The Oyo State Government has declared Tuesday, June 16, 2026, as a public holiday. This was made known in a circular signed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Musibau Adetunji Babatunde, and made available to newsmen on ...
President Bola Tinubu has expressed condolences to the Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, over the death of her mother, Hajiya Fatima Musa Musawa. In a statement issued on his behalf by Special Adviser on Information and ...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has picked former Rivers State Governor and former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, as its vice-presidential candidate for the 2027 general election The development comes after weeks of speculation following the conclusion of the primary ...
The House of Representatives has approved the extension of the implementation of the capital component of the 2025 budget from June 30, 2026, to September 30, 2026. Approval of the extension came during an emergency sitting of the Green Chamber. ...
The United Kingdom has appointed Peter Vowles as its new High Commissioner to Nigeria. The appointment was announced on Monday by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), which said Vowles will take over from Richard Montgomery in the ...
The Federal Government has commenced the fresh arraignment of more than 400 suspected terrorists at the Federal High Court in Abuja as part of its ongoing effort to tackle insurgency and terrorism-related crimes across the country. Politics Nigeria reports that ...
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has won the council election in all the 20 Local Government Areas of Adamawa State where results have been determined so far. Election is now pending in only one LGA of Numan. The last election ...
Former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Geoffrey Nnaji, has denied reports claiming he is under investigation or that a court ordered his arrest over alleged certificate forgery. Nnaji, who is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for ...
The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Jigawa State, Senator Sabo Muhammad Nakudu, has said he could consider leaving Nigeria if the All Progressives Congress (APC) wins the 2027 general election without improving the living conditions of ...
A 55-year-old farmer in Borno State, Ali Mustapha, has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for concealing information on the activities of the Boko Haram sect in his Katara village. The farmer, who had been in custody since 2013, was ...
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, was on Monday present at the Federal High Court in Kaduna as proceedings resumed in the corruption case instituted against him by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The former ...
A delegation from the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Sunday, June 14, 2026, visited the family of the late Major General Rabe Abubakar and the Katsina State Government to offer condolences on his passing. The delegation was led by the Chief ...
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday announced plans for a total ban on social media use for children under the age of 16, saying such platforms are “making children unhappy”. Starmer said the government “will ban access to social ...
Five people have been confirmed dead from a cholera outbreak that has affected some communities in Plateau State. The Plateau State Commissioner for Health, Dr Nicholas Baamlong, disclosed that the state has recorded 55 suspected cases of the disease. According ...
Senior officers in the Nigerian military have reportedly reduced the use of regular phone calls following the ongoing investigation into an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Sources familiar with developments in the security sector made available to ...
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has condemned the reported kidnapping incident that occurred on Sunday at the Vegetable Market along Airport Road, Benin City, describing it as unacceptable and a direct attack on innocent residents. In a statement issued on ...
The Defence Headquarters Joint Task Force North West has launched a fresh military offensive code-named Operation Clean Sweep III in Katsina State. The operation is aimed at hunting down and eliminating the bandits and terrorists responsible for the abduction and ...
Troops of Operation Enduring Peace on Sunday arrested a dismissed police officer, Inspector Danjuma Yusuf, identified as a suspected high-profile arms trafficker linked to an interstate illegal weapons network in Makera axis, Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. According ...
The Honourable Minister of Works, Senator Engr. David Umahi, CON, on Saturday, June 13, 2026 led a Federal Government delegation headed by Presidential Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, on an inspection of ongoing federal road projects across ...
The Founder of Evangelical Biblical Outreach Ministries International (EBOMI), Prophet Isa El-Buba, has asked President Bola Tinubu to resign if he is overwhelmed by the state of insecurity in the country. He declared that there would be no election in ...