Nigeria Recorded Zero Cases Of Piracy In About Five Years, Naval Chief Says
The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, on Saturday said that Nigeria has recorded zero cases of piracy on its waterways in the last five years. Ogalla disclosed this while fielding questions from newsmen on the sidelines of the passing-out parade of the 2025 set of young sailorsContinue Reading
INEC Conducts By-Elections, Re-Run In 13 States, 16 Constituencies
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday conducted by-elections in 16 constituencies across the country, with voters casting their ballots to elect their representatives to fill vacant legislative seats. The affected states were Jigawa, Edo, Ogun, Oyo, Adamawa, Anambra, Kaduna, Kano, Taraba, Kogi, Niger, Enugu, and Zamfara. Saturday’s by-electionsContinue Reading
Catholics seek help as kidnapped Edo seminarians spend 36th day in captivity
The two seminarians of Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary in Ivhianokpodi Agenebode, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State, who were kidnapped on July 10, are yet to gain freedom, Frontline reports. Gunmen stormed the school, killed a civil defence corps officer, and abducted three seminarians. While one of theContinue Reading
Inflation drops to 21.88% as food cost falls
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday said headline inflation declined to 21.88% in July 2025 from the 22.22% recorded in June 2025. The crash, according to the Statistician General of the Federation Prince Adeyemi Adeniran, was because of lowered cost of foods, transportation and the others variables. HeContinue Reading
Ogoni youths endorse Tinubu for second term, back HYPREP appointees
Ogoni youths under the auspices of the National Youth Council of Ogoni People (NYCOP) have endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term in office. The youths also declared their support for Tinubu’s new appointees on the Governing Council and Board of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP). Rising fromContinue Reading
12 Killed In Kano Road Accident
At least 12 people have been confirmed dead in a road accident in the Garun Malam Local Government Area of Kano State. The incident, which occurred along the Zaria–Kano Highway, around Samawa Village in the early hours of Friday, involved a DAF Trailer with registration number KMC 931 ZE, loadedContinue Reading
Anambra bye-election: Political titans set for defining contest
Today, all eyes are on the Anambra South Senatorial District ahead of tomorrow’s bye-election. The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Labour Party (LP), and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) are set for a fierce contest. The political atmosphere in Anambra South is charged withContinue Reading
Okonjo-Iweala: give Tinubu credit for stabilising economy
The Tinubu Administration deserves credit for stabilising the economy, Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said yesterday. She lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s sweeping economic reforms, describing them as pivotal in restoring economic stability and laying the groundwork for sustainable growth. She spoke after visiting theContinue Reading
Fed Govt targets 20m youths in national drive skills
Shettima chairs GenU Board, 60% female beneficiaries targeted The Federal Government has launched an ambitious national skills programme to connect 20 million young Nigerians to jobs, training, and entrepreneurship opportunities by 2030. Sixty per cent of the participants under the programme will be women. Vice President Kashim Shettima announced theContinue Reading
Suspected vandals loot, damage FG’s 80-bed mother, child hospital in Oyo
Suspected vandals have allegedly looted and destroyed the 80-bed Federal Government Mother and Child Specialist Hospital in Pakiotan, Ogbomoso North Local Government Area of Oyo State. The yet-to-be-operational facility, fully equipped with beds, drugs, laboratory tools, and other medical consumables worth millions of naira, was commissioned on May 27, 2023.Continue Reading