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  “Trump’s Venezuela Invasion Could Trigger World War III” — Former Minister, Bolaji Akinyemi Former Minister of External Affairs, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, has condemned the reported invasion of Venezuela by United States special forces, accusing former US President Donald Trump ...

  FirstHoldCo Announces FirstBank Has Met ₦500 Billion Regulatory Capital Requirement -Shareholders commit to future injection of more capital to the Groups’ other subsidiaries   First HoldCo Plc (“FirstHoldCo” or “the Group”) has announced that its commercial banking subsidiary, First ...

  Gunmen Raid Niger State Community Market, K!ll Over 30, Abduct Several Others At least 30 people, including women, were killed on Saturday when suspected bandits attacked Kasuwan Daji market in Demo community, Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. ...

  Abia Man Is Murd£red In His Community, Ohafia, Days To Wedding; Houses Set Ablaze A young man named Igwe Akuma, from Ndi Uma compound, was k!lled on Friday, Jan. 2, during a crisis in Okon-Aku community, Ohafia Local Government ...

  INEC Chairman Reaffirms Commitment To Free, Fair, And Credible 2027 Elections The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash O. Amupitan, SAN, has reaffirmed the commission’s commitment to conducting free, fair, and credible elections in 2027, ...

  FirstBank Hosts Nigeria Economic Outlook 2026,  Leads Conversation on Economic Growth   Lagos, 2 January 2026 – FirstBank, West Africa’s premier financial institution and financial inclusion service provider is pleased to announce the Nigeria Economic Outlook 2026 scheduled to ...

  Nigerian woman returns N330 million mistakenly credited to her bank account In a remarkable display of integrity, a Nigerian woman identified as Aisha Isah Yelwa, has returned N330 million mistakenly credited to her bank account. Mrs. Yelwa, a petty ...

  “I Was Paid N100,000 To Bomb Worshippers” — Maiduguri Su!cide Bomber Confesses A suspected Boko Haram su!cide bomber, Ibrahim Mohammed, captured by troops of Operation HADIM KAI in collaboration with hunters in Yobe state has confessed to being paid ...

  Lagos fire: Trapped China-returnee, two others recovered dead A China-based clothier, identified simply as Obum, has been recovered de@d alongside a male and a female adult from the rubble of the Great Nigeria Insurance House plaza, which was gutted ...

  Abroad Returnee Macheted To Ð3ath By His Childhood Friend During Housewarming Party In Edo The Edo State Police Command has arrested a 43-year-old man, Amadin Williams for the alleged m8rder of his childhood friend, Eghosa Osas, in Oben community, ...

  Unknown gunmen shoot Catholic priest in Imo State on Christmas eve A Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Raymond Njoku, was shot and seriously injured by gunmen on Christmas Eve in Ogbaku, Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State. The assailants, ...

  “U.S. Didn’t Seek Nigeria’s Approval Before Airstrikes On T3rrorist Targets” — Civil Rights Leader, Rafsanjani Civil society organisation leader and Executive Director of the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), Auwal Rafsanjani, has said that the United States did ...

  US President, Donald Trump, Wishes Ð3að T3rrorists K!lled In Nigeria Last Night By US Airstrike Merry Christmas He wrote: “Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and d3adly strike against ISIS Terrorist ...

  Christmas is unbiblical – Pastor William Folorunsho Kumuyi Pastor William Folorunsho Kumuyi, General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, has once again clarified the church’s stance on Christmas. He emphasized that since the ministry’s inception, they have never ...

  JUST IN: Senate President, Godswill Akpabio’s Outrider Ð!es In Road Crash Two Months To Retirement Mr Hassan Husseini, a dedicated outrider to the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has d!ed in a road accident. Husseini d!ed on Sunday, ...

  Trump Recalls US Ambassador To Nigeria, Others United States President Donald Trump has reportedly recalled the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills, and other career diplomats from their ambassadorial posts. According to Politico, the move is part of ...

  Senator Peter Nwaoboshi Ð!es At 68 Former Delta North Senator, Peter Onyelukachukwu Nwaoboshi, has passed away at the age of 68. Details surrounding his death are yet to be disclosed. Nwaoboshi was a proud son of Delta State and ...

  AGF Pushes Back As Senate Moves To Enforce D3ath Penalty For Kidnapping The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has opposed the Senate’s proposal to amend Nigeria’s anti-terrorism law to impose the d+ath ...

  FG Reportedly Moves To Tax Generator Owners In Abuja Over Pollution The Federal Government of Nigeria is set to begin charging generator owners in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for noise pollution, sparking concern among residents and business owners. ...

  Peter Obi asks FG to publish Nigeria–France tax administration agreement Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, says the Nigeria–France tax memorandum of understanding (MoU) must be transparent, as it has generated understandable ...

  Top 20 Finalists Emerge For Hackaholics 6.0 Following the 2-day pre-pitch for the grand finale, Wema Bank, Nigeria’s leading innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has announced the Top 20 finalists for Hackaholics 6.0. ...

  EFCC Arrests Herbalists With $3.4 Million, €280,000 Counterfeit Notes In Osun, Lagos Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have uncovered huge counterfeit foreign notes to the tune of $3, 430, 000 ...

  JUST IN: Burkina Faso Frees 11 Nigerian Air Force Personnel After Diplomatic Talks Burkina Faso has released 11 Nigerian Air Force (NAF) pilots and crew members, nine days after their detention, following intensive diplomatic efforts by the Nigerian government. ...

  President Bola Tinubu has reportedly suspended plans to grant an extraordinary promotion to his Aide-de-Camp (ADC), Colonel Nurudeen Yusuf, following interventions from senior retired military officers, including two former Chiefs of Army Staff Yusuf was reportedly slated to be ...

  A tragic incident has occurred in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, where 12 people were k!lled on Tuesday night by suspected militia It was gathered that the incident occurred at a mining site in the Ratoso ...