The defectors, including the Speaker, Alhaji Jibril Falgore, cited the need to promote peace, unity and development in the state, as reasons for their defection.

In a historic milestone, the Bible Society of Nigeria (BSN) has announced the production of Africa’s first complete Sign Language Bible, placing Nigeria alongside only the United States in achieving this global feat.

The former Chief Whip of the Senate, Sir. Rowland Owie said the ADC would win the next elections, including the state election.

The Cherubim and Seraphim (C&S) Unification Church, on Monday, said that its 151 members were still in captivity, urging the Federal Government to intensify efforts to secure their release.

Former Spain head coach Roberto Moreno was reportedly sacked from his most recent coaching role at Russian club FC Sochi following concerns over his heavy reliance on artificial intelligence tool, ChatGPT, in team management and decision-making. Moreno, 48, who took charge of Sochi in 2023, is said to have increasingly depended on the AI programme […]

Gunmen opened fire on football fans after a match in central Mexico, killing 11 people and injuring a dozen more in a region plagued by violence blamed on organized crime, local authorities said.

He said that the agency created the Alternative Development Project unit to discourage the peasant farmers from growing the illicit drug, especially cannabis sativa.

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has donated 25,000 HIV test kits to the Bauchi state government to improve early detection of the disease.

The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) has concluded investigations into cases involving 16 officers apprehended over acts of indiscipline and breaches of service regulations, with some of them to face trial before military judicial panels.

A civil rights group, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), on Monday called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene in a controversy surrounding the alleged rejection of 17 newly posted medical house officers at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, UCTH, Calabar.

According to him, Nigeria’s housing strategy under the Renewed Hope Agenda is built on a clear affordability benchmark.

The Center for Reform & Public Advocacy on Monday condemned what it described as selective prosecution and intimidation of opposition politicians in the country, warning that security agencies should not be turned into tools of partisan repression.

A self-proclaimed preacher in Kenya linked to an infamous starvation cult that killed more than 400 people will be charged over a further 52 deaths at another village, prosecutors said Monday.

The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has urged that the Southeast region can only produce a credible presidential candidate through collaboration, development, and unity, rather than by sentiment, intimidation, or hate.

The Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA) has reinforced its collaboration with the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigeria Police Force to ensure strict enforcement of nuclear safety and radiation protection regulations.