ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) has condemned alleged acts of violence against women and girls during a recent cultural festival in Ozoro, headquarters of Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State, calling for the immediate arrest and prosecution of those responsible.

The bilateral trade relations between China and Nigeria topped $28 billion in 2025, a 28 percent Year-on-Year growth, underscoring the deepening economic ties between both nations.

Britain has authorised the United States to use its bases to strike Iranian sites threatening the Strait of Hormuz shipping lane, the government said Friday.

US President Donald Trump branded NATO allies “cowards” for not heeding his demand for help in securing the Strait of Hormuz, saying “We will remember”

“The earlier those who want to resign tender their resignation letters, the better, as it will give me a clear direction to get other hands that will fill the position for continuation,” he said.

Borno State Governor, Babagana Umar Zulum, has pledged that the state government will shoulder the medical expenses of victims injured in the recent triple suicide attacks in Maiduguri.

As Nigerian Muslims join the global community to celebrate Eid-el-Fitr, the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has called on the government to take deliberate and practical steps to cushion the harsh effects of inflation on Nigerian workers.

President Bola Tinubu has cautioned against negative comments often bandied about by naysayers against Nigeria, affirming his trust in his citizens’ capacity to excel anywhere.

“I don’t want to do a ceasefire. You know you don’t do a ceasefire when you’re literally obliterating the other side.”

The Defence Headquarters on Friday announced that troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria neutralised no fewer than 74 terrorists, including senior commanders and bomb specialists, during coordinated operations across the country in the past week.

The Naira today appreciated to N1,405 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,410 per dollar on Thursday.

All arrangements have been concluded for the burial of Nigeria’s former Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Arthur Mbanefo, who died at the age of 95.

The United States could “take out” Iran’s Kharg island whenever it wanted, the White House said Friday, after a report that President Donald Trump’s administration was considering plans to occupy or blockade the oil hub.

Nigeria stands at 106 in the 2026 World Happiness Report, indicating a steady slip from 105 in 2025 and 102 in 2024.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected accusations on Friday that he had intended to offend Christians when he said the previous day that Jesus had “no advantage” over Genghis Khan.