A man named Newton Isokpehi, who claims to be a serving police officer with 26 years of service, has sparked outrage after posting a video in which he threatens to shoot dead anyone who...

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Professor Segun Aina as the new Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). He is set to replace Professor Is-haq Oloyede, whose second term at the helm of JAMB...

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arrested two suspected members of a kidnapping and armed robbery syndicate linked to the abduction of an elderly man in Kaduna State. The suspects, identified as Yusuf Rabo...

Isa Pantami, former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has pulled out of the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship primaries in Gombe State. Pantami announced his withdrawal on Tuesday through a statement issued by...

A former presidential aide, Umar Sani, says former President Goodluck Jonathan has purchased a presidential nomination form ahead of the 2027 general elections. Sani, who served as spokesperson to former Vice President Namadi Sambo,...

Nestlé Nigeria has concluded the 15th anniversary celebration of its Technical Training Initiative with the graduation of 20 young Nigerians from the Technical Training Centre at its Abaji Factory. The graduation follows a similar...

Justice Chidiebere Mark, better known as Justice Crack, has been granted bail by the Federal High Court in Abuja. The social media activist was arrested in late April after posting videos that criticised how...

In a remarkable blend of talent, courage, and purpose, 9-year-old author Adedoyin Precious Shanu has made a powerful entry into the literary world with her debut children’s book, Tola the Bully. The book was...

There is a quiet damage spreading through our society—one that does not make headlines every day, yet breaks homes, distorts values, and leaves deep emotional wounds. It is the normalisation of hypocrisy, the quiet...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has announced that while no case of Ebola has been confirmed in the country, it is strengthening surveillance efforts following an outbreak in the Democratic...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) held its House of Representatives primaries ahead of the 2027 elections, and the results have caused serious internal conflict. At least 26 current lawmakers lost their tickets in the...

A young man identified as Sani Abdullahi was, on Sunday, shot dead while five others were injured as violence erupted at a venue of the All Progressives Congress, APC, House of Representatives primary election in...

Michael Oyedokun, one of the kidnapped teachers of Community High School, Ahoro-Esinele in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, has been reportedly killed. The gunmen invaded the school on Friday, May 15 and...

The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has raised serious concerns over the worsening security situation in Yorubaland following the abduction of pupils from three schools in Oyo State by suspected terrorists. The attacks, which resulted...

LAGOS,  The 26th edition of the Milo Basketball Championship has officially begun, with Government Secondary School Zing, Taraba State, and Family Support Programme, Katsina, emerging winners at the Savannah Conference regional finals held in...

The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, Akwa Ibom State Council, has concluded plans to initiate a one billion naira suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over the alleged assault of its member,...

The family of Nollywood actor Alexx Ekubo has confirmed that advanced metastatic kidney cancer was the cause of his death. The 40-year-old star passed away at Evercare Hospital in Lagos from complications of the...

Operatives 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. A source within the anti-graft agency, who spoke on...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faction led by Kabiru Turaki has announced an alliance with the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) ahead of the 2027 general elections. The spokesperson for the faction, Ini Ememobong, confirmed...

The Peter Obi-aligned Obidient Movement has dismissed claims by a rival faction that it expelled former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi and activist Yunusa Tanko from the movement. It says it’s all propaganda...

At least 13 people were killed and many others injured when gunmen attacked the Ngbra Zongo community in Kwall District, Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. The attack happened around midnight on Friday...

A fresh political debate is brewing across Nigeria’s opposition space as several politicians who rose to prominence during the 2023 “Obidient” movement are reportedly seeking a return to a new political coalition, NDC, after...

The Federal High Court in Abuja has again adjourned a case challenging the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), this time indefinitely. Justice Emeka Nwite stepped back from the matter after the plaintiff...

Commissioner of Police in Cross River State, Rashid Afegbua, has banned unlawful stop-and-search, harassment, profiling, extortion and other unprofessional conduct among police personnel in the state. He said such acts are now strictly prohibited...

Police have arrested two suspects in connection with the killing of 28-year-old Oghenemine Ogidi, who was shot dead by a police officer in Effurun, Delta State. Among those arrested is the person believed to...

Tension rose in Abuja on Wednesday as angry Nigerians stormed the headquarters of MTN Nigeria, demanding that the company and its South African staff leave the country over alleged exploitation, poor service delivery, and...

On May 7, 2026, a Federal High Court in Abuja was set to deliver its judgment in the N33.8 billion money laundering case against former Power Minister Saleh Mamman—but the defendant was nowhere to...

Ghana has written to the African Union (AU) over the continued xenophobic attacks against African nationals in South Africa. The issue is expected to be discussed at the AU’s Eighth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting scheduled...

President Bola Tinubu has reportedly approved the redeployment of former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode as Nigeria’s ambassador-designate to South Africa. The development followed reports that Germany rejected Fani-Kayode’s earlier ambassadorial posting to a European...

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said he will consult widely before deciding whether to contest in the 2027 presidential election. Jonathan made the statement on Thursday in Abuja after a group of supporters visited...

  The Sokoto State Government has confirmed that 33 children have died following a cerebrospinal meningitis outbreak in parts of the state. The government said 256 suspected cases have so far been recorded across...

Bandits loyal to a notorious armed leader, Isiya Kwashen Garwa, have reportedly imposed fresh levies of N10 million each on Garin Lamido and Yan Shuni communities in Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State....