How to apply for Nigerian govt loan to build your dream home

Nigerian Government, through the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), offers loan to eligible Nigerians seeking to buy, build, improve or renovate their homes under the National Housing Fund (NHF) scheme. Contents The Federal Government Loan is currently available to eligible contributors at an interest rate of up to six per cent per annum, with […]

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Those Who Defeated the APC in Osun State ―Babafemi Ojudu

Nigerian journalist and former Nigerian Senator who represented Ekiti Central Senatorial District, Babafemi Ojudu gave reasons he thought made Ademola Adeleke of Accord Party to win the Osun State governorship election. His reasons are: 1. Whoever was responsible for the hunger in the land. 2. The Edo State Governor, whose ill-advised and insulting outbursts against […]

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El-Rufai files new suit asking for family access, N10bn damages against ICPC

Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has filed a new N10bn fundamental rights suit against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission over alleged denial of access to his wife and son while in custody. In the suit with number FHC/ABJ/CS/1852/2026 and filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja Nigeria on […]

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Adeleke wins Osun guber election, sweeping 19 of 30 LGs

Candidate of the Accord Party (A), incumbent governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has won the governorship election held on Saturday, winning 19 of the 30 local governments. In spite of intimidation, he polled 511,067 votes to defeat his closest rival Bola Oyebamiji, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who won 11 local governments […]

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Adeleke maintains lead as 331 of 332 wards reported in Osun guber election

Governor Ademola Adeleke has maintained his lead in the ongoing Osun State governorship election, as results from almost all the wards across the state continue to be collated. A check by Vanguard on the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Result Viewing Portal (IReV) showed that results from 331 of the 332 wards in the state […]

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Osun APC Assembly candidate, others arrested with gun

All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Assembly candidate for Atakumosa East/West Local Government Area of Osun State, Hon. Babatunde Komolafe Festus, has reportedly been arrested by the Nigerian Navy personnel in his hometown, Ifewara, allegedly in possession of a gun. According to SaharaReporters, Komolafe was arrested on Thursday while travelling in a campaign vehicle belonging […]

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Two African countries to grant Visa-free entry to Nigerians as from 2027

Holders of Nigerian passport are set to enjoy visa-free access to two more African countries from January 1, 2027, following separate announcements by the governments of Chad and the Republic of the Congo to eliminate entry visa requirements for citizens of all African nations, allowing Nigerians to travel to both destinations without securing visas before […]

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Nigerian pastor sentenced to death for killing daughter after labelling her a witch

A Cross River State High Court sitting in Calabar, has sentenced a 51-year-old pastor, Ubong Bassey Etim, to death by hanging for killing his 16-year-old daughter, Deborah Bassey. He killed her after falsely accusing her of being a witch Justice Blessing Egwu of High Court No. 11 delivered the judgment on Monday, finding Etim guilty […]

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Sheikh Jingir’s comment on Muslim-Muslim ticket highly provocative ―Fani-Kayode says

Former Minister and Nigeria’s Ambassador-designate to South Africa, Femi Fani-Kayode, has described comments by Islamic cleric, Sheikh Yahya Jingir, in support of a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket in 2027 as ‘highly provocative’, warning that such rhetoric could deepen religious divisions in the country. The Islamic cleric had, in a video circulating on social media, called on […]

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Former Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun’s husband is dead

Kemi Adeosun, former Nigerian Minister of  Finance’s husband, Mr. Anthony Adeosun, has passed away. He died on Wednesday at the age of 62, In a statement released by his  family, Anthony passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, in Lagos State. The statement partly reads: “It is with profound sorrow, yet in total submission to […]

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Lagos-Calabar Highway won’t go beyond Epe, Nigeria can’t afford it ―Donald Duke

Former governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, has disclosed that the federal government of Nigeria cannot afford the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, noting that it won’t go anywhere. Speaking on Arise TV on Tuesday night, August 4, Duke who is the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), presidential candidate, argued that the project is unnecessary and will […]

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Tinubu approves 30–80% salary increase for Nigerian Armed Forces personnel

President Bola Tinubu has approved salary increases ranging from 30 to 80 per cent for personnel of Nigeria’s Armed Forces, with about 250,000 personnel expected to benefit from the new pay package. Approved by the President, the salary increase will take effect from September 1, 2026, according to a statement issued by the Special Adviser […]

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EFCC lacks constitutional power to impose blanket freeze on Osun state’s finances ―NBA

Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has faulted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over the reported freezing of Osun State Government bank account, saying the anti-graft agency lacks the constitutional power to impose a blanket restriction on a state’s finances without due legal process. The EFCC on Wednesday directed that no money be withdrawn from the […]

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Nigerian student caught in paedophile hunter sting sentenced to prison in UK

Nigerian student in the United Kingdom, Anderson Ishiekwene, 25, has been sentenced to three years in prison and faces automatic deportation after attempting to meet who he believed was a 14-year-old girl for sex following online sexual grooming. BBC reported on Monday that Ishiekwene was arrested in Washington, England, after arranging to meet the supposed […]

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Nigerian presidency slams Catholic bishops after Onaiyekan’s outburst

Nigerian presidency on Saturday slammed representatives of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria over their conduct during a recent meeting with President Bola Tinubu, insisting that the clerics were not the sole custodians of truth on the state of the nation. The presidency also faulted the Archbishop Emeritus of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, Cardinal […]

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Nigeria’s Appeal Court reverses order deregistering ADC, four other parties

Nigeria’s Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, nullified the judgment of the Federal High Court ordering the Independent National Electoral Commission to deregister the African Democratic Congress and four other political parties. In a three-member panel of justices led by Justice Abba Mohammed, the appellate court held unanimously that the June 15 judgment […]

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