U.S. President Donald Trump has urged Ukraine to give up its aspirations of joining NATO and relinquish hopes of reclaiming annexed Crimea, ahead of high-stakes meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr...

Rescue efforts are underway in Sokoto State after a boat carrying more than 50 passengers capsized on Sunday morning, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed. In a statement, NEMA...

President Bola Tinubu on Friday departed Abuja for a two-nation trip to Japan and Brazil, with a brief stopover in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The president, accompanied by ministers, special advisers,...

The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has lifted the lifetime ban imposed on Ms. Comfort Emmanson, an Ibom Air passenger previously sanctioned for unruly behaviour. AON spokesperson, Professor Obiora...

The Federal Government has approved the establishment of nine new private universities across Nigeria, marking the first batch of approvals under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Minister of...

The Federal Executive Council (FEC), chaired by President Bola Tinubu, has approved a seven-year moratorium on the establishment of new federal universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education. Minister...

The Federal Government has formally nominated Dr. Taoheed Olufemi Elias as Nigeria’s candidate for election to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar,...

The Federal Government has ordered the withdrawal of the legal case against Ms. Comfort Emmanson, the passenger at the centre of a controversial incident aboard an Ibom Air flight. The Minister of Aviation...

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has condemned the treatment of Ms. Comfort Emmanson during an incident aboard an Ibom Air flight on August 10, 2025, and the lifetime flight ban imposed on her by the...

Sixteen inmates have escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Keffi, Nasarawa State, after launching attacks on personnel of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) in the facility. Five correctional...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained former Sokoto State governor and current senator, Waziri Aminu Tambuwal, over alleged withdrawals of N189 billion from the state’s accounts...

Ibom Air has announced a lifetime ban on a female passenger following a violent altercation aboard its Uyo–Lagos flight on Sunday, August 10. The airline identified the passenger as Comfort Emmanson,...

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Alaska next Friday, August 15, to discuss the future of the war in Ukraine. Trump announced the meeting on social media, with...

Former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has died at the age of 78. A statement from the Ogbeh family on Saturday confirmed the passing of the elder statesman, noting that...

Fuji music icon Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as K1 De Ultimate, has issued a public apology following a confrontation with airline officials at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja...

At least six people were killed on Thursday when an air ambulance plane crashed into a residential neighbourhood in Kiambu County, just outside Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. The aircraft, a Cessna Citation...

The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board has approved sweeping disciplinary measures against dozens of Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) officers, in a move aimed at reinforcing...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and its development partners have mobilised $2.2 billion (approximately ₦3.4 trillion) to implement the second phase of Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZs)...

Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama has declared three days of national mourning following a tragic military helicopter crash on Wednesday that claimed the lives of eight individuals, including two...

The Federal Government has issued a high alert over anticipated heavy rainfall across 19 states and 76 locations, warning of possible severe flooding over a five-day period, from August 5 to August 9,...