The Federal Government through the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has announced response measures to guard against the potential importation of the Bundibugyo ebolavirus disease (BEBOV). The move follows reported outbreaks of the virus in parts of East and ...
The Northern Senators Forum has expressed deep sorrow over the deaths of 37 people from the recent cholera outbreak in Borno State. The lawmakers called on the Federal Government to urgently scale up response efforts to contain the disease. In ...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has announced an upgrade to the state’s security architecture. The governor in a statement on Tuesday, outlined proactive measures to protect local communities and schools. The development comes on the heels of the mass abduction ...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday assured protesting teachers and civil society organisations in Abuja that security agencies are intensifying efforts to secure the release of abducted teachers and students, while cautioning against the politicisation ...
The Anambra State chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) on Monday took to the streets ro protest the delayed rescue of abducted students and teachers from schools in Oyo and Borno states. The union members joined colleagues across ...
The Anambra State chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) on Monday took to the streets ro protest the delayed rescue of abducted students and teachers from schools in Oyo and Borno states. The union members joined colleagues across ...
President Bola Tinubu will address a joint session of the National Assembly and deliver a presidential broadcast on June 12 as part of activities marking Nigeria’s 27th Democracy Day anniversary, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator ...
The Vice Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2027 general election, Rabi’u Kwankwaso, on Tuesday held a strategic meeting with the party’s candidates from Nasarawa State. The meeting took place at Kwankwaso’s residence in Maitama, Abuja, ...
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has declared June 14, 2026, as “Black Sunday” to mourn victims of terrorist attacks across the country. The association also announced a three-day national prayer programme scheduled for June 12 to 14. Archbishop Daniel ...
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo has revealed that efforts are ongoing to secure the safe return of pupils and teachers abducted in Oriire Local Government Area of the state. Makinde spoke on Tuesday after meeting representatives of the National Association ...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that one of its staff members with authorised access to the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) database is under investigation over the alleged unauthorised disclosure of a voter’s personal record linked to a ...
Prof Nentawe Yilwatda, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has stated that the ruling party is committed to expanding opportunities for women in governance and political leadership. Yilwatda made the comment on Monday while receiving a delegation of ...
There is panic in Ikirun, Ifelodun Local Government of Osun State as suspected bandits dropped a letter to one of the public schools. The fear started in Ikirun and later extended to Obaagun, Iree, Eripa, Otan Ayegbaju in Boluwaduro Local ...
The Independent National Electoral Commission has opened an investigation into the alleged unauthorised release of voter registration details linked to a candidate in the recent primaries of a political party in the Federal Capital Territory. The development follows controversy over ...
The Senate on Tuesday condemned the recent abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo State, describing the incident as a heartbreaking attack on the nation’s shared humanity. The condemnation came as the upper chamber resumed plenary after the Sallah break, ...
There was a heated confrontation during a closed-door session of the Senate on Tuesday as Senator Kawu Sumaila, representing Kano South, clashed with the Senate leadership over federal loans, abandoned projects, and alleged political deals. Trouble started when Sumaila criticized ...
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde’s growing influence within the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) became evident on Tuesday as six members of the Oyo State caucus in the House of Representatives defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the party. ...
The Chief of Staff to the Anambra State Governor, Hon. Ben Nwankwo, narrowly escaped an assassination attempt after heavily armed gunmen ambushed his convoy along the Amansea–Ndiukwuenu–Awa–Ufuma Road in the Orumba North Local Government Area. The attack, which occurred on ...
The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Kingsley Chinda, has stepped down from his leadership position in the Green Chamber following his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The development was officially ...
The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has cleared the air regarding its political stance, stating that the growing demand for General Overseer Pastor E.A. Adeboye to “command” President Bola Tinubu on how to govern the nation is completely unrealistic. ...