₦6.98 Per Minute Toll: Nigeria’s Poor Bear Brunt as USSD Banking Shifts Cost to Airtime.

A significant shift in how millions of Nigerians access basic banking services came into force yesterday, mandated by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). In a move with profound implications for…

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  • April 4, 2025
Driver Killed, Passengers Abducted as Gunmen Hijack Bus in Otukpo, Benue

Tragedy struck in Ikobi, Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State on Thursday night as gunmen hijacked a fully loaded Benue Links bus, killing the driver and kidnapping all the…

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  • April 4, 2025
Troops foil attacks, recover arms and ammunition in Plateau

Troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH), in collaboration with Operation LAFIYAN JAMA’A, have successfully repelled attacks targeting communities in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. The region has recently…

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  • April 4, 2025
Obi condemns Plateau killings and urges immediate government action.

Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has voiced his deep concern over the recent wave of attacks in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. He…

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  • April 4, 2025
Court Blocks Pro-Wike Rally in Bayelsa

A Bayelsa State High Court in Yenagoa has granted an order preventing allies of the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, from organizing a large rally in the state, pending…

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  • April 4, 2025
Corps members who passed out will receive N77,000 arrears – NYSC DG

The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, has assured that corps members who recently completed their service will receive arrears of the newly…

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  • April 3, 2025
INEC says Recall effort by Senator Natasha Akpoti’s constituents failed constitutional provision.

INEC says Recall effort by Senator Natasha Akpoti’s constituents failed constitutional provision. By Steve Ovirih. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has ruled against the petition to recall Senator Natasha…

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  • April 2, 2025
Police bust ‘yahoo school’ in Lagos, rescue 12-year-old trainee, others

The Lagos State Police Command has uncovered and dismantled an illegal internet fraud training facility, known as a “Yahoo School,” in the Iju area of the state. The command’s spokesperson,…

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  • April 2, 2025
Bricklayer absconds as wife gives birth to triplets in Ondo

A bricklayer identified as Bayo Jeje has allegedly absconded from home after his wife gave birth to a set of triplets at a private hospital in Igbokoda in Ilaje Local…

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  • April 2, 2025
Tinubu removes Kyari, NNPC board chair

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the reconstitution of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited board, removing its Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari and board chairman Pius Akinyelure.…