News as it breaks
The Federal Ministry of Education has denounced what it called a “sponsored smear campaign” targeting the Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr. Aisha Garba, describing the allegations against her as baseless and malicious. In a strongly worded statement released on Tuesday, the Minister of Education, Dr.…
At least 20 women and young girls have been abducted by suspected bandits in Moriki, a community in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State. According to local sources, the victims were kidnapped on Saturday while collecting firewood on the outskirts of the town — a routine chore that…
Police operatives in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, have arrested two sisters and a couple in connection with a staged kidnapping aimed at extorting ₦5 million from the victims’ own parents. In a statement released on Tuesday, the spokesperson of the FCT Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh, revealed that…
A man identified as Gregory tragically collapsed and died within the premises of the Niger State Government House in Minna. According to a statement released by the Niger State Police Command on Monday, the deceased had visited one of the government lodges to meet with the Chairman of the Niger…
U.S. President Donald Trump has pledged to appoint an “exceptional replacement” for the recently dismissed Commissioner of Labor Statistics, Erika McEntarfer, following the release of a jobs report that fell short of expectations and triggered immediate backlash from the White House. In a post on his Truth Social platform on…
Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, has been honoured with Order of the Niger (OON) national awards, a cash prize of $100,000 each, and a housing gift, following their record-breaking fifth consecutive victory at the FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Championship. At a grand reception held in Abuja on Monday, President Bola…
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, received the Director General of the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED), Dr. Waleed Al-Bahar, in Abuja for a high-level bilateral meeting aimed at boosting development cooperation between both nations. Welcoming the KFAED delegation, Ambassador Tuggar emphasized the strong diplomatic…
Former Oyo State Governor, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, has been officially nominated as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland. The announcement was made following a unanimous decision by the Olubadan-in-Council during a meeting held at the Oke-Aremo Palace. The nomination was proposed by the Balogun Olubadan, Oba Tajudeen Ajibola, and seconded by…
A group of retired militaryi personnel staged a protest early Monday at the headquarters of the Federal Ministry of Finance in Abuja, demanding immediate disbursement of their unpaid entitlements. The protest, which began around 7:00 a.m., disrupted operations at the ministry, with the ex-servicemen — both male and female —…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has officially announced the release of results for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates. In a statement posted on Monday, August 4, via its official X (formerly Twitter) handle, WAEC confirmed that all candidates who sat for the…
