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The Ebonyi State Police Command will proceed with a post-mortem examination on Mary Habila, a physiotherapist who died under mysterious circumstances at the country home of Dave Umahi, the Minister of Works. Although the family of the deceased objects to the procedure, police authorities insist the autopsy is non-negotiable. Investigators require scientific clarity to resolve…
American warplanes pounded targets across southern Iran again on Thursday while Tehran fired drones and missiles at United States bases and allies in the Gulf, driving the reignited war over the Strait of Hormuz into a punishing sixth day and reviving fears of a fresh global oil shock. The US military said it launched…
The forgery trial of Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, the self styled Director General of a council the Presidency insists never existed, stalled again on Tuesday after the defendant failed to appear at the Federal High Court in Abuja, leaving prosecutors weighing an application for a bench warrant. Adeyemi was billed to take his plea…
Nigerian holders of the United States B1/B2 visitor visa have been reminded that the document carries firm limits, with the US Mission in Nigeria spelling out exactly what the visa permits and cautioning that any misuse could shut the door on future American travel for good. The reminder, posted on the Mission’s official X…
The Nigerian Senate has launched an intensive investigation into Aiteo Exploration and Production Company Limited, now known as Nembe Exploration and Production Company Limited, over an alleged remittance default totaling 71.65 million dollars and 30.7 billion naira. The Upper Legislative Chamber handed the investigative mandate to its Committee on Niger Delta Affairs following a motion…
Nigeria is merging its national identity database with a new digital address network to repair its broken public verification system. The National Identity Management Commission and the Nigerian Postal Service have launched a joint initiative to link the National Identification Number with a national digital postcode system. The integration will allow individuals to verify their…
A Lagos State Special Offences Court has admitted the extrajudicial statements of Godwin Emefiele as valid exhibits in his ongoing corruption trial. Justice Rahman Oshodi rejected defence arguments that anti-graft investigators extracted the documents under physical duress or procedural irregularities. The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria faces a 26-count charge detailing an…
The Nigerian Senate has deferred legislative action on the controversy surrounding a fictitious presidential agency that successfully secured a N1.3 billion allocation in the 2026 national budget. Lawmakers resolved to pause any independent parliamentary inquiries until the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission concludes its ongoing criminal investigation. This tactical pause prevents an…
The NNPC Limited has remitted N19.5 trillion to the Federation Account over fourteen months following a series of structural operational overhauls. Bayo Ojulari, the group chief executive officer, announced the figures during an energy conference in Abuja. The state-backed energy firm also clawed back $3.4 billion in expenses through aggressive contract restructuring and procurement adjustments….
The National Pension Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission have recovered over N3 billion in unremitted pension deductions from defaulting employers. The enforcement drive targeted chronic violators within the domestic electricity sector who withheld statutory worker savings. Officials have already credited the clawed-back funds directly into the individual retirement savings…
