By Obinna Unaeze The Anambra Police Command says it has detained a masquerade, allegedly involved in unprovoked violent attacks on residents of Awgbu Community in Orumba North LGA of the state. In a statement issued in Awka and made available to newsmen on Wednesday, the command’s spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga,Continue Reading
By Yunus Yusuf The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has unveiled an expansion programme to more than double capacity from 650,000 barrels per day to 1.4 million within three years. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mr David Bird, disclosed this on Wednesday during an interactive mediaContinue Reading
By Isaiah Eka The Akwa United Football Club has urged players to maintain hard work, so as to conquer the Nigeria National League (NNL) 2025/2026 and enter next season’s Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL). Chairman of Akwa United FC, Joseph Eno, gave the charge on Wednesday, during a media chatContinue Reading
By Kemi Akintokun The Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs (WAPA) has underscored the need for counselling, psychosocial support and community-based interventions for survivors of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) The Lagos State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Mrs Bolaji Dada, made this known on Tuesday in Ikeja, at aContinue Reading
By Joan Odafe Nigeria’s cultural resilience is in global focus as the National Arts Theatre Chief Executive, Mrs Tola Akerele, addresses the International Society for the Performing Arts (ISPA) Congress in New York. Akerele is presenting Nigeria’s experience in sustaining culture economically amid tightening funding and rising global pressures. InContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has raised concerns over alleged mismanagement of funds and governance weaknesses in some universities across the country. ASUU President, Prof. Chris Pinuwa, raised the concerns at the unveiling of the 2025 agreement between the Federal Government and the union inContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Federal Government has unveiled a renegotiated agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), describing it as a turning point in restoring stability, trust and quality in Nigeria’s tertiary education system. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, at the presentation of the agreement inContinue Reading
Inmates By Okeoghene Akubuike The National Bureau of Statistics( NBS) says the total inmate population rose from 69,946 in 2017 to 81,710 in Q2 2025. The NBS said this in its Nigerian Correctional Service Statistics for 2017 to Q2 2025 released on Wednesday in Abuja. It said that the Q2Continue Reading
By Mark Longyen Abuja, Jan. 14, 2026 (NAN) The United States (U.S.) Embassy in Abuja has announced the official reopening of its redesigned American Centre (for excellence and creativity) at the Embassy Chancery, to deepen U.S.-Nigeria relations. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Centre features modernised spacesContinue Reading
President Bola Tinubu, had charged the Nigerian Armed Forces to remain steadfast in discipline, loyalty and unity, describing them as the enduring symbol of Nigeria’s shared strength and guardians of the nation’s democracy.Continue Reading
