Vice -President Kashim Shettima and the Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Hajiya Zubaida Umar on Wednesday paid a sympathy visit to the victims of Monday’s bomb blasts in Maiduguri. Shettima, who spoke to newsmen shortly after the visit commiserated with the government, the people of Borno and the North-east, especially families of…
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate fell to 16.05 per cent in October 2025, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported on Monday, marking a continued decline from September’s 18.02 per cent. Year-on-year, inflation dropped sharply from 33.88 per cent in October 2024. Monthly data indicated a 0.93 per cent increase in consumer prices in October, up…
The Nigeria Forest Security Service (NFSS), says it is committed to safeguarding and protecting every forest and bushes in the country from all forms of criminality including kidnapping and insurgency. Mr Joshua Osatimehin, the Commandant-General of NFSS, said this on Tuesday during his tour of Southeast Command and sensitisation of the officers in Enugu. He…
The court of appeal in Calabar has affirmed the conviction of Peter Ogban, a professor of soil science at the University of Calabar, who was sentenced to prison for manipulating election results. In March 2021, the high court in Akwa Ibom state sentenced Ogban to three years in prison for manipulating election results. Ogban, who…
Authorities in Nigeria’s Kebbi State have launched a major search operation after 25 female students were kidnapped from a secondary school in the early hours of Monday. The students were taken from Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area, following an attack by gunmen armed with sophisticated weapons. The incident was…
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that Pastor Paul Adefarasin, founder of the House on the Rock Church, has presented himself for questioning regarding a viral video that appeared to show him holding a gun-like object during a roadside encounter. The Command, in a post shared via its official X (formerly Twitter) account on…
The Adamawa Police Command, working alongside the state Ministry of Justice, has launched a three-day capacity-building training aimed at equipping 108 police personnel with enhanced skills to manage Gender-Based Violence (GBV) cases more effectively. The participants, drawn from GBV desks across 54 police divisions, gathered in Yola on Tuesday for the opening of the programme….
The University of Benin (UNIBEN) has released the results of its Post-UTME and Direct Entry screening examinations, with candidates now able to check their scores through the university’s online portal. Public Relations Officer Dr Benedicta Ehanire confirmed the development in a statement on Tuesday, but cautioned applicants not to panic over the “NOT ADMITTED” message…
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, adjourned the trial of eight Chinese nationals and two others over allegations bordering on illegal mining until April 21. Justice James Omotosho adjourned the matter following an oral application for adjournment by the defence lawyer, Joe Agi, SAN, and which was not oppose by the prosecuting counsel,…
Segun Odegbami, a former member of the Green Eagles of Nigeria, has tipped Super Eagles goal poacher Victor Osimhen to break the long-standing Rashidi Yekini international goal record. Odegbami stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. He applauded Osimhen for surpassing his long-standing 44-year-old record as…
