Armed kidnappers in Nigeria have released 28 of the more than 120 students who were abducted at the beginning of July from the Bethel Baptist High School in the northern town of Damishi. The attackers...

The Federal Government has approved the extension of the deadline for the National Identification Number (NIN)-SIM data verification to October 31. This was disclosed in a statement jointly signed by the...

An outbreak of Cholera has killed at least 33 people in both Yobe and Jigawa states. In Yobe State, three deaths have been recorded with two other victims hospitalised at Girgir Community in Jakusko Local...

Armed men on Wednesday killed five persons in Gidan Sule village which lies along the Lafia-Makurdi Road in Nasarawa State. Police authorities who confirmed the incident noted that they were informed about...

The arrival of the Super Tucano is a major boost to the country’s fight against insurgency. Nigeria has received the first batch of A-29 Super Tucano aircraft procured from the United States of America. The...

Two of the abducted students of Bethel Baptist Secondary school in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State have been rescued by police operatives. They were rescued on Wednesday evening by police...

Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho has been arrested in Cotonou, Benin Republic by security operatives in the West African country. Igboho was said to have been arrested on Monday...

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Professor Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi as the substantive Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the National Examination Council. He replaces Professor Godswill...

A Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained the Speaker of the Zamfara State House Of Assembly and two others from proceeding with its planned impeachment of the state’s Deputy Governor, Mahdi Aliyu...

Thirteen police officers have been killed after bandits ambushed mobile operatives who were responding to distress calls in communities within and around Kurar Mota village in Bungudu LGA of Zamfara State. Confirming...

Former Provost Marshal of the Nigerian Army, General Ahmed Hassan has been shot dead by gunmen along the Lokoja -Abuja Highway. Army spokesman, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu who confirmed this said:...

The Federal Government has declared Tuesday and Wednesday next week as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. This was contained in a statement on Thursday by the Permanent Secretary...

The House of Representatives has stepped down the controversial Petroleum Industry Bill after an hour-long closed-door session. Further deliberation is expected to hold over the decision while the House...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved use of Moderna and AstraZeneca and Sputnik V vaccines for emergency use. The vaccines include the Moderna (Rovi Pharma...

The Senate on Thursday confirmed nomination of Professor Sani Adam for appointment as a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to represent North Central. The confirmation...

The Conference Committee of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, on Thursday, adopted three percent of the actual annual operating expenditure of the preceding...

The International Criminal Court, on Tuesday, acknowledged a 27-page petition filed by Yoruba Nation agitators. The petition was filed against the Nigerian President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.);...

The Nigerian Army said, Wednesday, its troops deployed to checkmate the activities of gunmen at Adani community of Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State, on Tuesday 13 July 2021, repelled Eastern...

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday night at 8pm host the 109 Senators of the 9th Senate to dinner in Villa. The scheduled meeting between members of the Senate and Buhari was conveyed in a letter...

The Senate after considering the report of its Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission, on Tuesday, confirmed the appointment of five National Commissioners for the nation’s electoral...