President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is scheduled to attend the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Sunday. He will depart Abuja for Rome on Saturday, accompanied by Catholic priests and government...

Renewed violence has erupted in Plateau State’s Riyom Local Government Area, with at least 10 people confirmed dead and dozens of cattle killed or stolen in a flurry of retaliatory attacks. Security...

Finnish prosecutors have charged a man with inciting terrorism online, with local media identifying him as Nigerian separatist leader Simon Ekpa. The National Prosecution Authority said on Friday that...

The Federal Government has approved the deployment of forest guards across Nigeria’s 1,129 documented forests in a major security push to reclaim territories overrun by terrorists and criminal gangs. President...

The Lagos State Government has announced a ban on construction activities at night, restricting building work to between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Mondays through Saturdays. The new directive was disclosed...

The House of Representatives on Thursday resolved to investigate the technical glitch that led to the mass failure of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), following the adoption...

France has announced the expulsion of several Algerian diplomats in a retaliatory move following Algeria’s recent decision to eject 15 French embassy employees over alleged breaches of diplomatic protocol. French...

In a major move to deepen financial inclusion and tap into the economic potential of Nigerians living abroad, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in collaboration with the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement...

The town of Kiagbodo in Delta State was filled with cultural pride and national reverence on Tuesday as prominent Nigerians gathered to honor the late elder statesman and Ijaw nationalist, Chief Edwin...

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a far-reaching strategic economic agreement with Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, marking a major milestone at the start of his tour of Gulf states. The deal, which includes...

Three senators from Kebbi State, previously elected on the platform of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), have formally defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The senators—Adamu...

Air Peace has successfully repatriated 78 Nigerian women who were trafficked to Côte d’Ivoire under the false promise of employment, the airline announced on Saturday. In a humanitarian mission carried...

China and the United States have agreed to suspend key tariffs and resume trade negotiations in a major step toward easing tensions in their long-running economic standoff. In a joint statement released...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Friday announced the release of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results, while disclosing that 39,834 results are being...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States has been elected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, taking the name Pope Leo XIV. The 69-year-old from Chicago appeared for the first time...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday arrived in Awka, the Anambra State capital, for his first official visit since assuming office, marking a significant moment in the state’s political history. The...

Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, on Tuesday announced a total ban on the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages in the state capital and surrounding areas, citing escalating insecurity...

The internal crisis within the Labour Party (LP) deepened on Wednesday as the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) announced the suspension of Abia State Governor Alex Otti and five National...

After months of deliberation and intense public scrutiny, the Nigerian Senate on Wednesday passed two out of the four Tax Reform Bills transmitted by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2024, marking a significant...

At least 26 people, including a child, were killed early Wednesday after Indian forces fired missiles into multiple locations in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, escalating tensions between the nuclear-armed...