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World

Deputy Majority Leader Champions Okura State Creation Amid Skepticism

Hon. Abdullahi Ibrahim Halims, Deputy Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, has confidently declared that Okura State, a proposed entity currently under...

Crime & conflict

Oil Prices Plummet to Three-Year Low, Signaling Mixed Outcomes for Nigeria

Oil prices have declined for the third consecutive day, dropping nearly 3% to their lowest level in three years, a development poised to...

Economy

Rising Human Rights Violations in Nigeria: A 25% Surge in February 2025

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of Nigeria reported a troubling 25% increase in human rights violation complaints in February 2025, with the...

Metro

EFCC Arrests 11 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Niger State Amid Abduction Confusion

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kaduna Zonal Directorate, has confirmed the arrest of 11 suspected internet fraudsters in a hotel in...

World

Lagos Assembly’s Leadership Crisis: Remote Work Becomes the New Normal

The Lagos State House of Assembly has thrust its staff and legislative aides into an indefinite remote work arrangement, a drastic move to...

Politics

Nigeria’s Lagos Airport Faces Another Runway Closure: A Test of Resilience

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced yet another closure of Runway 18R/36L at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos,...

Crime & conflictPolitics

FG Sues Binance for $79.5 Billion in Economic Losses and $2 Billion in Back Taxes

The Federal Government of Nigeria has launched a legal offensive against Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, demanding $79.5 billion for alleged economic...

World

APC Schedules National Caucus and NEC Meetings for Tuesday and Wednesday

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced that its National Caucus and National Executive Committee (NEC) meetings...

World

El-Rufai Credits Atiku for Economic Reforms Under Obasanjo

Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has acknowledged the pivotal role played by ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar in steering economic reforms during President...

Politics

Air Peace CEO Lauds Ekiti Cargo Airport as World-Class Facility

Dr. Allen Onyema, Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace Limited, has hailed the Ekiti Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport as one of the world’s...