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Nigeria’s Financial Intelligence Unit says it has discovered a new method used by terrorists to collect and distribute funds for their operations in and around Nigeria. Disclosures contained in the NFIU 2025 Annual Report stated that terrorist financiers opened bank accounts in women’s names to avoid suspicion. Another method adopted is the use of telephone numbers for mobile banking or …

The Organized Labor Party through the Joint National Public Service Bargaining Council (JNPSNC) has threatened confrontation with the Federal Government over the failure to implement the approved occupational hazard allowance for agricultural professionals in the public service, almost two years after approval. The council, in its new letter to the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, expressed its …

Donald Duke, former governor of Rivers State, and presidential candidate of the People’s Redemption Party (PRP) for the 2027 elections described the policy of exchanging crude oil for products as “the biggest scam that has been perpetrated in the country” Duke spoke at the 66th Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NB) held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, …

Following public outrage over the condition of the Benin-Agbor-Asaba road which left travelers stranded for days, President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday ordered the total redesign and reconstruction of the road as well as other major federal highways across Edo State and adjoining corridors to ease the suffering of travellers, and reduce hardship on the roads. As part of efforts towards …

Both Elon Musk and Marco Rubio claim that no one has lost their life as a result of aid cuts.  We went to northeastern Nigeria to test that claim The U.S. Department of Government Efficiency, which went by its internet meme-ified acronym DOGE, officially concluded its formal operations on July 4, 2026. At its launch, Elon Musk, who headed the …

In this report, Hassan Habibat Temitayo writes on how residents of Ajegunle, a community in Ila Orangun Local Government Area of Osun State, have endured multi-faceted woes for several years. But when intervention finally came for the community; a newly constructed 10-kilometre road under Rural Access and Mobility Project (RAAMP) it drew criticisms for delay, poor drainage system, and absence of transparent project delivery. …

The Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Disu, on Wednesday failed to take fake Director General of the Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) Prince Adeyemi Adeniyi to the House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee investigating the activities of the controversial body as previously instructed. The committee chaired by the lawmaker representing Plateau State’s Kanke/Kanam/Pankshin Federal Constituency, Yusuf Gagdi, had on Monday directed …

Claiming: A Facebook user, D English Alhaji, shared a video claims that four bandits were killed and burnt in Aboki Community, Jega Local Government Area of ​​Kebbi State. Indictment: Misleading! Our investigation found that the incident occurred in Aboki Community, Kaiama Local Government Area of ​​Kwara State, not in Kebbi State. Moreover, there are no reports to suggest that the …

Here are the top stories from around the country today. 1. ADC, Accord, and others win battle to halt deregistration of parties in Appeals court The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Tuesday annulled and set aside the decision of the Federal High Court ordering the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Accord Party and three other political parties.Read …

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Tuesday annulled and set aside the decision of the Federal High Court ordering the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Accord Party and three other political parties. The appeals court stated that the Forum of Former Legislators who filed the lawsuit for revocation of registration did not have locus standi to file …