Nigeria’s headline inflation rate declined to 14.63 per cent in September 2026, down from 15.39 per cent in August, following a moderation in average food prices, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The bureau disclosed this in its latest Consumer Price Index report released on Thursday, which also showed that annual inflation fell…
President Bola Tinubu has transmitted three bills to the House of Representatives, seeking reforms to the legal frameworks governing drug enforcement, transport safety investigations and public-sector training. In the letters accompanying the bills, Tinubu invoked Section 58(2) of the 1999 Constitution and requested their “expeditious consideration” by lawmakers. One of the proposals, the National Drug…
Former Cross River State Governor Donald Duke has described Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri as a “local champion” following a disagreement over the feasibility of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project. Duke made the remark while speaking on Arise Television’s The Morning Show on Thursday, October 15, arguing that the project was impracticable due to its…
The Osun State Police Command has arrested a 42-year-old man, identified as Babalola Saheed, over the alleged exhumation and mutilation of the corpse of a 22-year-old woman, Rukibat Babatunde, in Iwo, Osun State. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, October 15, 2026. According to the police, the…
US President Donald Trump has scrapped plans to livestream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, the former US Army psychiatrist convicted of carrying out the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, following criticism from political and religious circles. Trump confirmed that Hasan’s execution by firing squad would proceed as scheduled but would not be broadcast live, explaining…
Several people are feared dead, while 10 others sustained varying degrees of injuries after a fuel tanker fell and exploded along the Benin-Lagos Road near Oluku in Edo State on Thursday, October 15. The petrol tanker reportedly overturned while attempting to make a U-turn near Oluku Market, spilling its contents onto the road and into…
The Federal Government has officially reopened the First Niger Bridge to motorists after a 38-day closure, restoring a crucial transport link between Onitsha in Anambra State and Asaba in Delta State. The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, led the reopening ceremony on Thursday, October 15, in the presence of federal and state government officials, as…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, October 15, arraigned three men before the Federal High Court in Abuja for allegedly impersonating popular Nigerian blogger and social media influencer, Tunde Ednut, and defrauding unsuspecting members of the public of N18,264,700. The defendants, identified as Raymond Charles Yafetus, Auwal Ibrahim and Babangida Yahaya Ibrahim,…
Veteran Nollywood actor and lawyer Kanayo O. Kanayo has urged the Nigeria Police Force to intensify its ongoing reforms, citing differences in policing practices he observed during a recent trip to Ghana. In a video shared online, the actor disclosed that he and his colleagues spent 10 days filming in Ghana without encountering a single…
A 46-year-old pastor in Washington state, United States, Cristian Popescu, has been indicted on allegations that he defrauded members of his church of $13 million through a fraudulent investment scheme. Federal prosecutors allege that Popescu, who leads Passion for Christ, a Christian congregation in Kirkland, persuaded church members to invest in his Bellevue-based startup, Followone…
