The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 34-year-old Ugandan woman allegedly attempting to smuggle 1.15kg of cocaine out of Nigeria after concealing 87 wraps of the illicit substance around her pelvic region. The suspect, identified as Farida Nansubuga, was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos, while preparing to board a flight to Uganda.…
Nigerian politics has a long history of unlikely alliances, political realignments and dramatic changes in allegiance. There is a long list of Tinubu’s former critics, including the number of politicians who once strongly attacked him and his All Progressives Congress (APC),…
There is something fundamentally wrong when a country can extract wealth from a community for decades and depend on that wealth to finance national development, yet struggle to provide the community with basic infrastructure. It becomes even more troubling when…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to resolve its lingering leadership crisis instead of accusing the ruling party and the judiciary of influencing recent court decisions affecting its leadership. The APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, made the position known in a statement, insisting that the ruling party had no involvement in the legal…
The Federal Government has confirmed an Ebola virus disease case in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), involving a woman who recently arrived in Nigeria from Uganda. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, disclosed this…
There is a peculiar wisdom in a discount. It offers relief without necessarily changing the conditions that made relief necessary in the first place, and that seems to be the same with Nigeria petrol discount. For Nigerians struggling with rising…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that Nigeria has moved beyond the most difficult phase of his administration’s economic reforms and is now entering what he described as an “age of prosperity”. Tinubu made the declaration in his Independence Day…
Thousands of families have been displaced, multibillion naira investments ruined as severe flooding wreak havoc across Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers and other states in the southern parts of Nigeria. The flooding was triggered by several hours of severe rainfall across…
Blockchain technology is gaining global recognition for its potential to revolutionize various industries, and Nigeria’s financial sector is no exception. As the country seeks to improve financial inclusion, enhance transparency, and reduce fraud, blockchain offers promising solutions. By enabling secure,…
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The African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Campaign Council has alleged a plot to pressure the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) into postponing the January 16 presidential election, warning President Bola Tinubu against any attempt to delay the poll. The council raised the allegation in a statement issued by its Director of Strategic Communication, Phrank Shaibu, claiming that INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, could be summoned to the Presidential Villa and…
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has restored its Central Admissions Processing System, CAPS, after a temporary disruption. In a statement on its X platform, the Board urged tertiary institutions to speed up their admission processes and recover lost time ahead of the 2026/2027 admission deadlines. JAMB also advised candidates to promptly accept admission offers made through the platform. Public universities are expected to conclude admissions by October 31, 2026, private universities by November 30, while other tertiary institutions…
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