The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, has cautioned corps members against participating in political activities as preparations gradually begin ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking during an address to the 2026 Batch ...
Supporters of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, have engaged a United States-based lobbying and advocacy firm to raise concerns about his ongoing prosecution by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The El-Rufai Support Group Association ...
The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has reacted to the payment of long-outstanding arrears owed to its members by the Akwa Ibom State Government after several years of delay. In a statement on Wednesday, the state NULGE President, ...
At least nine people have been confirmed dead and 11 others injured following a fresh attack by suspected terrorists on a community in Southern Kaduna. The incident occurred late on Tuesday, in Unguwar Magaji community, located in the Kamaru Ward ...
Afrobeats Star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has defended his decision to highlight Nigeria’s kidnapping crisis on the global stage, urging public figures to stop prioritizing politics over the truth. His response comes after Hausa praise singer Dauda Adamu ...
Troops of the Nigerian military’s Operation Hadin Kai have arrested a suspected collaborator of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State. The suspect, Umara Abubakar, 22, was apprehended in Kekeno town around ...
The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adewole Adebayo, has alleged that some Nigerian political leaders rely on bandits to secure electoral victories and benefit from the country’s security challenges. Adebayo made the claim during an interview while commenting ...
The Nigerian Army has rescued five kidnapped persons in Kogi State after terrorists reportedly abandoned them while escaping from ongoing military operations targeting criminal hideouts in the state. Politics Nigeria reports that the rescue took place during a counter-terrorism operation ...
Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued four abducted victims during counter-banditry operations in Katsina State. In a statement released on its social media platforms on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, the Nigerian Army said the victims were freed during a ...
Suspected armed Fulani bandits have launched a deadly attack on a burial ceremony in Angwar Magaji village, located in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, leaving two persons dead and three others injured in what residents described as a ...
Gunmen have killed the District Head of Gwande in Bokkos Local Government Area, Saf Samuel Alaket, in an ambush attack along the Sha District axis near the border with the Daffo community. Sources said the incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. ...
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has expressed confidence that the party will win the forthcoming Ekiti State governorship election, citing Governor Abiodun Oyebanji’s performance and growing support among residents of the state. Yilwatda made ...
Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo has called on citizens and residents to actively support the government’s drive against fake pastors operating in the state. The governor urged the public to provide credible information on individuals disguising themselves as clergymen while ...
The Abia State Government has begun enforcing its newly introduced centralised transport system in Umuahia, with transport operators being relocated in phases to the Nnenna Otti Bus Terminal. The Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, disclosed this on Tuesday while briefing ...
The Federal Government is set to launch a new digital television platform that will provide Nigerians with access to 100 free-to-air television channels as part of efforts to accelerate the country’s transition from analogue to digital broadcasting. The platform, scheduled ...
The Federal Government has dismissed recent reports claiming it intends to introduce new taxes on telecommunications services and petroleum products. The clarification follows the publication of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Article IV Consultation Report on Nigeria, which recommended such ...
The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has said that the administration’s economic reforms have increased the resources available to state governments, enabling them to execute more developmental projects. Onanuga made the remark on ...
Leaders of the Mandate Movement in Oshodi/Isolo have called on a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Stephen Ogundipe, to accept the outcome of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election after losing his bid to secure ...
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has challenged his accusers to provide evidence that he misappropriated funds donated to the Labour Party during the 2023 general elections. Obi made the statement on Tuesday during an ...
The United States government has disclosed that Grok, the artificial intelligence platform developed by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s company xAI, was deployed in military operations linked to Iran. The revelation emerged in a legal filing submitted by the US Department ...