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French President Emmanuel Macron has called on European companies to suspend planned investments in the United States following President Donald Trump’s announcement of sweeping global tariffs on Amer...

Former Senator Ishaku Elisha Abbo has accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of managing the Nigerian Senate as a personal empire, claiming senators are subservient to him. Speaking on Arise News, ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disowned a circular claiming it has introduced two new denominations—N5,000 and N10,000 notes. The apex bank described the circular as “fake” in a statement via i...

Nigeria’s oil sector faces fresh uncertainty as host communities in Bayelsa State have issued a 14-day ultimatum to NNPC Exploration & Production Limited (NEPL), threatening to shut down operation...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has ruled that the petition seeking to recall Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of Kogi Central does not meet constitutional requirements.In a statem...

The death of Galadiman Kano, Abbas Sanusi, has unexpectedly brought together Kano’s political rivals, uniting figures from the APC and NNPP.Sanusi, the longest-serving member of the Kano Emirate Counc...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart for Paris, France, on Wednesday on a short working visit, the Presidency has revealed. A statement signed by Tinubu’s spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, said that duri...

Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has officially announced the members of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the 23rd National Sports Festival, scheduled to be held in Enugu in 2026. In a st...

Global Rights, a human rights advocacy organization, has strongly condemned the brutal lynching of sixteen hunters in Uromi, Edo State, on March 27, 2025. The victims were reportedly mistaken for kidn...

African airlines recorded a 5.7% year-on-year decline in air cargo demand in February 2025, with capacity decreasing by 0.6% in the same period. Capacity, measured in available cargo tonne-kilometers ...

Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have impounded a long-container truck loaded with 70,000 litres of stolen crude oil in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, in a major crackd...

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, has expressed deep sympathy for traders and property owners affected by the recent fire outbreak at Onitsha Main Market, Anambra Sta...

The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has made another major breakthrough in its ongoing investigation into financial irregularities in the oil and gas sector, recovering an add...

Troops of the 6 Division, Nigerian Army, have arrested 39 suspected oil thieves and dismantled 18 illegal refining sites in a sustained crackdown against crude oil theft and related crimes in the Nige...

As Nigerian Muslims join their counterparts across the world to celebrate this year’s Eid-El-Fitr, some state governors, in their Eid messages, urged them to pray for peace in the country.Eid-El-Fitr,...

The Sultan of Sokoto Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar on Sunday asked Nigerians to continue to pray and support leaders at all levels of government to be able to bring about the needed growth and development o...

The Court of Appeal in Enugu has affirmed the ruling of the Enugu State High Court, declaring the arrest and detention of Stephen Egwuatu by the State Security Services (SSS) as unlawful. Presided ove...

Canada’s Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has reduced its immigration backlog, improving visa processing efficiency. As of March 2025, the backlog has dropped to 821,200, a 7.95% de...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has appointed Heirs Holdings Founder and Group Chair, Tony Elumelu, to its Advisory Council on Entrepreneurship and Growth, convened by IMF Managing Director, Kri...

The House of Representatives has advanced a bill that seeks to bar individuals above 60 years from contesting for the offices of President and Governor in Nigeria.Sponsored by Rep. Ikeagwuonu Ugochiny...