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Osun First Lady Titilola Adeleke leads hundreds of women in a massive protest to the state police headquarters, alleging intimidation of political leaders. Protesters condemn rising political violence and killings across the state, urge President Bola Tinubu and...

Nigerian equities opened the new trading week strongly, with market capitalisation rising by ₦1.91 trillion to ₦160.421 trillion as the NGX All-Share Index climbed 1.20 percent to 248,529.75 points. Despite the sharp rise in the benchmark index, market...

Hussaini and Hassan Malami joined NNPC’s 2026 intake together. Hassan almost missed the recruitment after believing a family could have only one successful applicant. Both brothers received their employment offers on the same day. They now work in...

Nigeria Revenue Service Chairman Zacch Adedeji has identified fuel subsidy, an opaque foreign exchange market, an underperforming oil sector and a narrow tax base as four major economic distortions inherited by the Tinubu administration. Adedeji said the problems...

A record 230 migrants crossed the English Channel aboard a single small boat, setting a new benchmark for the highest number ever transported in one vessel to the UK. The UK government blamed organised criminal smuggling gangs for...

Nigerian onion traders have suspended exports to Ghana and asked ECOWAS to intervene, saying repeated disputes and alleged harassment of traders have made cross-border trade increasingly difficult. The latest action follows an earlier suspension in April after Nigerian...

Wike dismisses reports linking him to the Director-General position of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, describing the claims as false and unfounded. FCT Minister insists he has neither lobbied for nor discussed any campaign appointment, saying his political...

The Presidency says Vice President Kashim Shettima's ongoing two-week leave is not a holiday but a deliberate period of intensive study, reflection and intellectual renewal. Photographs released by the Office of the Vice President show Shettima immersed in...

Adedeji insists Tinubu lives a frugal lifestyle, saying the President walks to his office daily, eats only one meal and has avoided foreign trips in recent months. NRS chairman dismisses criticism over the President's convoy, arguing Tinubu's personal...

Netanyahu rejects President Trump's US-backed 15-point Gaza peace framework, insisting Israel will not make security concessions under international pressure. Israeli Prime Minister declares troops will remain in Gaza until Hamas undergoes a "genuine and verifiable" disarmament, rejecting any...