Kano, two other northern states sign N 50bn energy investment deal
Oct. 21, 2025 Governors of Kano and Katsina States as well as their Jigawa colleague have signed a ₦50 billion ‘Tri-State Energy Investment Agreement’ aimed at boosting energy security and…
NDLEA launches online portal for drug integrity test, visa clearance certificate
Oct 21, 2025 The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has launched a digital platform that will make its drug integrity test and visa clearance processes seamless, more accessible and…
Crude oil, condensate output drops in September, experts give reasons Report
Oct. 21, 2025 The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has recorded 1.61 million barrels per day (mbpd) of Crude and condensate production in September, slightly down from 1.65…
Tanker explosion kills 35, injures 46 in Niger – FRSC
Oct. 21, 2025 No fewer than 35 persons have been feared dead, while 46 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a petrol tanker explosion on Bida–Agaie expressway, at Essa…
Court sacks Ebonyi LG Chairmen, councillors, declares election unconstitutional
Oct. 21, 2025 The Federal High Court in Ebonyi has sacked the 13 Council Chairmen and 171 Councillors in the state, declaring their elections as “unconstitutional”. The Ebonyi State Independent…
Reps approve new federal universities in Borno, Imo, Kaduna, Kano
Oct. 21, 2025 The House of Representatives at plenary on Tuesday, approved the establishment of four Federal Universities in Borno, Imo, Kaduna and Kano states to enhance learning in the country….
4.24m Nigerians affected by blindness, visual impairment
Oct. 21, 2025 An NGO, Sightsavers International says over 4.25 million Nigerians are affected by blindness or visual impairment, many due to preventable or treatable conditions like cataracts, glaucoma and…
Court sends popular Bishop to prison for alleged sexual abuse of church member
An Abakaliki Magistrate Court on Tuesday remanded a Bishop Onyeagoziri Ndubueze in Abakaliki Correctional Centre for alleged sexual abuse of a 22-year-old female member of his church. The Chief Magistrate,…
2027: Unique Ladies For Sheriff Pass Confidence Vote in Tinubu, Oborevwori
A socio-political group, Unique Ladies For Sheriff on Tuesday passed a vote of confidence in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Sheriff Oborevwori. The group unanimously passed the vote…
Social media influencer, MandyKiss, lands DPO in trouble
The Commissioner of Police, Ondo State Command, CP Adebowale Lawal, has ordered the immediate redeployment of the Divisional Police Officer, Enu-Owa Division, following his unprofessional handling of a recent case…