The President of the Senate, who threw his weight behind the project, announced that the New State will be created with its headquarters in Asaba and that Warri will be the capital of the new Delta State.

A dispatch rider has died after being crushed by a fully loaded diesel tanker along the Apapa–Oshodi Expressway, with the tanker driver fleeing the scene.

Achraf Hakimi has no intention of leaving Paris Saint-Germain, his agent Alejandro Camano has declared.

The UN’s nuclear watchdog issued a statement on Tuesday calling for “maximum restraint to avoid nuclear safety risks”.

LASTMA urged the police to conduct a comprehensive inquiry into the root cause of the crash and said that justice should be served in accordance with the law.

“We are extremely outraged by this reckless, irresponsible manifestation of a disastrous course,” the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement on its website.

A member of the Kwankwassiya Movement and former Commissioner for Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Ibrahim Kofar-Mata, has described the recent visit by opposition leaders to former Kano State Governor, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, as both political and social.

Iran would target shipping in the Red Sea, a crucial conduit for global oil and other goods leading up to the Suez Canal, if the US launches a ground invasion, an unnamed military official told local media on Wednesday. “If the enemy attempts a ground operation on Iranian islands or anywhere else on our territory, […]

Ward chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the AMAC/Bwari Federal Constituency have backed House of Representatives aspirant Sarah Ivie Adidi, warning politicians against abandoning grassroots supporters after elections.

Ahead of the 2027 presidential and general elections, Senator Seriake Dickson, national leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has called on politicians who feel dissatisfied, sidelined, or constrained in their current parties to join the NDC, promising stability and a platform grounded in clarity, inclusiveness, and purpose.

Onjeh described the incident as a heartbreaking tragedy and a painful loss, not only to their immediate families but also to the APC family in Ogbadibo, Benue State, and beyond.

Senegal are hoping to overturn CAF decision to strip them of the title after several of their players walked off

Capital inflows into Nigeria surged by 88.5 percent year-on-year (YoY) to $23.21 billion in 2025, up from $12.31 billion in 2024, signaling stronger foreign investor confidence amid foreign exchange market liberalisation and high portfolio investment.

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Wednesday took direct aim at the ruling APC over worsening insecurity, while moving to close ranks and roll out plans for nationwide congresses and a national convention.

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA–The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has tackled former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for misrepresenting the recent resolution of disputes associated with the OPL 245 oil block. In a statement he personally signed and made available to newsmen on Wednesday, the AGF said his attention […]