News as it breaks
Over 2 billion naira has been spent by Kwara State Government in renovating the Pa Gabriel Ladipo indoor sports hall to enhance sports administration in the state. The Executive Chairman of the State Sports Commission Coach Bola Magaji made the disclosure while speaking during a media tour by Correspondents chapel…
The governments of Kano, Katsina, and Jigawa States have formed a strategic alliance to create a tri-state electricity market and jointly invest in Future Energies Africa (FEA), the principal investor in the Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO). The development was announced by the Kano State Commissioner for Power and Renewable…
His eminence the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Saad Abubakar has called on Muslims in the Country to start looking for the new moon of Jumada Ula on Tuesday, the 21st of October 2025, equivalent to Islamic calendar 29th of Rabiul Assani 1447AH . A statement signed by the chairman Advisory…
As preparations intensify for the forthcoming Nigerian University Games Association, NUGA, preliminaries, the Bayero University, Kano, BUK, Female Handball Team has signaled its readiness with an emphatic 15–5 victory over Government Girls Arabic Secondary School GGASS)ö, Tudun Murtala, in a friendly encounter. The match, played at the Old Campus Sports…
The workshop, held in Ado-Ekiti brought together key justice institutions including the Judiciary, Nigeria Police Force, Nigerian Correctional Service, Ministry of Justice, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). Stakeholders in the Ekiti State justice sector have reaffirmed their commitment to improving the state’s criminal justice system…
Over 200 Residents of Natufe estate, off Babs Animashaun road Bode Thomas, Lagos, braved heavy rainfall to protest the alleged construction of a cemetery in their community. The protesters chantted songs like we don’t want cemetery, no to cemetery, also carried placards with inscription, Residential areas are for d living,…
The Federal Government is to develop a framework to enhance collaboration with stakeholders to render humanitarian services across the country. The Minister of State Humanitarian Affairs & Poverty Reduction, Dr. Tanko Sununu who stated this in Niger State at the 2026 Sectorial Retreat on the Performance Management System expressed optimism…
Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, has dispelled rumours about his health following a public appearance at an official meeting in Abuja on Sunday. Amid unverified reports suggesting the Minister was battling a serious illness, Edun appeared hale, hearty, and in high spirits…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered several sophisticated attempts to smuggle illicit drugs out of Nigeria, with narcotics concealed in items such as frozen snails, rechargeable electrical bulbs, and female clothing. According to a statement released on Sunday by Femi Babafemi, NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed the successful deportation of the final 51 foreign nationals convicted for cyber-terrorism, internet fraud, and related financial crimes in Lagos, bringing the total number of repatriated convicts to 192. The large-scale deportation operation was conducted in collaboration with the Nigerian Immigration…
