16+ hour, 12+ min ago   (1045+ words) Fresh questions have emerged over the scale and value of lobbying expenditure associated with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in the United States. Documents filed under the United States Foreign Agents Registration Act, FARA,…...

17+ hour, 21+ min ago   (618+ words) The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has warned that drug trafficking is contributing to Nigeria’s wider security challenges, urging stronger action against those who profit from the illicit trade. Abbas spoke in Kaduna during the closing…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (351+ words) Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has ruled out returning to the approach of defending the naira adopted under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. Obi said he would allow the currency to operate under a…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (461+ words) Peter Obi has dismissed claims that he rejected an offer to become Atiku Abubakar’s vice-presidential candidate ahead of the 2027 election, insisting that no such proposal was ever made to him. The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) spoke…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (294+ words) The Abia State Police Command has arrested a man identified as Uzoma Uwaeme over the alleged brutal abuse of his 13-year-old son in Aba. Uwaeme was arrested by operatives of the Abayi Divisional Police Headquarters after a disturbing video showing…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (907+ words) The Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted about 603 firearms between January and August 2026, raising fresh concerns over the movement of illicit weapons into the country ahead of the 2027 general elections. The seizures come as Nigeria approaches the next election cycle, with…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (468+ words) The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre has arrested a 27-year-old woman, Hafsat Abubakar, over the alleged creation and circulation of a forged document claiming that fintech company OPay Nigeria Limited was shutting down its operations. The Force Public Relations…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (397+ words) The Benue State Police Command has arrested 46 persons following the obstruction of the convoy of Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate Peter Obi during his visit to the state. The arrests, according to the Commissioner of Police, Cletus Nwadiogbu, were…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (324+ words) Nigeria’s banking and financial system is coming under tighter regulatory scrutiny as the Central Bank of Nigeria intensifies efforts to block the movement of funds linked to terrorism and other illicit activities. The CBN announced that it had elevated terrorism-financing…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (693+ words) The leadership crisis in the Nigeria Football Federation has entered a new phase after FIFA and the Confederation of African Football suspended the federation’s September 27 election and announced plans to send officials to Abuja. The decision followed the resignation of…...