BREAKING: Regina Daniels’ Tested Positive For Cocaine
A detailed medical report has emerged alleging that Nollywood actress Regina Daniels, wife of Senator Ned Nwoko, has been battling severe substance abuse involving cocaine, marijuana,…
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The latest news from Leading Reporters: breaking stories from Abuja and across Nigeria, updated throughout the day.
Libya Deports 80 Nigerians
Libyan authorities have deported 80 Nigerian migrants held in detention centres across the country as part of ongoing efforts to tackle irregular migration and ease overcrowding…
Business
FG Suspends 15% Import Duty on Petrol, Diesel
The Federal Government has suspended the planned implementation of a 15 per cent import duty on premium motor spirit (PMS) and automotive gas oil (diesel). This…
Abuja/FCT
JUST IN: Wike Bans Use of Phone for FCT Land Officials
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has issued a strict ban on the use of mobile phones by staff of the Abuja Geographic…
Nnamdi Kanu: Justice Omotoso Must Be Careful Not To Cause Another Crisis
The Igbos in the Federal Capital Territory [FCT] Abuja are unsettled by the unfolding events at the Nigerian Judiciary over the Mazi Nnamdi Kanu trial. The…
Security
Gunmen abduct 6 Defence Ministry Directors on way to Abuja
Panic has gripped the Federal Civil Service following the abduction of six Directors of the Federal Ministry of Defence by suspected gunmen along the Kaba–Lokoja highway.…
Security
Soldiers blocks Wike, FCTA officials from accessing Gaduwa land
Things got heated between the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, and officials of the capital city when some soldiers stopped the former Rivers State governor…
Security
JUST IN: Gunmen kidnap young man in Abuja, shoot fiancée
A yet-to-be-identified man, has been abducted by some gunmen at his family’s residence in Leisure Court Phase 1 Estate, located under Aco Division in Abuja. It…
Politics
Unpaid Allowances: “We are suffering” Immigration Officers Abroad, begs Tinubu to Intervene
Officers and men of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), serving on cross postings in various embassies and missions abroad, have lamented one year of unpaid allowances.…
FG Borrows N17.36tn in 10 Months, Exceeds 2025 Target by 55.6%
The Federal Government (FG) has borrowed N17.36 trillion from domestic and foreign sources in the first 10 months of 2025, N6.06 trillion (55.6%) above the prorated…