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Chinese grandma caught with illicit drugs at Lagos airport
10+ hour, 1+ min ago (723+ words) 24 May 2026 2: 12 pm WAT From Godwin Tsa, Abuja Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 63-year-old Chinese grandma, Ting Hung Kiong, following her attempt to smuggle a large consignment of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of…...
ADC faction picks Dumebi Kachikwu as 2027 presidential candidate
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (833+ words) 24 May 2026 10: 36 pm WAT From Charity Nwakaudu, Abuja Dumebi Kachikwu has emerged as the consensus presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the 2027 general election. The newly elected National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Abdulkadir Bashir, presented the party's…...
Nigeria has moved away from wasteful fuel subsidies, naira strengthening, says Tinubu
5+ hour, 5+ min ago (375+ words) 24 May 2026 7: 08 pm WAT President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said Nigeria is gradually overcoming the economic distortions caused by fuel subsidies and unstable exchange rate policies, insisting that recent reforms introduced by his administration are beginning to strengthen the naira and…...
Tinubu accepts APC 2027 ticket, vows continuity of reforms, promises security and growth
5+ hour, 39+ min ago (136+ words) 24 May 2026 6: 34 pm WAT On infrastructure and investment, Tinubu promised more durable projects, saying the government is "building concrete, durable roads and superhighways along the coast and on the Sokoto-Badagry route that will last for over 100 years," and that reforms in…...
FHC mourns late jurist, Yunusa
4+ hour, 52+ min ago (320+ words) 24 May 2026 7: 21 pm WAT From Godwin Tsa, Abuja The Federal High Court has described the late Justice Mohammed Yunusa as an erudite jurist of unwavering integrity and commitment to the administration of justice. Justice Yunusa who died on May 21 "after a…...
Military intercepts 92 travellers kidnapped by B'Haram on Borno road
4+ hour, 59+ min ago (479+ words) 24 May 2026 7: 14 pm WAT Rescue operation at Mangari-Dora in Borno" Troops of the Joint Task Force Northeast Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have intercepted and rescued 92 travellers kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists along a road in the southern part of Borno State....
2027: Saraki ally, Oba Ajara endorses Gbenga Hashim for President
4+ hour, 31+ min ago (425+ words) 24 May 2026 7: 42 pm WAT From Left: Oba Ajara, Gbenga Hashim "An ally of the late political patriarch, Olusola Saraki, Oba Ajara, has endorsed the presidential ambition of Gbenga Hashim ahead of the 2027 general elections, describing him as "the only true opposition…...
Anyim defends APC's direct primary to elect Tinubu candidate
7+ hour, 53+ min ago (364+ words) 24 May 2026 4: 20 pm WAT From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja Anyim, in his opening remarks at the presidential primary collation in Abuja on Sunday, equally said the decision was taken to deepen democratic participation. "The mode of this election is the direct primary…...
Navy pledges tighter security for oil, gas assets
5+ hour, 45+ min ago (297+ words) 24 May 2026 6: 28 pm WAT From Aniekan Aniekan, Calabar The Nigerian Navy has pledged to strengthen surveillance and security around Nigeria's oil and gas assets to protect revenue and economic stability. The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abbas, made this…...
Queen Mercy says viral AMVCA bread dress injured her back " The Sun Nigeria
11+ hour, 28+ min ago (545+ words) 24 May 2026 12: 45 pm WAT Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Queen Mercy Atang, has revealed that the viral bread-inspired outfit she wore to the 12th Africa Magic Viewers" Choice Awards, AMVCA, left her with a severe back injury. Queen, whose appearance in a…...