PenCom, NPC collaborate to recover N1.3bn pension debt from media organisations
April 29, 2025 The Director-General of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), Omolola Oloworaran, has said that newspaper organisations in the country were owing retired journalists more than N1.3 billion unpaid…
Alleged Cybercrime: EFCC receives 24 suspects repatriated from from Ghana, begins probe
April 29, 2025 Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have commenced investigations of 24 Nigerian youths arrested in Ghana over their…
How Uzodinma is building Africa’s next Silicon Valley out of Imo, by Chimezie Orisakwe
It is often wise to be sceptical when politicians promise heaven on earth because, more often than not, they have shown Nigerians that their grand declarations frequently lack corresponding action….
Aisha Achimugu arrives Nigeria, ‘arrested’ by EFCC operatives
On-the-run Aisha Achimugu has arrived Abuja airport early Tuesday morning from London to appear before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over fraud allegations following a Court order. She…
Blast kills at least 26 people in Borno – Residents say
April 29, 2025 At least 26 people were killed on Monday when two vehicles detonated an improvised explosive device in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state, the heartland of an Islamist insurgency,…
Global Esan summit holds May 10, plans to make Esanland great again
Against the backdrop of rising insecurity and ensuing fears amongst the people, the future of Esanland, located in the Central Senatorial Zone of Edo State will top the agenda of the Leadership Summit, being organized next…
Alleged corruption: Okpebholo suspends Edo Healthcare agency secretary just 2 months into his job
Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo has suspended the Executive Secretary of Edo Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr Caulson Oahimire, over alleged financial infractions barely two months into his job. This…
Tinubu welcomes Oborevwori, Okowa to APC; calls them great leaders
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Monday, described the defection of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, and the entire structure of Delta State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to the All…
Lagos taskforce nabs 2 motorcyclists transporting illicit drugs
April 28, 2025 The Chairman, Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (Taskforce), CSP Adetayo Akerele, says the agency has detained two suspects for allegedly using motorcycles as couriers to…
Migrant boat sinks off Tunisia with at least eight dead, 29 rescued
April 28, 2025 Tunisia’s coast guard on Monday recovered the bodies of eight African migrants after their boat sank off the country’s coast as it sailed towards Europe, a security…