The latest news from Leading Reporters: breaking stories from Abuja and across Nigeria, updated throughout the day.
Men of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested the Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria, Mustapha Abdullahi, over alleged money laundering offences involving…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, to 75 years imprisonment over a N33.8 billion money laundering and…
The Federal Government is currently in advanced discussions with the World Bank over a proposed $1.25 billion loan aimed at supporting economic reforms, job creation, and…
The Senate and House of Representatives has on Tuesday passed the N1.75 trillion 2026 budget of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). They also approved the…
At least 13 persons have been killed following an attack by suspected gunmen on Ngbra Zongo community in Plateau State. Several other residents were reportedly injured…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has defended the intervention at Jabi Lake, a popular recreation park in Abuja, ordering a crackdown on…
Fresh concerns over a possible fuel scarcity looms after Dangote Refinery increased its ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), to N1,350 per litre. The new…
The Inspector-General of Police, Rilwan Olatunji Disu, has announced a major operational reform within the Nigeria Police Force with the creation and nationwide deployment of the…
No fewer than 17 members of the House of Representatives have defected from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC). The defections…
There was pandemonium on Saturday after a yet-to-be-identified father of a bride and a hypeman, identified simply as Victor, were shot dead by suspected cultists on…
