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The Federal Fire Service (FFS) has successfully contained a fire outbreak at Leventis Plaza in Abuja, preventing major damage to the popular commercial complex and nearby facilities. The fire, which occurred on the first floor of the plaza, affected a tailoring workshop and is suspected to have been caused by...

The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, is set to host a massive family celebration as nine of his children prepare to get married on the same day. The former Zamfara State governor, who is married to four wives: Aisha, Balkisu, Fatima and Dadiya will give out his sons...

The senior pastors of Dunamis International Gospel Centre (DIGC), Dr Paul & Dr. Mrs Becky Enenche has successfully held 41 crusades in the year 2025, From Abuja to all part of the earth. The full details of all the crusades of the revered clerics in 2025 were officially released in...

The Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has announced the first edition of its Change Your Story (CYS) Digital Journalism Training for 2026, scheduled to hold from January 19 to 21, 2026, in Abuja. The highly regarded multimedia journalism programme, widely recognised as Nigeria’s leading digital journalism initiative, is powered by NLNG...

The Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council, Comrade Grace Ike, has reiterated her administration’s commitment to prioritising structural development and infrastructural upgrades at the NUJ FCT Council Secretariat in 2026. Comrade Ike made this known on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, while receiving a...

Yenagoa—Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has announced the burial date of the late Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, as January 30, 2026. Diri disclosed this, yesterday, during the state executive council meeting in Government House, Yenagoa, outlining a four-day funeral programme in honour of the departed deputy governor. His...

The Save Nigeria Group USA has reaffirmed its commitment to advocating for the safety, dignity, and freedom of Nigerians, following a high-level engagement with US policymakers. The group’s president, Stephen Osemwegie, attended a hearing at the US Capitol Hill, convened by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), focusing...

The Chairman, Badagry Local Government Area, Lagos State, Mr Babatunde Hunpe, on Tuesday evening, paid a condolences visit to the family of late Akran of Badagry, Aholu Menu Toyi 1. Aholu Menu-Toyi 1 died on Monday, Jan. 12, at the age of 89 after 48 years on the throne. Hunpe,...

A civil society organisation, the Centre Against Injustice and Domestic Violence (CAIDOV), has lauded the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for the ongoing prosecution of former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN. The group described the action...

Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State has commended a political support group, Tinubu/Dikko Assured (TDA 2027), for empowering no fewer than 1,040 small-scale traders in the state. The Governor made the commendation on Friday at the empowerment of 330 beneficiaries from Funtua Senatorial zone, held in Funtua Local Government Area...