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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested an ex-convict, Nwobodo Chidiebere Basil, alongside three cargo agents following the seizure of cocaine concealed in liquid starch sachets and destined for the United Kingdom. The agency said 75 parcels of cocaine weighing 1.50 kilogrammes were recovered from factory-sealed cold-water starch…

The House of Representatives has begun a review of the recently passed tax reform laws following public backlash and allegations that some sections were altered after legislative approval. The spokesperson of the House, Akin Rotimi, said the Green Chamber has inaugurated a committee to examine the circumstances surrounding the legislative…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticized the Federal Government for failing to announce recent United States airstrikes in Nigeria before they were disclosed by US President Donald Trump. Trump took to his Truth Social platform on Thursday to announce that the United States had carried out airstrikes in North-West…

Residents of two quiet communities in Sokoto State say they were thrust into chaos late Thursday night when unmanned aircraft believed to belong to the United States military unleashed explosions that shattered the stillness of their farmlands and homes. President Donald Trump and the US Department of War confirmed the…

Many Nigerians marked Christmas Day without electricity as nationwide outages persisted despite government assurances that power would improve within 48 hours. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, had blamed the worsening supply on an explosion along the Escravos–Lagos Gas Pipeline, which disrupted gas flow to several power plants. In Lagos…

Fifty top performers from the Abia State government’s TechRise Cohort 2 digital-skills programme have been offered automatic employment, Governor Alex Otti said at the graduation ceremony for 849 trainees in Umuahia. Announcing the incentives on Wednesday, Otti said each prize-winning participant would receive ₦100,000, while all graduates would get transport…

Photo: Obinwanne Okeke aka Invictus Obi There is anxiety over the whereabouts of disgraced Nigerian entrepreneur Obinwanne Okeke, who was once celebrated as a rising business mogul, as record indicated that he is no longer listed in U.S. federal custody. Okeke, once celebrated by Forbes and other ranking agencies, also…

Nigeria’s interfaith harmony was on display on Thursday, as hundreds of Muslims from across the North joined Christians for the annual Christmas service at the Christ Evangelical and Life Intervention Ministry in Kaduna. The gathering, now in its 15th year, has become a defining symbol of peaceful coexistence between the…

Photo: Trump says, ‘I ordered “deadly strike”’ The Nigerian government has confirmed that U.S. forces carried out airstrikes on terrorist targets in the country’s Northwest, acknowledging for the first time a joint counter-terrorism operation with Washington aimed at crippling cells linked to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).…

The Presidency has dismissed as false and misleading a viral claim alleging that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has replaced his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, with the Principal Private Secretary, Hakeem Muri-Okunola. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga,…