There was palpable tension in the nation’s maritime sector on Thursday, as freight forwarding practitioners expressed fears over the implementation of the Federal Government’s new tax regime, which took effect on January 1, 2026. Some freight agents who spoke with ...
Chinese war games around Taiwan “unnecessarily” spiked tensions in the region, the US State Department said Thursday, calling on Beijing to “cease its military pressure.” “China’s military activities and rhetoric toward Taiwan and others in the region increase tensions unnecessarily. ...
The Nigerian Army has said that the continued detention of two separatist leaders, Nnamdi Kanu and Simon Ekpa, has bought relative peace in the Southeast region of the country. Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Michael Onoja, said this ...
The Zamfara State Police Command has confirmed the attacks by bandits on Maikogo and Maiaya’a communities of the state where bandits abducted several villagers after unleashing attacks. It was also gathered that the Command is making frantic efforts to confirm ...
Ondo State Governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has ordered intensified security patrols across communities and forest areas of the state. The directive was issued on Thursday during a meeting with security chiefs in Akure, the state capital. The meeting was held ...
The Lagos State government has begun compiling a list of missing persons following the recent fire at the Great Nigeria Insurance (GNI) building on Martins Street, Lagos Island. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday, January 1, by ...
Former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, his son, Abubakar Abdulaziz Malami will today, December 2, begin bail battle in the N9bn corruption charges brought against them by the federal government. Malami, his ...
Heavy gun battles erupted between the Nigerian Military and heavily armed bandits riding over 50 motorcycles in Yankwada, Babanduhu, and other villages in Shanono Local Government Area of Kano State on Thursday night, continuing until 5 a.m. on Friday. Confirming ...
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has commenced nationwide mobilisation of students to protest the implementation of the new tax laws, which took effect on Thursday, January 1, 2026. The student body declared January 14, 2026, as a National ...
Prices of petroleum products are expected to decline marginally at the pumps from January 1, 2026. The projection is contained in the latest outlook report by the Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (COMAC), which guides pricing decisions by oil marketing ...
Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere, the Onitsha-based cleric widely known as Prophet Odumeje, has declared 2026 a year of “kabush kabash” for his followers. He made the declaration during a crossover service at his church, describing the new year as a period marked ...
By mid-2025, Nigeria’s security situation had drifted far from the early wins of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. What unfolded instead was a year defined by jihadists’ infiltration from the Sahel, the re-emergence of mass abductions, and a controversial international episode ...
An Akure Magistrate’s Court has ordered the arrest and remand of the Ondo State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Seun Osamaye, over an alleged assault on Chief Magistrate Temitope Alphonso. The incident reportedly occurred within the premises of the Ondo State ...
The Islamic State of West Africa Province, ISWAP, has continued to wreak havoc on Christian communities in the Northeast, Nigeria. This comes as ISWAP burned down a Christian village in Adamawa State. A security expert, Brant Philip, disclosed this on ...
The Ogun State Police Command on Thursday confirmed the arrest of the driver of the ill-fated Lexus SUV conveying the World boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, and two of his close friends before it crashed on Monday around Danco, along the ...