2027: Osifo challenges Tinubu’s dominance in APC Presidential race
ABUJA – Stakes are getting higher in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) 2027 presidential race as 50 – year – old businessman, Stanley Osifo, picks up the N100 million…
$6.23m fraudulently taken from CBN coffers – EFCC witness
ABUJA – A prosecution witness, CP Eloho Okpozikbo on Tuesday told an Abuja High Court that 6.23 million dollars was fraudulently taken from the coffers of the Central Bank of…
Court bars INEC from recognising ADC congresses conducted by Mark-led leadership
Abuja: The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising or participating in any congress organised by a disputed caretaker leadership of…
Edo moves to deepen data-driven governance, strengthens digital partnership
BENIN CITY — In a decisive push to accelerate digital transformation and entrench data-driven governance, the Edo State Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy has strengthened institutional collaboration with the…
Edo Assembly confirms Bello as EdoGIS MD
SBENIN CITY — The Edo State House of Assembly on Tuesday gave its nod to Dr Innocent Eigbina Bello as Managing Director of the Edo State Geographic Information Service (EdoGIS),…
CVR 2nd phase: Participate in claims, objections — INEC tells registered voters
AKURE – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ondo State has urged registered voters to participate in the claims and objections exercise for the recently concluded second phase of…
Emefiele asks court to foreclose prosecution if it fails to produce witnesses
Abuja: A former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has urged an Abuja High Court to foreclose the prosecution in his ongoing trial if the EFCC…
Military deploys veterans to tackle rising conflicts nationwide
ABUJA — In a notable shift from purely combat-driven operations to dialogue-centred peacebuilding, the Nigerian military has moved to engage its retired officers and soldiers in efforts to stem the…
Nigeria’s public debt hits N159.28trn as borrowing rises to $110.97bn in Q4 2025
ABUJA — Nigeria’s public debt stock climbed further to N159.28 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2025, reflecting a steady rise in government borrowing amid growing fiscal pressures. The figure,…
Edo seals 10m tonne cement deal
… Boosts IGR, jobs drive BENIN CITY – The Edo State Government has announced a major industrial breakthrough with the signing of an agreement with a Chinese firm for the…