Temi Nkem has emerged as the winner of Big Brother Naija Season 11, tagged “Show Ya Sef”. The 21-year-old contestant was announced as the winner during the grand finale of the reality show on Sunday, defeating Aikou and Sheba, who finished as first and second runners-up, respectively. Temi polled 25.87 per cent of the total […]
The Imo State Commissioner of Police, Audu Bosso, has said operatives have located the camp where abducted prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members are being held, but explosives have been planted at the site. The 20 people initially abducted were travelling from Ibadan, Oyo State, to NYSC orientation camps in Abia and Akwa Ibom […]
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has urged Nigerians to actively protect their votes and remain at polling units until ballots are counted in the 2027 presidential election. Speaking during a Global Digital Town Hall streamed via Zoom, YouTube, and other social media platforms, Obi engaged Nigerians at home and […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has intercepted drug consignments worth more than ₦5 billion at the Lagos and Onne ports, while arresting a businessman allegedly attempting to smuggle 4.80 kilogrammes of cocaine to Italy. The 38-year-old suspect was arrested on September 27 at the joint screening point of Terminal 2 of […]
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has presented a certificate of recognition and staff of office to King Charles Macpepple Jaja, Jeki VI, Amanyabo of Opobo, formally recognising him as a first-class traditional ruler. The presentation, according to Fubara, marks the completion of the process that followed the death and burial of the late monarch, King […]
A fatal road traffic crash along the Coastal Road has claimed one life and left three others injured in the Victoria Island area of Lagos. The incident occurred in the early hours of Friday and involved a grey Lexus Jeep 350, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) said. “Preliminary security information indicated that the […]
Months after his appointment, Amos Dangut has assumed office as the new Registrar/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). Dangut, a Nigerian, took over as the 14th Registrar of the Council on October 1, 2026, according to a statement by the Head of Public Affairs at WAEC Headquarters, Accra, Ghana, Demianus […]
Former vice-president and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has accused the administration of President Bola Tinubu of worsening poverty in Nigeria since assuming office in 2023. Atiku made the allegation while delivering a state-of-the-nation broadcast at the party’s secretariat in Abuja on Thursday, as the country marked its 66th Independence […]
President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that the series of economic reforms undertaken by his administration will lead to better days. Tinubu gave the assurance in his address to the nation on Thursday, October 1, as Nigeria marked its 66th Independence Day anniversary. The President said the reforms had not weakened the economy, as widely […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has demanded an immediate reduction in the price of petrol, a nationwide wage award for workers, and the commencement of negotiations for a new national minimum wage, as it decried what it described as a worsening survival crisis in Nigeria. In an Independence Day statement signed by its President, Joe […]
