EFCC Arrests Cameroonian Businessman Over Alleged N1.5bn Bank Fraud in Lagos
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a 47-year-old Cameroonian businessman, Bekono Marc Eric, over an alleged N1.5 billion fraud involving a first-generation bank in Lagos. The anti-graft agency…
Orhionmwon Council Chairman Cracks Down on Kidnappers’ Hideouts, Clears Notorious Ugboko Niro–Ugo Axis
The Executive Chairman of Orhionmwon Local Government Council, Hon. Thompson Osagie, has once again demonstrated decisive and people-focused leadership by fulfilling his commitment to rid the local government of criminal…
Accord Party Cuts Nomination Fees, Offers Waivers for Women and Youth Ahead of 2027 Polls
The Accord Party has slashed its nomination costs and introduced sweeping waivers for women, youth and Persons With Disabilities as part of preparations for the 2027 general elections, the party’s…
Foreign Reserves Surge Past $50 Billion as Net Reserves Hit $34 Billion Under Tinubu Reforms
Nigeria’s foreign reserves have crossed the $50 billion mark for the first time in 13 years, with net reserves now at $34 billion, ten times what the government inherited in…
Ex-CCB Commissioner Urges Journalists to Investigate Alleged N34trn Missing Funds
A former Federal Commissioner of the Code of Conduct Bureau has called on Nigerian journalists to embark on rigorous fact-finding over allegations of N34 trillion in public funds said to…
ADC, PDP Leaders Discuss Alliance to Present Single Presidential Candidate for 2027
Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party and the African Democratic Congress are in talks to form an alliance that could see both parties back a single presidential candidate for the…
Minister Urges Journalists to Lead Charge Against Lead Poisoning Through Battery Waste Revolution
The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, has called on journalists to ignite a national revolution in battery waste management to tackle the growing threat of lead poisoning across Nigeria.…
Beauty, Hygiene, and Transit Upended as Water and Power Shortages Reshape Daily Life in Cuba
Severe shortages of water, power, and money combined with a U.S. energy blockade have deepened poverty and increased hunger across Cuba, forcing residents from Havana to Santiago to abandon long-established…
Task Force Operative Shot Dead in Wuse 2 After Dispute Over Vehicle Immobilization
A Federal Capital Territory task force operative has been shot dead in the Wuse 2 district of Abuja following a heated altercation with unidentified security personnel over an attempted vehicle…
Petrol Prices Drop at Filling Stations as Dangote and NNPC Lead Market-Wide Cuts
Filling stations across Nigeria have reduced petrol pump prices following fresh cuts by Dangote Refinery and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, bringing relief to motorists in Lagos, Abuja, and…
