Tinubu mourns Baptist preacher Jesse Jackson
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has mourned the death of American civil rights leader and Baptist preacher, Jesse Jackson, describing him as a great friend of Nigeria and Africa. Reverend Jackson died on Tuesday at the age of 84. In a condolence message, President Tinubu said he joined people across the world and the United States […]
EFCC quizzes trader over alleged currency counterfeiting in Enugu
Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have begun investigation into a 31-year-old trader, Oduburu Lucy Oluchi, also known as Eze Chiamaka Lucy, over alleged possession and circulation of counterfeit currency amounting to ₦192,000. According to the Commission, Oluchi was arrested on December 23, 2025, at Eke Nibo […]
Obi faults presidency’s solar plan, cites Tinubu’s power promise
Former Anambra State governor and Labour Party presidential candidate in 2023, Peter Obi has criticised plans by the Presidency to disconnect the Presidential Villa from Nigeria’s national electricity grid and rely largely on solar power, describing the move as a troubling signal of leadership disconnect at a time millions of Nigerians still endure erratic power […]
FG sues El-Rufai over alleged interception of NSA’s phone calls
The Nigerian authorities have filed criminal charges against former Kaduna State governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, over allegations that he unlawfully intercepted the phone communications of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu. The charges, filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, accuse El-Rufai, 65, of cybercrime-related offences allegedly committed during a televised interview on […]
EXCLUSIVE: Boko Haram attack Niger villages, slaughter children, burnt down police station
About 30 residents, including children were slaughtered on Saturday by Boko Haram group in Pissa and Tungan Makeri communities under Konkoso area of Borgu area of Niger State. One of the survivors, Ibrahim Konkoso, 30, who escaped the attack told New Daily Prime that the attackers disrupted the communities atmosphere by setting fire on the […]
Boko Haram releases video of Kwara abducted women, children in captives
Weeks after Boko Haram faction group led by Mallam Sadiqu massacred at least 162 residents of Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama area of Kwara State, the terrorists on Saturday released video of children and women abducted during the attack on the two communities. The raid which occurred on Feb 3 was the deadliest attack […]
2027 Election: Nigerians slam INEC for fixing polls in Ramadan
Several Nigerians, particularly Muslims have slammed the Independent National Electoral Commission of Nigeria for scheduling the Nigerian election for the next Muslims’ obligatory fasting month which is February 2027. Since the announcement of the poll timetable and schedule on Friday by the commission’s chairman, Joash Amupitan at a press conference in Abuja on Friday, fixing […]
El-Rufai’s lawyer condemns alleged attempted arrest at Abuja Airport
Counsel to former Kaduna state Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai has condemned what he described as an “unlawful attempted arrest” of his client by security operatives upon his arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Thursday. In a statement issued in Abuja, Ubong Esop Akpan, of the Chambers of Ubong Akpan, alleged that operatives […]
NAFDAC denies suspending sachet alcohol ban
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday dismissed reports alleging that the Federal Government had directed it to suspend enforcement of the ban on sachet alcohol and alcoholic beverages packaged in PET bottles below 200 millilitres. In a statement dated February 11, 2026, the agency described the report as […]
Adeyanju urges EFCC, DSS to probe El-Rufai over alleged corruption, insecurity
Human rights lawyer and activist, Deji Adeyanju, has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Department of State Services (DSS) to investigate former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, over allegations of corruption and his handling of insecurity while in office. In a statement on Thursday, Adeyanju said no public official should […]