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Tinubu Orders Free Nationwide Rice Distribution For Ramadan, Lent

NewsDeskNgMar 16, 2026March 16, 20260

Tinubu directs free rice distribution across 36 states and FCT to support Muslims and Christians observing Ramadan and Lent. President Bola Tinubu has directed the Renewed Hope Ambassadors (RHA) to distribute rice across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in support of Nigerians observing...

New Petrol Import Permits May Reverse Nigeria’s Push for Domestic Refining and Increase Pressure on Foreign Reserve — Energy Policy Group Tells President Tinubu

NewsDeskNgMar 15, 2026March 15, 20260

An energy policy group has advised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to reconsider the wider economic consequences of newly issued permits allowing marketers to import petrol into the country, warning that the move could undermine Nigeria’s efforts to strengthen domestic refining and stabilise the economy. In a statement released on Sunday...

Farotimi: Nigeria’s Elections A ‘Hollow Ritual’

NewsDeskNgMar 15, 2026March 15, 20260

Dele Farotimi warns voter apathy enables manipulation, as Christian and Middle Belt leaders defend Nigeria’s secular constitution. Human rights lawyer and activist Dele Farotimi has described Nigeria’s electoral process as a “hollow ritual” that merely masquerades as democracy, arguing that citizens do not truly determine leadership outcomes. Farotimi made the...

Tinubu To Meet UK PM Starmer As Britain Unveils Programme For State Visit

NewsDeskNgMar 15, 2026March 15, 20260

Tinubu will meet UK Prime Minister Starmer during historic state visit featuring royal reception, bilateral talks and agreements. President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer as part of his upcoming state visit to the UK, according to the official programme...

Tinubu Receives Sultan Of Sokoto At Presidential Villa

NewsDeskNgMar 15, 2026March 15, 20260

President Tinubu holds private meeting with Sultan of Sokoto’s delegation as consultations with traditional and religious leaders intensify. President Bola Tinubu on Sunday received in audience the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’adu Abubakar III, at the State House, Abuja, in what officials described as a private engagement. The meeting,...

Yusuf Scraps Higher Education Ministry, Removes Deputy As Commissioner Amid Impeachment Talks

NewsDeskNgMar 15, 2026March 15, 20260

Kano Governor Yusuf dissolves Higher Education Ministry, removing deputy as commissioner as political tension grows following impeachment notice. Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf has dissolved the Ministry of Higher Education, effectively removing his deputy, Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, from his position as commissioner. The decision was announced in a statement...

Thugs Disrupt ADC Secretariat Commissioning in Bakassi

NewsDeskNgMar 15, 2026March 15, 20260

Political leaders and civil society condemn violent disruption of ADC event in Cross River, call for arrest of attackers. The commissioning of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) secretariat in Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River State was disrupted on Saturday after suspected thugs reportedly attacked the venue. The incident...

NDLEA Arrests 74-Year-Old Man With 11kg Cocaine At Abuja Airport

NewsDeskNgMar 15, 2026March 15, 20260

NDLEA intercepts septuagenarian attempting to smuggle 11kg cocaine to London as nationwide crackdown exposes wider drug trafficking network. Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 74-year-old man at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, after uncovering 11 kilogrammes of cocaine concealed in his luggage. The...

FCT Police Recovery Stolen Vehicle, Arrest One Suspect

NewsDeskNgMar 15, 2026March 15, 20260

On the 9th of March, 2026, at about 10:04 AM, a complainant and resident of Galadimawa, Abuja, reported at Mabushi Police Division that his Toyota Corolla S vehicle with registration number KAB 83 BF, dark grey in colour, had earlier been stolen from where it was parked in Kaduna State...

Delta Approves N34bn For 25 Divisional Police Headquarters Ahead Of State Policing

NewsDeskNgMar 15, 2026March 15, 20260

Delta approves construction of 25 modern divisional police headquarters and Special Police Protection Unit to strengthen security statewide. Ahead of the implementation of the federal government’s policy on state policing, the Delta State Government has approved the construction of state-of-the-art Divisional Police Headquarters across the 25 local government areas (LGAs)...