Sunday, 20 September, 2026

Month: August 2026


The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has uncovered two additional fake government agencies. The new discoveries are allegedly linked to Adeniyi Matthew Adeyemi, the self-acclaimed Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), widening an Read more…


From Ifeoma Ejiofor The wife of the governor of Anambra State, Dr. (Mrs) Nonye Soludo, has urged women across the state to use this year’s Annual August Meetings as a platform to confront the disturbing rise in cases of violent Read more…


From Ifeoma Ejiofor As leadership and political tensions persist in Nnewi, Barr. Oseloka Osuigwe (SAN) has insisted that peace and unity can only be achieved when equity, fair play, and justice are enthroned in the community. Barr. Osuigwe warned that Read more…


From Ifeoma Ejiofor The Anambra State Government has pledged to partner with the Nigerian Association for Engineering Geology and Environment (NAEGE) and to enforce stricter professional standards in construction and mining across the state. The Commissioner for Petroleum and Natural Read more…


Mr Mamman’s case has brought renewed attention to how public officers’ conduct in office has deepened Nigeria’s long-running power crisis. When the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) announced the re-arrest of the fleeing former Minister of Power Saleh Mamman in May, the news Read more…


An explosive device was planted under the vehicle of Vladimir Tkachuk, whose firm manufactures UAVs widely used by Russian troops in Ukraine A businessman involved in producing a kamikaze drone widely used by Russian troops in Ukraine was injured by Read more…


Former Vice President and presidential candidate of African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the approval of $4.5 billion by the National Economic Council (NEC) for the refinancing of an oil-backed loan contracted by Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited Read more…


Nigeria is positioning itself for a fresh wave of upstream investment, with 22 major offshore oil and gas projects expected to attract between $30 billion and $50 billion in investments over the next five years, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Read more…


President Bola Tinubu has hailed the rescue of 308 Nigerians abducted in separate attacks in Kwara and Niger states, describing the operation as evidence of growing synergy among the country’s security agencies. Of those rescued, 163 were abducted from Woro Read more…


The Nigerian Army has placed a combined N60m bounty on two top leaders of the Islamic State West Africa Province, including the group’s governor, Abu Musa Al-Mangawi Baa Shuwa, and his deputy, Muhammad Jidda, after declaring them wanted over their Read more…


The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has explained why it froze the bank accounts of the Osun State Government, saying the action was taken to prevent the alleged diversion of public funds despite the state’s August 15 governorship election. The Read more…


From Ifeoma Ejiofor Three children have been confirmed dead, while another is battling for survival at an alleged Ezenwanyi shrine in Umuoduba Village, Ideani, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The Anambra State Police Command disclosed that the Read more…