A new batch of 88 Nigerian nationals will arrive at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, today, via South African Airways, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced. In an updated statement signed by the ministry’s spokesperson, Kimiebi Ebienfa, Wednesday, ...
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has received his Certificate of Return following his victory in the August 15, 2026 governorship election. He received the certificate at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office on Wednesday. An excited Adeleke danced ...
Five-time Grammy Award winner Angélique Kidjo has become the first Black African performer to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Beninese music icon was honoured on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, during a ceremony in Los Angeles, ...
Lagos State will on Thursday, August 20, 2026, host what is expected to be the largest single gathering of traditional worshippers anywhere in the world, with over three million residents joining the celebrations that mark the 2026 Ìṣẹ̀ṣe Day. To ...
Chief Magistrate Abayin Adeosun had earlier granted Olajumoke bail but revoked it after she failed to appear in court at the next adjourned sitting. She was subsequently arrested and detained. The court has adjourned the case until September 15. Speaking ...
President Bola Tinubu will join world leaders to address the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 81) General Debate on Wednesday, Sept. 23, in New York. Tinubu is scheduled as the 10th speaker during the morning session ...
The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adewole Adebayo, has criticised President Bola Tinubu for failing to attend the signing of the National Peace Accord ahead of the 2027 general elections. Adebayo said the President’s absence from Tuesday’s ...
ABUJA — The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has identified security risks, localised electoral violence, vote-buying, hate speech, disinformation and Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, FIMI, as major threats to the credibility of the 2027 general elections. The Chairman of ...
The Plateau State Government has condemned the reported attack in Bin Mper community, Kombun District of Mangu Local Government Area, which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday. Commissioner for Information and Communication, Joyce Lohya Ramnap, in a statement, said ...
A civil society group, Centre for Social Justice, Equity and Transparency (CESJET), has commended National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Olufemi Oluyede and the federal government for their efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s fight against terrorism ...