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  Tinubu dissolves committee on sale of Federal Government properties PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate dissolution of the Presidential Implementation Committee (PIC) on the Alienation of Federal Government Properties. The President directed that all matters relating ...

  Edo State Ministry Rescues 11-Year-Old Girl Following Alleged Abuse, Orders Arrest of Suspects THE Edo State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development has taken custody of an 11-year-old girl, Rejoice Godswill, following a viral video alleging that she ...

Access Bank denies false social media message, assures customers of stable operations ACCESS Bank Plc has described as false and misleading a message circulating on social media and WhatsApp and impersonating the bank’s official handle. In a statement by it’s ...

  Davido tackles MC Oluomo after kicking against Osun state govt’s ban on NURTW operations in the state Singer Davido has take a swipe at NURTW chairman, MC Oluomo, who over the weekend kicked against the Osun state government’s decision ...

  Edo Govt rescues 11-year-old girl severely abused by her mother and stepfather The Edo State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development has taken an 11-year-old girl, Rejoice Godswill, into protective custody following a viral video alleging that she ...

  Judge escapes through the window after bandits storm Katsina Shari’ah court A Shari’ah court judge, Mohammed Muktar, narrowly escaped de@th or possible abduction after suspected bandits invaded a courtroom in Gwarjo village, Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State ...

  Appeal Court nullifies order deregistering ADC, 4 other political parties THE Court of Appeal in Abuja on Tuesday set aside a judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four other political ...

  Gunmen k!ll Army colonel for resisting abduction attempt, shoot wife and two others in Nasarawa A serving Nigerian military intelligence officer Colonel Abdussalam A. Ude, has been shot d3ad after reportedly resisting armed men who attempted to abduct him ...

  Woman allegedly st@bs her boyfriend and cuts off his manhood in Kano hotel after discovering his intention to marry another lady Kano State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old woman for allegedly st@bbing her boyfriend and severing his manhood ...

  Otedola acquires N77bn shares to increase his investment in First HoldCo to N1trn Femi Otedola, the chairman of First HoldCo, has increased his shareholding in the financial institution to 21.96 percent stake. According to a statement on share dealing ...

  United States President Donald Trump has praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for what he described as his decisive leadership in tackling terro.rism and insecurity in Nigeria In a letter dated July 6, 2026, Trump thanked Tinubu for his message and commended his efforts ...

  Wema Bank Wins Euromoney’s Nigeria’s Best Digital Bank for Consumers 2026 Award …. Recognition Affirms Bank’s Leadership in Digital Innovation and Customer-Centric Banking   Wema Bank, Nigeria’s oldest indigenous bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, ...

  Ebola: Second infected U.S. citizen flown to Germany for treatment GERMAN health authorities announced that a second U.S. citizen infected with Ebola is in Germany for treatment, roughly two months after the first U.S. patient arrived in the country. ...

  School of Eloquence receives Guinness World Records certificate for 480-hour speech marathon By Anthony Isibor THE School of Eloquence, Nigeria, has received its official Guinness World Records certificate, confirming its recognition as the holder of the world’s longest speech ...

  We’ll support you through this trying period, Makinde assures rescued Oriire abductees …thanks FG, Nigerians for working, clamouring for their safe return  OYO State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has assured the 39 pupils and 5 teachers rescued from bandits through ...

  More reactions trail FG’s suspension of WASSCE, NECO fees increase MORE reactions have continue to trail the Federal Government’s suspension of the proposed increase in registration fees for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the National ...

  UBA wins national sustainability award for ESG leadership THE United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has won the best financial services company award at the 2026 National Sustainability Achievements Awards. A statement by the bank on Monday in Lagos ...

  27-year-old Nigerian mum in UK d!ed by su!cide after mental health struggles, inquest hears An inquest into the tragic d3ath of a 27-year-old Nigerian mother-of-one in the United Kingdom has found she took her life. Beatrice Solomon was found ...

  My life is in danger – ‘Fake’ PFIPC DG’ Adeyemi claims Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, the man accused of forging government appointment letters and parading himself as Director-General of a non-existent Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) and Presidential Economic ...

  Choose natural foods for better health, Mrs Soludo urges Nigerians WIFE of Anambra Governor, Dr Nonye Soludo, has urged Nigerians to embrace natural foods instead of highly processed foods to promote healthy living and reduce the risk of lifestyle-related ...

  Peter Obi bemoans renewed Killings in Benue and Plateau States THE frontline opposition leader and the 2027 Presidential Candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress,  NDC, Peter Obi, has decried the renewed heartless Killings in Benue and Plateau States. Obi, ...

  Court remands blogger over defamatory story against Soludo, family A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Akwa, on Monday remanded an online publisher and blogger, Ejike Ofoegbu, over alleged defamatory publications targeting Gov. Chukwuma Soludo and members of his family. Ofoegbu, ...

  Court sentences ex-president to 2 years in jail A South Korean court on Monday sentenced a former  President Yoon Suk Yeol to two years ​in prison after finding him ‌guilty in a political funding case. Suk Yeol was found ...

  UBA wins national sustainability award for ESG leadership THE United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has won the best financial services company award at the 2026 National Sustainability Achievements Awards. A statement by the bank on Monday in Lagos ...

  Umahi sues over nurse death claims MINISTER of Works, Sen. David Umahi, says he has initiated legal action against individuals spreading what he described as false reports about a nurse’s death. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports social ...