Nigeria: Benue Killings - Tinubu Directs Security Chiefs to Implement Earlier Directive

President Bola Tinubu has directed security chiefs to implement his earlier directive to bring lasting peace and security to Benue. Read more »

Nigeria: Planned Protest By Retired Military Veterans Suspended

...As Military Pensions Board Commences Payment of January, February Arrears on Friday, June 13, 2025 Read more »

Nigeria: Club World Cup Marks 'New Era' for Football - FIFA President Infantino

FIFA president Gianni Infantino says the Club World Cup, which kicks off on Saturday, marks a historic "new era" for the game, comparing it to the first World Cup held in 1930. Read more »

Nigeria: 138 Million Children Engaged in Child Labour in 2024 - ILO

As the world celebrates World Day Against Child Labour, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) says nearly 138 million children were engaged in child labour in 2024. Read more »

Nigeria: Pardon for Ken Saro-Wiwa, Others - You Have Healed Our Wounds - Mosop Praises Tinubu

The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for granting a posthumous presidential pardon to the nine Ogoni rights activists… Read more »

Nigeria: Zulum Grants Pardon to 66 Inmates in Borno, Provides Support to 1,280 Others

Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has granted state and partial pardons to 66 inmates serving various sentences at the Maiduguri Maximum Custodial Centre. As… Read more »

Nigeria: Child Labour Practices Stealing Dreams of Millions of Children - First Lady

Nigeria's First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has expressed deep concern over the persistent issue of child labour in the country, describing it as a practice that robs millions of… Read more »

Nigeria: Plane Crash - Tinubu Condoles Prime Minister Modi, Victims of Air India Tragedy

President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep sorrow and shock over the tragic crash of Air India Flight AI171 near Ahmedabad, which claimed numerous lives. Read more »

Nigeria: MOSOP, Oli Reject State Pardon for Saro-Wiwa, Others

The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People, MOSOP, the Ogoni Liberation Initiative and other groups in Ogoni ethnic nationality of Rivers State have rejected the state… Read more »

Nigeria: Presidency Apologises for Including Fasoranti, Madunagu in Posthumous Honours Category

THE Presidency has apologised for including the name of the Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, and Dr. Edwin Madunagu under posthumous Democracy Day National Honours list. Read more »

Nigeria: Outrage in Onitsha As Security Operative Allegedly Shoots 12-Year-Old Boy Dead

Tension erupted in Onitsha, Anambra State, on Thursday following the alleged killing of a 12-year-old boy by a trigger-happy operative of Operation Udo Ga-Achi, a security outfit… Read more »

Nigeria: If Rule of Law Had Prevailed MKO Abiola Would've Been President - Fashola

Former Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has underscored the vital role of the rule of law in Nigeria's democratic journey, asserting that the late MKO Abiola would… Read more »

Nigeria: Journalists Barred Out of National Assembly Chamber Ahead of Tinubu's Address

Journalists accredited to cover the National Assembly were on Thursday barred from gaining access to the chamber where President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is scheduled to address a joint… Read more »

Nigeria: Air Peace Challenges Oshiomhole, Demands CCTV Footage Over Extortion Claims

A Nigerian airline, Air Peace, on Thursday, urged the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, to release the closed-circuit television, CCTV, coverage starting from the time… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Set to Host PPP Summit to Drive Infrastructure Transformation

The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) has announced that the Nigeria Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Summit 2025 will hold from June 17-18, 2025, in Abuja,… Read more »

Nigeria: June 12 - FRSC Corps Marshal Urges Nigerians to Be Safety Conscious

The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Malam Shehu Mohammed, has called on Nigerians to prioritise safety and demonstrate moderation and care for others while… Read more »

Nigeria: How I Dismembered Hafsoh's Body, Prime Suspect Confesses in Court

Ilorin-- There was a chilling turn of events, yesterday at the Kwara State High Court, Ilorin, as Abdulrahman Bello, the prime suspect in the gruesome murder of a final-year… Read more »

Nigeria: Police, CSOs Agree On Peaceful Democracy Day in Lagos

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, met with 15 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to discuss Democracy Day celebrations and planned protests on Thursday. Read more »

Nigeria: Peter Obi Donates Laptops, Printers, ₦6m to Chibok School

Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has donated laptops, printers, and a total of ₦6 million to the Government Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State, as part… Read more »

Nigeria: June 12 - Don't Protest, Support Reforms - Nigerians Told

As Nigeria marks Democracy Day today, several youth organisations and NGOs have made a strong appeal to Nigerians to support government-led reforms rather than engage in protests. Read more »

Nigeria: I Won't Be Distracted By Political Naysayers - Tinubu

...Commissions arterial roads in FCT Read more »

Nigeria: Exclusion of North From Infrastructural Devt Unacceptable, Northern Elders Tell Govt

...our major roads abandoned, schemed out of railway projects Read more »

Nigeria: FCT Hospitals, Schools Suffer While ICC Enjoys N39bn Facelift - CUPP

The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has expressed dismay over what it described as the Federal Capital Territory Administration's (FCTA) reckless misplacement of… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu's Democracy Day Broadcast Cancelled, President to Address Nation From National Assembly

As part of the events marking Nigeria's 26th Democracy Day anniversary, the traditional Presidential Broadcast originally scheduled for June 12 has been cancelled. Read more »

Nigeria: June 12 - Democracy Declining Under APC - PDP Issues Fresh Warning

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised the alarm over what it describes as a steady decline in Nigeria's democracy under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu and the… Read more »