Nigeria: Without Tinubu, Buhari Wouldn't Have Won APC Primary - Presidency

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Tomitope Ajayi, has stated that former President Muhammadu Buhari would not have secured the All Progressives… Read more »

Nigeria: US Says Green Card Holders With Criminal History Face Revocation, Deportation

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) says lawful permanent residents (Green Card holders) with past criminal records face revocation of their status and removal from the… Read more »

Nigeria: No Student Killed in SUG Election - Auchi Poly

The management of Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo, has said that the institution did not record any death during Saturday's Student Union election. Read more »

Nigeria: Akwa Ibom Man Sentenced to Death By Hanging for Beheading Brother

An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has sentenced 29-year-old Akaninyene Thomas Okpon to death by hanging for the gruesome murder of his elder brother, Friday Thomas… Read more »

Nigeria: Police Urge Anambra Residents to Expose Criminals Masquerading As Biafra Agitators

The Police Command in Anambra has called on residents to expose suspected criminals who are hiding under the guise of Biafran self-determination to carry out criminal activities in… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria, EU Launch €20m Initiative to Boost Museum Partnerships, Creative Industries

Nigeria and the European Union have unveiled a landmark €20 million initiative aimed at strengthening partnerships between museums and promoting the growth of film festivals… Read more »

Nigeria: Immigration - Nigerians Face Growing Visa Hurdles in UK, U.S., Canada, UAE, Others

In recent times, several countries, including the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Canada and United Arab Emirates, UAE, among others, have introduced stricter visa… Read more »

Nigeria: Peter Obi Denies Meeting Abacha, Releases Appointment Letter From Junta

The presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has denied meeting former Head of State, the late General Sani Abacha, clarifying his relationship… Read more »

Nigeria: Senate Passes 3 Concurrence Bills From House

The Senate on Wednesday passed three concurrence bills from the House of Representatives during plenary. Read more »

Nigeria: Igbo Group Slams Soludo Over '99.9 Percent Forest Criminals Are Igbo' Claim

A pro-Igbo socio-political group, World Igbo National Union (WINU), has berated Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, over his recent claim that 99.9% of criminals hiding in… Read more »

Nigeria: Court Grants ICPC's Plea to Take Over Lands Approved for Goodluck Jonathan Estate

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday granted an application by the ICPC to temporarily take over the expansive land approved for the Goodluck Jonathan Legacy Model Housing… Read more »

Nigeria: NAFDAC Warns On Recalled U.S. Supplements

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians about the recall of certain multivitamins and iron supplements in the U.S. Read more »

Nigeria: Over 10,000 Landlords Seek Govt, Adeleke Intervention Over 'Illegal' Demolition Plot

Over 10,000 landlords and shop owners in Osogbo, Osun State capital, have called on the Federal and State Governments to rescue them from becoming homeless as powerful individuals… Read more »

Nigeria: Senate Committee On Army Lauds Troops Over Fight Against Boko Haram/ISWAP

The Senate Committee on Army, led by its Chairman, Senator Abdulaziz Yar'Adua (Katsina Central), has commended the Theatre Commander, North East 'Operation Hadin Kai', Major… Read more »

Nigeria: Plateau Ambush - 8 Vigilantes Killed, Several Missing, Says Military

Jos - The headquarters of Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH) has issued a strong warning against unauthorised security actions by local vigilante groups following a deadly ambush that… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Issues Over 3.5m Passports, Saves N1bn From Reforms

Abuja--The Federal Government has issued over 3.5 million passports in less than two years and saved over N1 billion annually through reforms in the passport processing system. Read more »

Nigeria: 2027 - ADC Will Collapse in 6 Months - Presidency

The presidency has declared that the African Democratic Congress, ADC, coalition will implode within six months due to a lack of ideology. Read more »

Nigeria: Delegates Will Settle Atiku, Obi, Amaechi's 'Fight' Over ADC Ticket - Atiku's Aide

Paul Ibe, spokesperson to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, says the purported fight among the leading opposition leaders in the coalition-backed African Democratic Congress… Read more »

Nigeria: Gunmen Shoot, Abduct Passengers On Enugu/Port Harcourt Expressway

An unspecified number of passengers were Wednesday morning abducted and some of them reportedly shot by criminals operating at Ezinnachi/Okigwe axis of the Enugu-Port Harcourt… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Declares Admission Outside Caps Illegal

The Federal Government has declared that any admission into tertiary institutions conducted outside the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) will be deemed illegal. Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu's 2027 Fate - 5 Political Fault Lines ADC Is Watching Closely

As Nigeria inches toward the 2027 presidential election, the opposition coalition -- floated on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) -- is quietly mapping a… Read more »

Nigeria: Neco 2025 - 58 Inmates Sit for Ssce in Kano - Ncos

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Kano State Command, states that 58 inmates from its custodial facilities are currently taking the 2025 National Examination Council (NECO)… Read more »

Nigeria: Police Rescue 35 Kidnap Victims in Niger State, Reunite Them With Families After Medical Clearance

- The Niger State Police Command has rescued 35 kidnapped victims believed to have been abducted by Boko Haram insurgents over a year ago from various parts of the state. Read more »

Nigeria: Police Rescue Kidnap Victims in Edo, Arrest 8 in Delta, Recover Arms in Katsina, Adamawa

The Nigeria Police Force has announced the rescue of two kidnapped victims, arrest of eight suspects involved in cultism, carjacking, and arms trafficking, as well as the recovery… Read more »

Nigeria: 29 Killed, Others Injured in Lagos, Kano Auto Crashes

It was a black Sunday in Lagos and Kano states, as no fewer than 29 persons were killed and many others sustained various degrees of injuries in two separate auto crashes. Read more »