Nollywood Mourns as Veteran Actor Baba Gebu Dies After Brief Illness
|By Queen Banigo Nigeria’s film industry has been thrown into mourning following the death of veteran Nollywood actor Oyewole Olowomojuore, popularly known as Baba Gebu, who died on Wednesday evening…
Mohbad’s Family Bars Widow From Using Surname, Insists on DNA Test for Son’s Paternity
|By Queen Banigo The family of the late Nigerian singer, Mohbad, has barred his widow, Omowunmi, from using their surname, Aloba, pending the outcome of a DNA test to confirm…
Muslim Group Sues Edo Government Over Plan to Transfer Public Schools to Catholic Mission
|By Chinwendu Nwani The Edo Muslims for Good Governance (EMGG) has sued the Edo State Government over its decision to hand over several public schools to the Catholic Mission, alleging…
FCTA Unveils New Waste Management System, Approves Over N111m for Emergency Cleanup in Abuja
|By Chinwendu Nwani The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has rolled out a new waste management system set to begin Monday, November 17, 2025, in a renewed push to sanitize…
Kidnappers Demand N150m Ransom for Six Defence Ministry Directors Seized on Kabba–Lokoja Highway
|By Adejumo Adekunle A fresh wave of anxiety has gripped the Federal Ministry of Defence as kidnappers who seized six of its senior directors have demanded a N150 million ransom…
Court Jails Eight for Phone Snatching After Dawn Raid in Lagos
|By Adejumo Adekunle A Magistrate’s Court in Bolade, Oshodi, Lagos, has sentenced eight men to six months in prison after they confessed to phone snatching and related offences. Operatives of…
Inuwa Yahaya Unveils ₦535.6bn ‘Budget of Consolidation’ to Drive Gombe’s 2026 Growth Agenda
|By Chinwendu Nwani Gombe State Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has presented a ₦535.6 billion budget proposal for the 2026 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly, outlining an ambitious…
NNPP Lawmakers Dismiss Defection Rumours, Reaffirm Loyalty to Kwankwasiya Movement
|By Chinwendu Nwani Lawmakers of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the House of Representatives have dismissed claims that they intend to abandon the party, insisting they remain firmly…
SENATE PASSES ARMED FORCES REFORM BILL FOR SECOND READING
By Rejoice Peterside The Senate, on Thursday, November 13, 2025, passed for second reading a bill seeking to repeal and re-enact the Armed Forces Act, to provide a modern, constitutionally…
House of Reps Urges Suspension of Computer-Based WAEC Exams, Cites Risk of Mass Failure and Poor Infrastructure
By Adekoya Samson, Abuja The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to suspend the planned introduction of computer-based examinations (CBE) for the 2026 West African Senior School…
