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The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu has issued a stern warning to state governors, stating he will consider issuing an Executive Order to ensure compliance with last week’s Supreme Court ruling on local government financial autonomy. Speaking at the 15th National Executive Committee meeting of the All Progressives Congress in Abuja…
The Abia State Police Command has announced the arrest of 809 suspects in connection with various criminal offences recorded across the state between January and December 2025. Commissioner of Police Danladi Isa disclosed the figures on Friday during a year-end briefing held at the command headquarters in Umuahia. According to CP Isa, the arrests stemmed…
Ekiti State Dismisses Lead Surgeon, Suspends Surgical Team Following Organ Harvesting Investigation Ado-Ekiti – The Ekiti State Government has dismissed a senior surgeon and suspended multiple support staff at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) following an investigative panel’s findings into a serious medical malpractice case involving the unauthorized removal of a patient’s kidneys….
The trade volume between China and Nigeria has exceeded $22 billion, marking a significant milestone in the two countries’ growing economic relationship, China’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, announced on Thursday. Speaking at the 1st Annual China-Nigeria Government Exchange Program Alumni Reunion Gala in Abuja, Yu confirmed that 2025 trade figures have already surpassed those…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the 2026 national budget, paving the way for its formal presentation to a joint session of the National Assembly by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu later today. The approval clears a key constitutional step in the budgetary process and signals the commencement of legislative consideration of the 2026 Appropriation…
In a decisive move to address the escalating leadership crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has summoned the party’s two rival factions to a critical reconciliation meeting at its national headquarters in Abuja. The intervention by the nation’s electoral umpire underscores the severity of the internal conflict, which…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally requested the National Assembly to repeal and re-enact the 2024 and 2025 national budgets, a move aimed at realigning Nigeria’s fiscal framework with current economic realities and ending the practice of overlapping appropriation cycles. In a letter dated December 18, 2025, and addressed to the Speaker of the…
A Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound while under investigation for allegedly diverting police weaponry to criminal gangs in Niger State. The officer, DSP Isah Abdullahi, reportedly shot himself inside a secured armory on December 16, 2025, as auditors confronted him over significant shortages in arms and ammunition….
Bauchi – The Federal Operations Unit, Zone ‘D’, of the Nigeria Customs Service has seized smuggled goods with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of over ₦82.1 million in a two-week operation across nine states in the country’s North-East and North-Central regions. The Zone Comptroller, Mr. Abdullahi Kaila, disclosed this during a press briefing in Bauchi…
The Kwara South Consultative Forum has rejected a call by the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, to rename the University of Ilorin after Sheikh Alimi, describing the proposal as divisive and insensitive. In a statement signed by its Secretary-General, Mr Adebayo Daramola, the group said the university belongs to all ethnic groups in…
