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As Nigerians await the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) to lift ban on political campaign, about one thousand five hundred (1500) registeted support groups of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) has endorsed The Renewed Hope Network (TRN) as a Special Purpose Vehicle established to galvanize robust and broad-based grassroots support...

An officer of the Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday, told the Federal High Court in Abuja how two Ansaru terror group commanders standing trial for alleged terrorism confessed to receiving weapons’ training and handling in Libya. The officer also told the court that the suspects confessed that foreign...

*Prosecution begs on counsel’s behalf, closes case Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday threatened to commit the lead defence lawyer to politician and online publisher, Omoyele Sowore, Marshall Abubakar, for contempt over rudeness in court. For raising his voice in court, the judge ordered...

Military and paramilitary veterans who participated in various operations, including ECOMOG, Operation Zaman Lafiya and Operation Pulo Shield, have raised concerns over what they describe as an alleged encroachment on land allocated to them in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The veterans, who are beneficiaries of a welfare housing initiative...

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...

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Ridwan Disu, has commended journalists in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for their role in informing the public and contributing to national development. Speaking during the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council Congress in Abuja on Saturday, the IGP described his relationship with...

More than 150 journalists in the nation’s capital have been enrolled in the Federal Capital Territory Health Insurance Scheme (FHIS), marking a major step toward improving healthcare access for media professionals in Abuja. The development came as the Mandate Secretary of the FCT Health Services and Environment Secretariat, Dr. Adedolapo...

The Trade Union Congress Nigeria Women Commission has presented the Managing Director and Chief Executive of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) with an Award of Excellence in recognition of his visionary leadership and contributions to women development and commitment to gender equity. Presenting the Award of Excellence at...

A devastating gas eruption in Bille Kingdom, Rivers State, has plunged the community into a humanitarian crisis. Since November 2025, high-pressure natural gas has been emitting from water facilities, wells, and the surrounding river, contaminating drinking water and polluting the air. In a statement signed by Emeka Idika Kalu, head...

The Independent Public Service Accountability Watch (IPSAW) on Thursday staged a protest at the Federal Ministry of Health in Abuja, demanding the immediate dismissal of the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye, over what it described as gross incompetence...