Man bags 9-year jail term for theft, issuing dud cheques

Justice Ismail Ijelu of a Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has convicted and sentenced…

Geometric Power suffers first outage in 60 days due to gas shortage

Geometric Power, Nigeria’s foremost integrated electricity group, has suffered its first blackout in 60 days. The…

UN warns of looming hunger, starvation in Nigeria, 15 other nations

The United Nations (UN) has warned that acute food insecurity is worsening in Nigeria and 15…

Senate okays Tinubu’s N1.15tr domestic loan request to fund 2025 budget deficit

The Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to raise N1.15 trillion from the domestic debt…

ASUU urges FG to speedily conclude talks over demands

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has asked the Federal government to urgently conclude negotiations…

Manufacturers urge NAFDAC to reconsider ban on sachet alcohol

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has urged the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration…

Senate denies alleged plot to impeach Akpabio

The Senate has stated unequivocally that there is no plot to impeach its President, Senator Godswill…

Defence Minister backs officer who confronted Wike at Abuja building site

The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, has applauded Lieutenant Yerima, the naval officer who stood up…

Ogoni 4: Rivers community demands release of bodies 31 years after

Thirty-one years after the execution of environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight others, the people of…

Gabon ex-President’s wife, son jailed 20 years for corruption

A court in Gabon has sentenced former first lady, Sylvia Bongo, and her son Noureddin Bongo,…