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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has re-arrested a suspected drug trafficker, Ibrahim Yusuf Lawal, who allegedly jumped bail and was falsely declared dead by his wife in an affidavit submitted before a Federal High Court in Benin, Edo State. The Edo State Commander of the NDLEA, Mitchell Ofoyeju, disclosed…

A former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has rejected the outcome of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential primaries, alleging widespread voter disenfranchisement and electoral malpractice during the exercise. In a statement posted on his X handle on Tuesday, Amaechi described the results being announced by the party as “concocted,”…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said he was not surprised by the decision of Governor Siminalayi Fubara to withdraw from the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship primary election in Rivers State. Fubara had announced his withdrawal from the race a day before the primary election, stating…

Nigeria has cancelled $717.7 million in undisbursed funding under the World Bank-backed Power Sector Recovery Performance-Based Operation (PSRO), dealing a major blow to efforts aimed at restoring financial sustainability in the country’s electricity sector. According to a World Bank restructuring paper released on Tuesday, the cancellation followed a formal request…

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ruled that former President Goodluck Jonathan is eligible to contest the 2027 presidential election, dismissing efforts to stop him from re-entering the race. The judgment was delivered on Tuesday by Justice Peter Lifu following a suit filed by Johnmary Jideobi, who sought…

The Federal Government has warned Nigerians against travelling out of the country without valid travel documents, stressing that such actions are illegal and could expose individuals to serious dangers. In a public alert shared on Monday, the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Immigration Service, DCI AS Akinlabi, said all…

The Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation HADIN KAI, has warned residents of the North-East and the general public to remain on high security alert over possible attacks by Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists during the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. In a statement issued on Monday by the…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Jos branch, has warned that Nigeria’s public universities may be heading for another industrial crisis over what it described as the Federal Government’s slow and inconsistent implementation of the 2025 agreement reached with the union. Speaking during a press conference at…

Operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit of the Delta State Police Command have arrested two suspected drug dealers and recovered a large quantity of illicit substances during a raid in the Amukpe area of Sapele Local Government Area. The suspects, identified as Onyedikachi, 40, and Edna Karaki, 36, both…

The family of late Nollywood actor Alexx Ekubo has announced plans for his burial, with funeral rites scheduled to conclude on June 18, 2026. Ekubo reportedly died on May 11 after battling kidney cancer. In an obituary statement released on the actor’s Instagram page on Monday, the family urged the…