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Court convicts two Chinese nationals for cyber-terrorism, N3.4bn fraud

Nigeria, Feb. 12 -- The Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday convicted two Chinese nationals, Huang Haoyu and An Hongxu, on cyber-terrorism and a N3.4 billion fraud charges. The convicts, alongsi... Read More


Continued voter disinterest undermines democratic governance in Benin

Nigeria, Feb. 12 -- Just two months after a coup attempt, Benin's new Members of Parliament (MPs) were sworn in on 8 February. They were elected in January and will serve a seven-year term, in accorda... Read More


FG announces plans to upgrade radar coverage at airports, air force bases

Nigeria, Feb. 12 -- The Federal Government on Wednesday announced plans to strengthen aviation and airspace security through upgrades to radar systems and the deployment of counter-drone technology ac... Read More


Police confirm probe into musician Jigida Queen's controversial eviction from Lagos home

Nigeria, Feb. 12 -- The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed ongoing investigations into allegations of conspiracy, forgery, perjury, impersonation, and malicious destruction of property in the controve... Read More


Nigerian lawmakers clash at committee meeting as minister proposes N3.4trn budget for 2026

Nigeria, Feb. 12 -- Pandemonium broke out at the joint sitting of the National Assembly Committee on Works on Wednesday, as two members engaged in a heated exchange that briefly disrupted its proceedi... Read More


Edo police charge doctor, others with murder, kidnapping, defendant alleges unfair prosecution

Nigeria, Feb. 12 -- The Edo State Police Command has charged Nwoke Onyebuchi, a 52-year-old medical doctor and senior lecturer at Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, alongside four others, with murder, a... Read More


Tax reforms in action: How Nigerians are earning more through PAYE reductions, net pay up, taxes down, By Aderonke Atoyebi

Nigeria, Feb. 12 -- Nigeria's new tax laws are no longer a proposal, a rumour, or a theoretical policy experiment, they are in force, and they are here to stay. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu deserves cr... Read More


Angry Akpoti-Uduaghan storms out of committee meeting after argument with colleague

Nigeria, Feb. 12 -- Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Wednesday walked out of a meeting of the Senate Committee on Mines and Steel Development after a verbal exchange with the committe... Read More


EPL: Survival battle intensifies for Awoniyi, Aina as Nottingham Forest sack Dyche

Nigeria, Feb. 12 -- Nottingham Forest are no longer just fighting relegation. They are fighting themselves. On a night that perfectly captured the madness of their season, Forest dominated Wolverhamp... Read More


Why Akpabio must read the room and the mood, By Zainab Suleiman Okino

Nigeria, Feb. 12 -- The hallowed chambers of the National Assembly and the Senate, in particular, were never meant to be a theatre of the absurd. They are supposed to be places where robust conversati... Read More