A drunk man on Sunday was killed by French police outside Paris after threatening officers and shouting “Allahu akbar”, an Arabic expression often shouted by Islamist attackers, police sources told AFP.

Nigeria’s seasoned diplomat and former Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Zakari Ibrahim, has passed away at the age of 81.

President Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday, conferred the national honour of the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON), on the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.

By: Kingsley Omonobi Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have in a series of intelligence-led operations foiled attempts by drug syndicates to export large consignments of cocaine, methamphetamine and opioids through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja to the United Kingdom, Italy, […]

President Bola Tinubu is currently hosting the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Strikes by the Israel military killed dozens in Gaza on Sunday, the civil defence said, while also hitting a Hezbollah stronghold near Beirut’s international airport. Israel has been fighting on two fronts since September, intensifying attacks on Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah after nearly a year of cross-border clashes alongside its war on Hamas in the Gaza […]

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to “stop using the NBC Act and the Nigeria Broadcasting Code to impose fines, threaten to impose sanctions, harass and intimidate the broadcast stations and other independent media houses in the country.” The court declared that “the NBC and its agents […]

Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has won the 2024 governorship election in Idanre Local Government Area, the home town of the deputy governorship candidate of the PDP. It had earlier been rumoured that Idanre was a fortress and a stronghold of the Peoples Democratic Congress. Although the gubernatorial election was keenly […]

The Concerned Rivers People (CRP) has criticised activist and lawyer Deji Adeyanju, accusing him of contradictory statements regarding Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike. In a statement issued on Saturday and signed by the group’s Director of Communications, Robinson Uke, the CRP alleged that Adeyanju “talks from both sides of his mouth.” The group recalled […]

Chidimma Adetshina, Nigeria’s representative at the 73rd Miss Universe competition, has expressed deep gratitude to Nigerians and Africans for their support, which contributed to her historic achievement at Miss Universe 2024.

Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, the Southwest Chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has accused Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) of bias, delays, and voter disenfranchisement in the local government elections conducted yesterday.

Victoria Kjaer Theilvig from Denmark has been crowned Miss Universe 2024, emerging victorious over more than 120 contestants.

Every eligible Nigerian should have the unalienable right to vote and be voted for. As Nigeria’s democracy matures and develops, it is critically important that it embraces the principle of fairness and inclusivity, particularly for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs).

Nigeria’s Chidimma Adetshina has finished as the first runner-up at the 73rd Miss Universe Competition held in Mexico.

INEC, has shifted the collation of results for the Ondo State governorship election from 5am to noon