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The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has arrested a former Chairperson of the State Council of the Assembly, Moses Sule, and 14 former MPs due to alleged N2.5 billion fraud and position abuse. The Head of EFCC Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, revealed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He said the suspects were arrested by EFCC …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday urged the government at all levels in Nigeria to overcome the worsening exodus of health professionals by providing better working conditions, adequate remuneration, and a conducive environment for medical practice. Obasanjo, who spoke at the Commissioning of Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital which had been renovated in Gusau, the state of Zamfara, condemned the mass …

The following is the top story in all state newspapers. 1. Governor Benue opposes self -defense in the midst of massacre, calls for strengthened community policing The Governor of the State of Benue, Hyacinth Alia, has rejected a call that grew from the population to lift arms to defend themselves after a wave of deadly attacks that had made more …

Investors in the Nigerian capital market lost N183 billion at the close of trading on Tuesday. This follows a decrease in stock prices such as Transcorp Power PLC, Oando PLC and Ellah Lakes PLC, among others, on the trading floor. The Benchmark All-Share Index (ASI) crashed 114,910.16 points from 115,258.77 points recorded the previous day. After five hours of trading …

The following is the top story in all state newspapers. 1. Nigerian inflation rate makes it easy to 22.97% The National Statistics Bureau (NBS) has announced a decrease in Nigerian headline inflation rate from 23.71 percent in April 2025 to 22.97 percent in May 2025. Read more 2. FCCPC summoned air peace over the failure to return passengers, the airline …

The Chief of Air Staff, Marshal Air Hassan Abubakar, has called for the delivery of the accelerated Viper AH-1Z attack helicopter from the United States, emphasizing their urgent role in strengthening Nigeria’s counter-terrorism and internal security operations. This appeal was made during the high -level program management review meeting held in San Diego, California, from 9 to 13 June 2025. …

The Nigerian equity market experienced bullish momentum, gaining N513 billion profit in three days due to Eid holidays and democracy. Market capitalization increased to N72,788 trillion from N72,275 trillion recorded in the previous week while the All-Share Index (ASI) appreciated 0.71% to close the week with 115,429.54 points from 114,616.75 points recorded the previous week. Running bullish is driven by …

The United States government has placed Nigeria along with 25 other African countries in the list of new visa restrictions in a significant expansion of its travel ban under President Donald Trump. According to a report by the Washington Post on Saturday, visa restrictions also affect 11 other countries around the world because their citizens will find it more difficult …

The former senator who represented the Kaduna central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Shehu Sani, had urged the President of the Tinubu Bola to consider imposing a travel ban on Americans if President Donald Trump advanced to limit the Nigerians into the US. Ripples Nigeria previously reported that the US had placed Nigeria along with 35 other countries on …

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Tinubu Bola President “to immediately establish a presidential investigation panel to investigate the cancellation of general elections that violate the law on June 12, 1993 and identify those suspected of being responsible for intentional violations of the freedom of Nigerian democracy.” The absorption of him “to direct the Attorney General …