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The police operation in Enugu has saved a kidnapped girl and arrested three suspects in the Ishiagu community in the Ezeagu regional government in the state. Spokesman for the State Police Command, Daniel Ndukwe, said in a statement on Wednesday at Enugu that police operators attached to the Umumba Division in collaboration with environmental guard personnel and alert community members …

The Kenyota Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’o literary icon died at the age of 87. His daughter, Wanjiku Wa Ngugi, confirmed his disappearance in a Facebook post on Wednesday. He said: “It is with a heavy heart that we announce the disappearance of our father, ngũgĩ wa thiong’o this Wednesday morning, 28 May 2025. He lived a full life and fought a …

The President of the Tinubu Soccer has appointed several people into the government council from several federal universities, polytechnics and tertiary education in the country. Special advisors about the media and publicity to the President, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement on Wednesday, said Hon. Chidi Nwogu from the IMO state was appointed as a member of the Aerospace African University …

The Kano Directorate of the Commission for Economic and Financial Crimes (EFCC), Wednesday, obtained the sentence of social media’s influencer, Murja Ibrahim Kunya, before the judge Simone Amobeda of the Federal High Court sitting in Kano. Recall that Kunya was arrested for the first time in January 2025 but the administrative deposit was granted pending craftsmanship. He did not appear …

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Oil prices increased on Wednesday 28 May 2025, since investors took into consideration the risks of supply after the United States forbidden Chevron to export a crude oil from Venezuela pursuant to a new authorization of activity. The Futures on Brent’s crude oil increased by 7 cents, equal to 0.1%, at $ 64.16 per barrel of 0640 GMT, while the …

The Nigerian currency, Naira, continued her stagnation in the US dollar on the official market on Wednesday. Nigerian central bank data (CBN) shows that Naira is traded N1, 590.74/$ 1 compared to N1, 583.73/$ 1 for Tuesday. This is the loss of N7.01 for local currencies. In the black market, Naira lost N5 to the dollar to be traded in …

By Joseph Amedu, Lokoja Concerned about the high rate of auto-crash throughout the state of Kogi, the governor Ahmed Usman Ododo expressed promptness to collaborate with the Federal Road Safety Corps (Frsc), on the lighting of road users to embrace the traffic rules that would reduce the trend to the lowest minimum. Ododo gave the indication through the state commissioner …

The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday warned the Nigerians not to invest in an investment scheme that was not registered, including the Silverkuun Investment Cooperative community. In a circular issued in Abuja, SEC said the scheme was not registered to operate in any capacity in the state capital market. The commission said his attention had been withdrawn to the …

The ongoing war with HAMAS will not stop Nigerian Christian pilgrimage flight scheduled for Tuesday night, Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission, Reverend Yakubu Pam has said. Addressing this year’s third batch of Pilgrims in Abuja on Monday, Rev. Pam disclosed that the Federal Government, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and NCPC have been monitoring the situation …