Armed gangs have raided a village a north-central Nigerian state, where hundreds of schoolchildren were abducted late last year, killing more than 30 people and kidnapping several others, police said Sunday.

Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, representing Abia North Senatorial District, has urged communities across the zone to embrace love, peace and unity, warning that internal disputes must be resolved peacefully without loss of lives or destruction of property. The former Abia State governor gave the charge on Saturday in Igbere while addressing a group of Abia […]

Troops of the Joint Task Force (JTF), supported by the Air Component of Operation Fansan Yamma, have neutralised no fewer than 23 bandits fleeing Kano State after coordinated attacks on Shanono and Tsanyawa Local Government Areas. A statement issued on Sunday in Kano by the Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 3 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Maj. […]

Nollywood actress Bimbo Thomas has recounted a harrowing experience in which armed robbers allegedly stormed a hotel accommodating cast and crew members of Omo Ghetto Part Two during filming in Ebute Metta, Lagos.

The state Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Dr Halima Muhammad-Bande, made the announcement while briefing newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Sunday.

Former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua has made his first social media post since a fatal car accident in Nigeria that claimed the lives of two of his close friends and team members.

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has announced plans to resume its previously suspended total, indefinite and comprehensive strike with effect from Jan. 12.

The Parish Priest of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Boji-Boji Agbor, in Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State, Rev. Fr. Stephen Chukwuma, has reportedly slumped and died while delivering a homily.

In spite of concerted efforts, including partnerships to stamp out hypertension, otherwise known as High Blood Pressure (BP) in Nigeria, stakeholders are worried it still kills thousands of people particularly young adults. A report from the World Health Organisation (WHO) shows that no fewer than 1.3 billion adults globally live with hypertension, with nearly half unaware […]

Troops of Operation Fansan Yamma, have neutralised 23 bandits following coordinated attacks in Kano State between Jan. 1 and Jan. 2, reinforcing the effectiveness of ongoing intelligence-led operations in the region. A credible military source told Newsmen that troops engaged bandits in Shanono and Tsanyawa Local Government Areas (LGAs) after being alerted to their location […]

No fewer than 25 persons died while 14 others are still missing after a boat capsized along the Yobe River in Garbi town, Nguru Local Government Area of the state.

SERAP said, “Anyone suspected to be responsible should face prosecution as appropriate, if there is sufficient admissible evidence.

The Independent National Electoral Commission has urged the public and media to disregard a purported timetable for the 2027 General Election circulating online.

By Davies Iheamnachor The Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminialayi Fubara, has reaffirmed support and commitment to a more united Ogoni nation and its Socio-cultural organisation, the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People,  MOSOP. Fubara, who sued for unity among the stakeholders and leaders of Ogoni, said the people would achieve all aspects of […]

China called on the United States, US on Sunday to immediately release Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro after Washington carried out a strike on Caracas and captured the leader.