The Katsina State Government has directed the immediate shutdown of all public schools across the state following a surge in security threats and banditry attacks affecting several communities. The directive...

Gunmen have kidnapped an undisclosed number of students during an early-morning attack on St. Mary’s Primary and Secondary School in Papiri, located in the Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State....

The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced the self-acclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of multiple terrorism-related...

President Donald Trump has signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act, obligating the U.S. Department of Justice to publicly release unclassified records connected to Jeffrey Epstein within 30 days. The...

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has repelled a kidnapping attempt in Guto village, Bwari Area Council, during a midnight operation that left one police officer dead. According to a statement...

Paris Saint-Germain fullback Achraf Hakimi has been crowned the 2025 African Player of the Year, earning the continent’s highest individual football honour at the CAF Awards held Wednesday in Rabat,...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has postponed his planned trips to Johannesburg, South Africa, and Luanda, Angola, following fresh security breaches in Kebbi and Kwara states, the Presidency announced on Wednesday. Tinubu...

President Bola Tinubu has condemned the abduction of schoolgirls in Kebbi State and the killing of Brigadier General Musa Uba and other soldiers in Borno State. In a statement posted on his X handle on...

President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Wednesday for a two-country trip to South Africa and Angola, where he will participate in major global and regional summits, the Presidency announced on Tuesday. Tinubu’s...

American rapper Onika Maraj, popularly known as Nicki Minaj, on Tuesday delivered a rare political address at a United Nations forum in New York, where she raised concern over reports of alleged attacks...

The Trump administration has unveiled a new fast-track visa system designed to help international fans enter the United States for next year’s World Cup, expected to be the largest in history. The initiative,...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has extended its ban on the trade of minerals from 38 artisanal mining sites in the conflict-affected North and South Kivu provinces, citing ongoing evidence that proceeds...

The crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) escalated sharply on Tuesday as the factional National Executive Committee (NEC) aligned with Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike ratified...

Nigeria’s foreign reserves have surged to over $46 billion, marking the highest level since 2018, according to the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Yemi Cardoso. Cardoso, represented by...

The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, United States, has returned two Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, marking another major step in the country’s decades-long effort to reclaim looted cultural heritage. Nigeria’s...

President Bola Tinubu has directed security agencies to commence an urgent rescue operation following the abduction of 25 female students from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, in the Danko-Wasagu...

Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD) has found deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina guilty of crimes against humanity in connection with last year’s student-led uprising that toppled...

The newly elected National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Kabiru Turaki, has vowed to end what he called impunity and the suppression of Nigerians’ will within the party and across...

Nigeria’s hopes of reaching the 2026 FIFA World Cup were shattered on Sunday night after the Super Eagles fell 4–3 on penalties to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in a tense CAF World Cup qualification...

The BBC has apologised to U.S. President Donald Trump for a Panorama edit that wrongly gave the impression he directly called for violence in his 6 January 2021 speech. The corporation has withdrawn the...