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A suspect standing trial over the June 5, 2022 attack on St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, has told a Federal High Court in Abuja that a Department of State Services officer threatened to feed his corpse to crocodiles if he refused to confess to involvement in the massacre. Al-Qasim Idris, one…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has ordered that all international money transfers be paid out exclusively in Naira starting May 1, 2026. In a directive issued on Wednesday, the apex bank stripped beneficiaries of the option to receive foreign currency directly from International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs). Instead, all incoming funds must be converted…
Nigeria recorded a historic 440,000 tuberculosis (TB) cases in 2025, a massive leap from the 138,591 cases reported just five years ago. Speaking in Abuja to mark World TB Day 2026, the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako, attributed this surge not to an outbreak, but to a radical expansion of…
The Federal Government has moved to consolidate Nigeria’s fragmented youth empowerment schemes into a single, industry-led national system. At a high-level roundtable in Abuja on Tuesday, Vice President Kashim Shettima called for an end to “isolated interventions” that fail to translate into stable employment. Represented by Senator Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia, the Vice President argued that…
Switzerland has committed to returning a collection of Benin Bronzes and other looted artefacts to Nigeria, marking a significant victory for the Tinubu administration’s cultural diplomacy. The agreement was reached during a high-level meeting in Abuja on Tuesday between Vice President Kashim Shettima and his Swiss counterpart, Ignazio Cassis. Beyond the restitution of kingdom treasures,…
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko arrived in Pyongyang on Wednesday for his first official visit to North Korea, a move designed to formalise a burgeoning strategic axis. United by heavy Western sanctions and their mutual roles as primary enablers of Russia’s war in Ukraine, the two leaders are expected to sign a “treaty of friendship” and…
A surge in “tit-for-tat” infrastructure attacks has plunged over half a million people into darkness across the Russo-Ukrainian border. In Russia’s Belgorod region, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported that 450,000 residents lost electricity, heating, and water as temperatures hovered near freezing. Simultaneously, 150,000 consumers in Ukraine’s northern Chernihiv region faced total power failure following strikes on…
Global oil prices dropped sharply and stock markets rallied on Wednesday after reports emerged that the United States had transmitted a peace proposal to Iran, while Tehran announced it would allow vessels it deemed non-hostile through the Strait of Hormuz, offering the first concrete signs that nearly four weeks of conflict could be winding…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has unveiled a draft set of political party regulations ahead of the 2027 general elections, triggering criticism from political parties and cautious reactions from civil society groups. The draft Regulations and Guidelines for Political Parties, 2026 were presented on Monday during a consultative meeting with party leaders and stakeholders…
A Dublin court has sentenced two Nigerian nationals to a combined 16 and a half years in prison for their roles in a global money laundering network linked to more than €6 million in fraud proceeds. The convicted men, Ejike Francis Ogbuefi, 42, and Steven Silvester, 32, were found guilty of directing the activities…
