The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has come under fire following a social media post quoting a Bible verse to promote its upcoming public engagement series. In a post shared on its official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Tuesday, the Commission announced the 164th edition of EFCC Connect, themed “Fighting Economic and Financial Crimes in the House of God.” The EFCC also cited 1 Peter 4:17, which says “judgment…

A Nigerian man, Ehis Akhimie, has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison by the United States  court.

President Bola Tinubu has extended his congratulations to two prominent Nigerians, Farouk Gumel and Tobi Amusan, for their recent significant accomplishments. The President praised Farouk Gumel on his appointment as the Chairman of the Botswana Sovereign Wealth Fund Limited. Tinubu in a statement by Bayo Onanuga, his Special Adviser on Information & Strategy on Tuesday described the appointment as a clear reflection of Gumel’s expertise and commitment, highlighting the global…

The fire incident started around 1pm on Tuesday, September 16, 2025.

Over 75,000 inmates in the various correctional centres across the country may go hungry as vendors supplying food items to the facilities may stop supplies to the facilities over N5.6 billion debts owed them by the federal government. This has raised the fear of starvation and malnutrition in the nation’s correctional centres. The development has made a group, the Alliance for Good Governance, AGG, call on President Bola Tinubu to…

Former governors of Ogun, Osun, and Ondo states – Gbenga Daniel, Rauf Aregbesola, and Olusegun Mimiko – on Tuesday paid homage to the Olubadan-designate, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, at his private residence in Bodija, Ibadan. Speaking during the visit, Daniel, who governed Ogun State between 2003 and 2011, said the team was in Ibadan to congratulate Ladoja on his emergence as the next Olubadan of Ibadanland. He described Ladoja as a…

The Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Lanre Issa-Onilu, has called on Nigerians to show greater respect and commitment to the country’s national symbols as the nation commemorates National Ordinance Day 2025. During an address in Abuja, the DG reminded citizens that emblems such as the National Flag, Coat of Arms, National Anthem, and Pledge are foundational to Nigeria’s unity, dignity, and identity. READ ALSO: NOA condemns assault on corps…

The Niger State Police Command says seven suspects have been short-listed for prosecution following investigations into the death of a student of the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai (IBBUL). In a document made available to New Daily Prime on Tuesday, the Command Spokesperson, Wasiu Abiodun noted that the student, Abdulwahab Jafar, aged 23, was attacked at his lodge in Lapai on 23 June 2025, leading to his death and sparking…

Bago encouraged officials to improve their maintenance practices

During his time in Paris, Tinubu held a private luncheon with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace.

Natasha, a first-term Peoples Democratic Party lawmaker, was suspended by the Senate on 6 March 2025 for six months.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Monday said over 4.4 million Nigerians have pre-registered online in the ongoing nationwide voter registration exercise. According to the latest update released by the Commission, a total of 4,445,505 Nigerians completed their online pre-registration as of Sunday, September 14, 2025 – just four weeks after the exercise commenced on August 18. READ ALSO: INEC decentralises voter registration to wards in FCT National Commissioner and…