The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has scheduled Saturday, August 16, 2025, for the conduct of bye-elections into vacant seats in the Senate, House of Representatives, and State Houses...

At least 29 students have died and more than 250 others sustained injuries in a stampede at Barthelemy Boganda High School in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, authorities confirmed...

President Bola Tinubu has declined to sign the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Bill, 2025 into law, citing constitutional and financial concerns over proposed changes to how proceeds from...

The High Court in Lafia, Nasarawa State, has sentenced 32-year-old Oluwatimileyin Ajayi to death by hanging for the murder of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member Salome Adaidu. Justice Simon Aboki,...

The Lagos State Government has denied any involvement in the alleged demolition of a property said to belong to the younger brother of Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023...

In a major step toward improving community welfare, Onne Multipurpose Terminal (OMT) has commissioned a new solar-powered water supply project in Ogu, its host community in the Ogu/Bolo Local Government...

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has officially affirmed Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the party’s National Secretary, effectively ending months of internal conflict...

In response to a sharp decline in subscriptions, MultiChoice Nigeria has announced a 50 percent reduction in the price of its DStv decoder, slashing the cost from ₦20,000 to ₦10,000. The move is part...

In a landmark event for Nigeria’s maritime industry, the Onne Multipurpose Terminal (OMT) on Friday received the Kota Oasis, a Singaporean-flagged, LNG-powered container ship—the first of its kind...

A delegation of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by its acting national chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum, on Tuesday visited the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)...

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has announced a projected revenue target of ₦1.28 trillion for the 2025 fiscal year, marking a 40 percent increase from the ₦894.8 billion it realized in 2024. This...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday night announced what he described as a “complete and total ceasefire” between Israel and Iran, declaring that both sides had agreed to halt hostilities after weeks...

Israel launched a powerful airstrike on Evin Prison in northern Tehran on Monday, targeting one of Iran’s most infamous detention centers in what it described as its most forceful assault on the Iranian...

Retail outlets operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited have increased the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, to ₦945 per litre in the Federal...

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he will decide within the next two weeks whether the United States will join Israel’s ongoing military campaign against Iran, citing a “substantial” chance...

Tensions between Israel and Iran escalated dramatically on Thursday as Israel’s defense minister issued a direct threat to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei following a missile barrage that...

The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), sitting in Maitama, has granted bail to suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan in the sum of N50 million. The ruling was delivered by Justice Chizoba...

President Bola Tinubu has directed Nigeria’s service chiefs and the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to urgently track down and apprehend those responsible for the recent wave of deadly...

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Wednesday firmly rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s demand for unconditional surrender, warning that any American military intervention would lead...

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday visited survivors of the deadly attack by suspected armed herders on Yelewata community in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, where over 100 people were reportedly...