the project’s slow...

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The Next Altcoin Season: Token Set to Outperform Solana (SOL) with a Massive...

In the wild crypto arena of 2025, investors are shunning old-school behemoths and rushing into new-school tokens with explosive growth potential. Specifically, Remittix (RTX) has been gaining momentum...

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Dogecoin (DOGE) and This Crypto Are Devouring Shiba Inu’s (SHIB) Market Share...

In 2025, the crypto market is heating up as Dogecoin (DOGE) and Rexas Finance (RXS) are making major moves, taking a bigger bite of Shiba Inu’s (SHIB) market share. Dogecoin, now priced at $0.19, shows...

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Police inspector shoots self dead in Ogun

A police inspector, Ajele Oloyede, has reportedly died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at a ceramics company in Igbesa, Ogun State, where he was stationed as part of the security detail. PUNCH...

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‘It’s patently unlawful,’ SERAP sues Akpabio over Natasha’s suspension

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has sued Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, over what it described as the “patently unlawful” suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The...

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Lagos diverts traffic for Independence Bridge repairs

The Lagos State Government has announced a diversion plan ahead of emergency repairs on Independence/Mekwen Bridge, inbound the Marina/CMS route. The state Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun...

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No gang up can stop Tinubu’s re-election – Ex-Osun lawmaker

A former lawmaker who represented Obokun State Constituency in the Osun State House of Assembly between 2015 and 2019, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has declared that no amount of political gang-up can stop...

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Lagos corper alleges threats over viral video criticising Tinubu’s government

A Lagos-based National Youth Service Corps member, Ushie Uguamaye, has raised concerns over alleged threats following her viral video criticising President Bola Tinubu’s government over inflation and...

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Lawan reaffirms loyalty to APC, dismisses defection rumours

Former Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has reaffirmed his commitment to the All Progressives Congress, dismissing recent speculations about his defection to the Social Democratic Party as “entirely...

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Amnesty International condemns alleged threats against corps member for...

Amnesty International Nigeria has condemned the alleged threats and intimidation being faced by Lagos-based National Youth Service Corps member, Ushie Uguamaye, after her viral TikTok video criticising...

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Oyo insists on demolition of illegal structures near schools

The Oyo State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to demolishing illegal structures around schools across the state, insisting that there will be no reversal of its stance. This declaration was...

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PICTORIAL: NDLEA intercepts cocaine, opioid shipments meant for US, Saudi...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted multiple illicit drug consignments bound for the United States, Saudi Arabia, Poland, Italy, and the United Arab Emirates. The drugs, including...

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Ooni of Ife celebrates first birthday of twins

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Sunday celebrated the birthday of his twins, Ooreade and Oreade, as they clocked one. Taking to his verified Instagram page, the Ooni wrote, “One year ago, the...

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Pope Francis embraces hospitalisation as ‘period of trial’

Pope Francis acknowledged on Sunday being fragile and “facing a period of trial”, as he thanked well-wishers for prayers in a message from hospital, where he has been receiving treatment for pneumonia....

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EFCC recovered N365.4bn, secured 4,111 convictions in 2024 – Olukoyede

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said it recovered over N365.4bn and secured 4,111 convictions in 2024. The commission’s Executive Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, disclosed this in Uyo, Akwa Ibom...

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Navy seizes 13,800 litres of petrol, 71 foreign rice bags in Lagos

The Forward Operating Base (FOB) Badagry of the Nigerian Navy has seized no fewer than 13,800 litres of petrol and 71 bags of foreign rice in multiple operations targeting smugglers along the Badagry...

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Student deaths prompt appeal for Kebbi varsity closure

A yet-to-be-identified illness has reportedly claimed the lives of five students at Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero. The deaths of the students have prompted an appeal for the...

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IPU: Senate dismisses Akpoti-Uduaghan’s arrest allegations

The Nigerian Senate has dismissed allegations by suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan regarding a planned arrest upon her return from the Inter-Parliamentary Union event in New York. Senate...

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Army chief urges soldiers to make Nigeria safer

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. -Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has urged troops of the Nigerian Army to make the country safer and more secure to ensure the safety and well-being of all Nigerians. Oluyede gave...

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