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Umahi Denies Coastal Highway Caused Lagos Flooding, Blames Poor Drainage
Minister of Works Sen. Dave Umahi on Sunday dismissed claims that the ongoing Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway triggered recent flooding in parts of Lagos, saying poor urban drainage, blocked waterways and indiscriminate waste disposal, not the federal road project was responsible for the flooding.
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Death Toll in Sokoto Bandit Attacks Rises to Eight
The death toll from bandit attacks on communities in Danchadi District, Bodinga Local Government Area of Sokoto State, has risen from six to eight, district authorities said Sunday.
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Obi Renews Call for Tinubu's Resignation, Cites Alleged ₦8.83tn Off-Budget Spending
Presidential candidate Peter Obi on Sunday renewed his call for President Bola Tinubu to resign, citing an IMF disclosure that about ₦8.83 trillion in 2025 government spending went unrecorded in the national budget.
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FG Denies ₦8tn Off-Budget Spending Claim, Says IMF Comments Misrepresented
The Federal Government on Sunday denied spending about ₦8 trillion outside the approved national budget, calling reports of the alleged off-budget expenditure a misrepresentation of comments by the International Monetary Fund's Resident Representative in Nigeria.
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NDLEA Arrests Nigerian-British Grandmother With 13kg Cocaine Hidden in Plantain Peels
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested a 67-year-old Nigerian British woman at Lagos' Murtala Muhammed International Airport after officers allegedly found 13 kilograms of cocaine concealed inside fake plantain peels packed with food items in her luggage.
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Vatican Hints At Possible Pope Leo XIV Visit To Nigeria
The Vatican says Pope Leo XIV could visit Nigeria in the coming years as both sides reaffirm strong diplomatic and religious ties.
