Category: News

Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has said Nigeria was yet to attain true independence despite over six decades since its liberation from British colonial rule. Speaking in a video released on Nigeria’s Independence Day, Sowore argued that what the country celebrates annually was not the independence of the Nigerian people but […]

The Federal Ministry of Environment’s National Flood Early Warning Center (FEW Centre) has issued flood warning in addition to the flood prediction of the 29th September, 2025. A circular signed by the Director, Erosion, Flood and Coastal Zone Management Department of the Ministry, Usman Abdullahi Bokani revealed that the concerned locations and their environs were […]

As Nigerians mark 65th Independence Day, Sterling Bank has announced the scrapping of Account Maintenance Fees (AMF) across all personal accounts. This decision is coming months after abolishing transfer fees on local online transactions in April 2025. The Bank said the decision cuts at the heart of a revenue model that has long cost Nigerian […]

A combined team of Operatives of the Rapid Response Team and the Anti-Cultism team of the Bayelsa State Police Command, on Tuesday, arrested a 47-year-old physically challenged man and five others over an alleged attack on a vigilante personnel in Kolo community, Ogbia local government area of the State The disabled person, identified as Okpara […]

Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has called on the Federal Government to urgently remove the state Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, accusing him of partisanship and unethical conduct. Governor Yusuf made the call on Wednesday during Nigeria’s 65th Independence Day anniversary celebration at the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano, where he expressed displeasure […]

Osun State Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Gotan, has ordered full investigation into the circumstances that led to the death of three persons on Tuesday in Akinlalu, Ife North local government area of Osun State. The commissioner ordered the immediate transfer of the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Osogbo, which is the […]

Nigeria has taken a major step to fortify its fight against economic crimes with the official launch of the ISO 37003:2025 Fraud Control Management Systems standard, in partnership with the British Standards Institution (BSI). The landmark framework aims to strengthen business integrity, enhance transparency, and reassure global investors of Nigeria’s commitment to combating fraud and […]

The Action Alliance (AA) has rejected a judgment of the Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, which reportedly recognised the Adekunle Rufai Omoaje-led executive as leaders of the party. The party maintained that its authentic national leadership remains Chief Kenneth Udeze, stressing that previous rulings of both trial courts and the Court of Appeal had […]

Nigeria’s former Chief of Defence Staff, retired General Lucky Irabor, is set to release a new book on Boko Haram insurgency that promises to reshape public understanding of the terrorist group and its impact on the country. The book, titled “Scars: Nigeria’s Journey and the Boko Haram Conundrum,” will be formally unveiled on October 3, […]

Nigerian singer and songwriter Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has become the first female Nigerian artist to sell over 10 million units of a single in the United States. The feat was confirmed on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, by Chart Data on X (formerly Twitter), which announced that “WAIT FOR U”, her collaborative hit […]