A large coalition of civil society organisations, labour groups, youth movements, community associations, and faith-based bodies took to the streets of Lagos on Friday in a major protest over worsening insecurity and the rising cost of living across Nigeria. The ...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment and renaming of a federal university in Kaduna State in honour of the late General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua. Politics Nigeria reports that the move was announced as part of activities marking Nigeria’s 2026 ...
Nollywood actor and lawyer Kenneth Okonkwo has revealed that he advised Peter Obi, the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate for 2027, against joining the party. In a post on X, Okonkwo said he warned the former Anambra State governor ...
Fresh fears have gripped parts of Kwara State after suspected bandits launched coordinated attacks on several communities, kidnapping many residents and leaving one person dead during a late-night operation. The attacks were reported in Gaa-Oke Abba and Gaa-Alla communities in ...
President Bola Tinubu has conferred a national honour on Barrister Osa Director, the National Publicity Secretary of the opposition Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), as part of the 2026 Democracy Day celebrations. The recognition comes despite the President belonging to the ...
A United States Congressman, Riley Moore, has praised Nigeria’s House of Representatives for passing the State Police Bill, describing the move as a significant step toward tackling insecurity and addressing the alleged persecution of Christians across the country. The House ...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has succeeded in setting up a possible ‘AA’ ticket on the presidential ballot of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) by picking former Transportation Minister, Chibuike Amaechi, as his running mate. Amaechi’s emergence is seen as a ...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday addressed the nation today to mark Democracy Day. This day marks Nigeria’s 27 years of uninterrupted civilian rule. In his broadcast, Tinubu outlined his administration’s major security interventions, economic reforms, and infrastructure updates.During the ...
President Bola Tinubu has conferred national awards on 51 eminent Nigerians, including All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain Joe Igbokwe, prominent media icons, pro-democracy activists, and retired military officers who fought against military dictatorship during the historic June 12 struggle. In ...
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has renewed his administration’s appeal to bandits operating across forests in the North-West, urging them to surrender their weapons and return to their communities. The governor said his government remains ready to accept and rehabilitate ...
The Federal Government has dismissed claims by South African authorities that the 268 Nigerians recently repatriated from the country were all living there illegally. Officials said many of the returnees lost their legal status because of long delays in the ...
The Renewed Hope Ambassadors (RHA), a support group of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has declared that it will deploy more than 4.4 million canvassers across Nigeria’s 176,846 polling units ahead of the 2027 general election. Governor Hope Uzodimma, chairman ...
The Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWHAN) has warned that the ongoing shortage of tuberculosis (TB) medicines and diagnostic commodities is putting the lives of thousands of Nigerians at risk. In a statement issued on Thursday, Abdulkadir ...
The bill seeking to establish State Police and devolve policing powers to subnational governments on Thursday, June 11, 2026, scaled its second reading in the Nigerian Senate. The passing of the bill marks a significant step toward overhauling Nigeria’s internal ...
A Nigerian woman, Emilia Godwin, has recounted the traumatic killing of her husband in South Africa and vowed never to return to the country. Godwin, who was among the Nigerians repatriated from South Africa amid rising xenophobic attacks, spoke to ...
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has criticised the administration of President Bola Tinubu over what he described as worsening food insecurity in the country despite ongoing agricultural interventions. Obi made the remarks in a ...
The Senate on Thursday called on security agencies to urgently intensify surveillance and enforcement actions against bandits and terrorists who openly showcase their criminal activities and financial proceeds on social media platforms, particularly TikTok. The resolution followed a motion sponsored ...
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday said he appointed Nyesom Wike as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) because of his proven capacity to deliver projects and infrastructure. Tinubu made the remarks during the commissioning of the newly completed Federal ...
The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced five men to 25 years imprisonment each for their roles in the November 21, 2025 attack on St. Joseph Catholic Church in Papiri, Niger State. The attack, which drew national attention, saw ...
The Senate has approved a three-month extension of the implementation period for the capital component of the 2025 Appropriation Act, pushing the deadline to September 30, 2026. The resolution followed a motion moved on Wednesday by Senator Tahir Monguno who ...