Veteran Nigerian actor and film executive, Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, popularly known as Olu Jacobs, has died at the age of 84. His son, Olusoji Jacobs, announced his death in an Instagram post on Wednesday. “It is with gratitude to God ...
Student leaders representing tertiary institutions across the 19 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have endorsed President Bola Tinubu for re-election in the 2027 presidential election. The students, drawn from universities, polytechnics and colleges of education, announced their ...
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Nasarawa State Branch, has declared an indefinite strike over the non-implementation of its demands by the state government and the Judicial Service Commission. Confirming the development on Tuesday night, the state Chairman of ...
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Marwa (Rtd), has vowed to rid the country of cross-border drug cartels operating in the country. This is as the Agency said it has ...
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced September 30 for the commencement of the 2026 Batch ‘C’ orientation course. A statement issued by the Director, Information and Public Relations, Caroline Embu, on Tuesday, informed the general public and especially ...
Pope Leo XIV has restored the salaries of cardinals and senior Vatican officials to pre-Covid levels, reversing pay cuts introduced by his predecessor Francis during the pandemic, according to a decree published Monday. In 2021, Pope Francis cut the salaries ...
A Federal High Court sitting in Uyo has sentenced nine men to 10 years’ imprisonment each for oil theft in Akwa Ibom State. The convicts were prosecuted by the Department of State Services, DSS, Akwa Ibom State Command, after they ...
Governors elected on the All Progressives Congress platform have distanced themselves from any coalition or alliance with any individual ahead of the 2027 general elections, maintaining that they remain committed to the APC and its political structure. Chairman of the ...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested a former employee of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, Isaac Zegbe, and other suspects over the alleged vandalism and theft of electricity cables worth over N350m. Zegbe, 25, was arrested alongside ...
SOKOTO — The Sokoto State Government has ordered the immediate closure of Sheikh Musa Ayuba Lukuwa Jumu’at Mosque in the Mabera area of Sokoto metropolis following an alleged attack on the cleric shortly after Friday prayers. The government also ordered ...