Nigeria

The Niger State Government has called on the Nigerian Army to deploy its troops to communities in the state presently under the siege of bandits. The call followed a series …

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Sunday’s strikes in Lebanon were “not the final word” in his country’s military campaign against Lebanese armed group Hezbollah. “We are striking Hezbollah …

The Action Peoples Party has called on the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, to seek re-election under its platform in 2027, even as it said the governor neither owns the …

The Lagos State government has arrested 20 individuals caught engaging in open defecation. The state Commissioner of Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, announced the crackdown in a statement on …

The Emir of Ningi in Bauchi State, Dr. Yunusa Danyaya, has died at the age of 88. The monarch, who is said to have returned from a medical trip to …

A federal lawmaker from Zamfara State, Sulaiman Gumi, has praised the Director General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ahmed Abubakar, following his resignation, saying he did the ‘honourable’ thing. The …

Billionaire founder and CEO of Telegram, Pavel Durov, is to appear in court Sunday after being arrested at a Paris airport for offences related to his popular messaging app, sources …

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has asked the 36 state governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to disclose details of any Chinese loans, liabilities, …

Doctors in Anambra have called off the indefinite strike action they embarked upon to protest the kidnap of their colleague, a private practioner, Dr. Stephen Ezeh based in Ihiala. In …

The Registrar and Chief Executive of the National Examinations Council, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, has been elected into the Executive Council of the Association For Educational Assessment in Africa, a statement …