The Super Falcons’ scheduled international friendly against Ghana’s Black Queens has been cancelled just days before the start of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco. Nigeria’s women’s national team announced the development in a statement posted ...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared that he will resign from President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet if anyone can prove that the road construction figures he presented on projects in Abuja’s satellite towns are false. ...
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to ending terrorism and banditry across Nigeria, declaring that it is more determined than ever to restore peace and security nationwide. The Secretary ...
Reverend Ezekiel Dachomo, Regional Chairman of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area in Plateau State has said he has received a threatening letter from suspected Fulani herdsmen vowing to attack and kill him ...
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has struck out a suit seeking to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise and publish the Kabiru Turaki-led interim National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The ...
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has expressed sadness over the death of the mother of former Minister of Transportation and African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, saying he was touched by ...
The Federal Government has filed criminal charges against three men over the kidnapping of schoolchildren and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, accusing them of terrorism-related offences, kidnapping, concealment of information, incitement and illegal mining. The charges ...
The leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo has strongly criticised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and other opposition figures for what it described as the politicisation of the death of Mary Habila at the residence of the Minister of Works, Senator David ...
President Bola Tinubu has expressed condolences to former Minister of Transportation and African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, following the death of his mother, Dame Ezinne Mary Oduah Amaechi. Dame Mary Amaechi died at the age of ...
The Nigerian Army has commissioned a new complex at the Nigerian Army College of Logistics and Management (NACOLM) in honour of the late Lieutenant General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, former Chief of Army Staff. The facility was officially commissioned on Friday, ...
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has described calls for the resignation of the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, over the death of Miss Mary Habila as premature and lacking sufficient basis. In a statement issued on ...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused President Bola Tinubu of losing control of the Federal Government and has therefore urged him to resign honourably if he can no longer exercise the powers of his office. The opposition party made ...
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has welcomed the school principal, a National Examinations Council (NECO) official, and two students who regained their freedom after being abducted during an attack on an alleged illegal examination centre in Olowa, Dekina Local ...
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has struck out a suit filed by former Rivers State Governor and ex-Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, challenging the emergence of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the presidential candidate of the African ...
Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has rejected a Federal High Court judgment ordering the final forfeiture of 48 properties linked to him and has moved to challenge the decision at the Court of ...
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has threatened to challenge the Federal Government in court over the allocation of newly built luxury homes to judges in Abuja’s Katampe District, describing the move as discriminatory and ...
The Yobe State Government has approved the release of N460.83 million to support female small-scale business owners across the state, including akara sellers and other women engaged in petty trading. The approval was granted during a meeting of the State ...
A fresh petition has been submitted to the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, calling for an investigation into Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate Peter Obi over allegations that he repeatedly travelled with a passenger who allegedly ...
The leadership of the Obidient Movement has accused Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), of witch-hunting its members. The accusation follows the invitation and detention of two members of the movement — Peter Akah and Oruche ...
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has said his visit to Senator Rufai Hanga of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), a close ally of former Kano State Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, was aimed at ...