The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Badagry Area Command, has uncovered a suspected fake university operating from a three-bedroom apartment in Ilado, Olorunda Local Council Development Area of Lagos State. During the operation, the command rescued 106 youths allegedly recruited into the scheme and arrested the suspected proprietor. The suspect allegedly lured victims…
Team Nigeria has won the Gold Award in the Middle School Group Category at the 2026 Spelling Bee World Cup held in Shanghai, China. The achievement marks a historic milestone for the country, which made its first-ever appearance at the global competition. The Nigeria Spelling Bee announced the victory on its official Facebook page on…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Osita Okechukwu, has urged African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race and embrace the role of a statesman. Okechukwu said Atiku’s decision to contest the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential ticket in 2022 weakened the…
Isaac Fayose has urged his elder brother, former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose, to reject his appointment as Chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA). He argued that the position does not reflect the former governor’s political stature. Isaac made the remarks in a video posted on his Instagram page shortly after the Presidency announced…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 26 people into the boards and leadership of 10 federal government agencies and commissions. Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, emerged as Chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA). The appointments take immediate effect. The President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, announced them in…
Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has dismissed claims that President Bola Tinubu‘s administration borrowed N80 trillion. He said the sharp rise in Nigeria’s public debt mainly reflects naira depreciation, inherited obligations and accounting adjustments rather than fresh borrowing. Oyedele spoke during an economic review session organised by…
The vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has confirmed that Peter Obi agreed to serve only one four-year term if elected president in 2027. He said both leaders signed a written agreement before accepting the party’s presidential ticket. Speaking on Channels Television, Kwankwaso said he was confident Obi would…
The investigation into the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) gathered momentum on Monday after the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) questioned the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila. At the same time, the House of Representatives summoned several key government agencies. Lawmakers want the agencies to explain…
The self-styled Director-General of the alleged Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Prince Adeyemi Matthew Adeniyi, has explained how the controversial agency appeared in the Federal Government’s 2026 budget despite his arrest before the appropriation process ended. Adeniyi made the claims during an interview with social media influencer Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan,…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the National President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo, in the sum of N2 billion. Bodejo is standing trial over an alleged $2.63 million money laundering case. Justice Inyang Ekwo granted the application on Monday. He ruled that the offences are bailable and that…
