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Suspected Lakurawa militants invaded Kebbe town in Sokoto, engaging security forces. Four soldiers are feared killed in the Sokoto attack.
Jason Arday, the former Cambridge professor embroiled in a plagiarism scandal, has been found dead. Police are investigating the unexpected death of the 41
President Trump announces plans to declare the Strait of Hormuz US territory after defeating Iran, despite ongoing stalemate over the vital shipping lane.
IOM reports 737,073 people displaced in Nigeria’s North-West due to banditry, kidnapping, and climate shocks. Learn about the humanitarian crisis and retur
Raul Jimenez’s late penalty secured a dramatic 2-2 draw for Wolves against Blackburn in their Championship opener. Read about the Wolves Championship campa
Nigerian-American Daniel Umemezie has been named the 2026-2027 U.S. National Youth Poet Laureate. Learn about his journey and poetry exploring identity.
Raises concerns over violence, intimidation, vote buying, military deployment By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA — The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has expressed concern over the growing threat of electoral violence, political intimidation and vote buying ahead of Sat...
By Ben Ngwakwe, Gombe The Gombe State Government has rejected claims that it spent between N133 billion and N138 billion on water supply projects, describing the figures as inaccurate and misleading. The government said the figures in circulation appeared to lump together recurre...
By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The Senate Committee on Electoral Matters has led a delegation of the Joint National Assembly Committee on Electoral Matters on an oversight visit to Osun State ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. The delegation, led by the committee chairman, Se...
Gombe APC candidate’s aide states 2027 Gombe election will be won at polling units, not social media. Grassroots mobilisation is key for electoral success.
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The Federal Government has inaugurated the new Board of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission NSIWC, charging members to provide strategic leadership that ensures fair remuneration, improved productivity, and industrial harmony in Nigeria. Sec...
By Godwin Oritse LAGOS — The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Apapa Area Command has recorded a monthly revenue collection of N323 billion in July 2026, its highest ever in a single month. The record surpassed the N304 billion collected by the command in October 2025 under the lea...
In most of the INEC offices, the distribution of sensitive materials to Registration Area Centres (RACs) began as early as 10 a.m., with nearly all the offices visited having completed the distribution. The post #OsunDecides2026: Army, police mount checkpoints as INEC moves sensi...
..Abiodun urges monarch to emulate late Awujale’s legacy By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta ABEOKUTA — The Ogun State Government has installed Oba Abdul Fatai Olatunji Balogun as the Alaye of Imobiland in Ijebu East Local Government Area of the state, bringing to an end the prolong...
…Movement restricted from midnight Friday to 6pm Saturday By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — The Nigeria Police Force, NPF, has reiterated its ban on the participation of Amotekun and other non-state security groups in security operations for Saturday’s Osun State governorship...
Linus Aleke in Abuja As Osun voters go to the polls today to elect a governor who will drive the state’s development agenda and economic prosperity over the next four
Deji Elumoye in Abuja President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians in the Diaspora to consider the country a prime destination for their investments, expertise, and entrepreneurial initiatives.Speaking Friday while declaring
Mohammed El-Rufai celebrates his parents, Nasir and Asia El-Rufai, on their 27th wedding anniversary, praising his mother’s compassion and support.
Anambra Police Command raids criminal hideouts, arresting a 65-year-old secessionist suspect and six others, recovering arms and illicit drugs.
A Nigerian family is urgently seeking N17m for their three-month-old baby’s corrective heart surgery. Learn how you can help save Robiah’s life.
A fire outbreak at Gombe’s Technology Incubation Centre destroyed N4m worth of property. Federal Fire Service contained the Gombe fire, saving N15m.
The NSIB has revealed the black box of the private jet that landed on an Asaba highway was overwritten, making investigation difficult. Learn more about th
By Chimaobi Nwaiwu NNEWI — The United Igbo Elders Council, UNIEC, Worldwide has urged all parties involved in the leadership dispute in the Lagos State chapter of Ohanaeze Ndigbo to put the collective interest of Ndigbo above personal ambition, factional allegiance and individu...
By Dapo Akinrefon OSOGBO — The Imole Campaign Council, ICC, on Friday urged security agencies deployed for Saturday’s Osun State governorship election to remain neutral and professional, while calling on the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, to ensure strict compliance ...
By Elizabeth Adegbesan LAGOS — The naira appreciated to N1,405 per dollar in the parallel market on Friday, from N1,407 per dollar recorded on Thursday. However, the currency depreciated to N1,358.25 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, NFEM. Data from the Centra...
Tells INEC, security agencies to remain neutral By Dayo Johnson, Osogbo OSOGBO — The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, CDHR, has cautioned political actors in Osun State against turning Saturday’s governorship election into a violent contest, insisting that no politi...
By Christopher Ameh, Bauchi BAUCHI — Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has declared Monday, August 17, 2026, a work-free day across the state to enable workers to participate in the forthcoming local government council elections. The declaration covers civil and public serv...
By Soni Daniel ABUJA — Chairman of the Trade Union Congress, TUC, Comrade Festus Osifo, has commended the Department of State Services, DSS, for the arrest and prosecution of suspected terrorists and bandits across the country. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday, Osifo said the arres...
…Group warns against militarisation, urges INEC to ensure credible election By Dayo Johnson, Osogbo OSOGBO — The National Association of Seadogs, also known as Pyrates Confraternity, has urged President Bola Tinubu to resist any attempt to deploy federal power to influenc...
By Favour Ulebor, Abuja ABUJA — China’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, has said the country’s zero-tariff policy for African countries is already yielding significant benefits for Nigeria, with bilateral trade and Nigerian exports recording substantial growth within mont...