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A catastrophic fire engulfed the popular mobile phone market in Kano State on Friday, reducing over 300 shops to ashes and leaving traders in shock and despair. The blaze, which raged uncontrollably for nearly seven hours, ravaged one of the busiest commercial hubs in Northern Nigeria, known for its thriving trade in mobile phones andContinueContinue reading “Inferno Devours Over 300 Shops in Kano’s Iconic Phone Market, Billions Lost in Devastating Blaze”

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has extended warm felicitations to Nigerian Muslims and the global Islamic community as they mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir, assuring citizens that the long-promised dawn of renewed hope and national prosperity is finally breaking.In a statement released on Thursday, June 5, 2025, the President described the sacred festival as a powerful reminderContinueContinue reading “Tinubu to Nigerians at Eid-el-Kabir: “The Era of Renewed Prosperity Has Begun””

In a dramatic escalation of inter-agency conflict, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has filed a formal petition to the Nigerian Senate, accusing the Nigeria Police Force of not only aiding illegal mining operations in Nasarawa State but also orchestrating an attempted murder of its officers.The explosive petition, dated June 2, 2025, andContinueContinue reading “NSCDC Accuses Police of Aiding Illegal Miners, Orchestrating Attempted Murder — Petitions Senate for Urgent Intervention”

In a sweeping and unprecedented move, the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has grounded at least 60 private jets belonging to prominent business tycoons, top bank executives, oil moguls, and multinational company leaders over billions of naira in unpaid import duties.The crackdown—described by insiders as the most aggressive in recent aviation history—targeted luxury aircraft such asContinueContinue reading “Luxury in Lockdown: Nigerian Customs Grounds 60 Private Jets in Massive Crackdown on Billionaire Defaulters”

Tensions boiled over into violent chaos in Abraka, Delta State, on Wednesday following a bloody police operation that left four suspected kidnappers dead and ignited deadly ethnic reprisals.The operation, carried out in the early hours of the day in the Makati Bichi area near the railway station, was a joint offensive involving the police, localContinueContinue reading “Terror in Abraka: Ethnic Clashes Erupt After Police Kill Four Suspected Kidnappers in Deadly Gun Battle”

Nigeria Should Aspire Beyond Roads and Salaries As ‘Dividends of Democracy’ – PAACA The Peering Advocacy and Advancement Centre in Africa (PAACA) has delivered a stinging critique of Nigeria’s political class for celebrating basic governance functions—such as road construction and salary payment—as grand achievements of democracy.Marking Nigeria’s 26 years of uninterrupted civil rule, PAACA’s ExecutiveContinueContinue reading ““Beyond Roads and Salaries: Democracy Demands More, Says PAACA””

In a major crackdown on food safety violations, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered a warehouse in Kaduna State stocked with expired non-alcoholic beverages valued at over N35 million — all allegedly destined for unsuspecting consumers across Northern Nigeria.The operation, led by Andrew Tamanuwa, Deputy Director of theContinueContinue reading “NAFDAC Busts Kaduna Syndicate Supplying N35 Million Worth of Expired Drinks Across Northern Nigeria”

In a move that has ignited widespread public reaction, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed banks to begin deducting USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) transaction charges directly from users’ mobile airtime balances—effective June 3, 2025.The announcement was made via the official X (formerly Twitter) handle of Nigerian Stories, sparking a wave of online debateContinueContinue reading “🚨 Shock Directive: NCC Orders Banks to Deduct USSD Charges Directly from Mobile Airtime Starting June 3, 2025”