The Federal Government has said that flooding recorded on a section of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway after Tuesday’s rainfall was caused by vandalism and indiscriminate dumping of refuse.

Morocco has been elected to a two-year term on the African Union’s Peace and Security Council (AU-PSC) following a first-round vote held Wednesday in Addis Ababa.

A mild drama unfolded on Wednesday during the 2026 budget defence of the Ministry of Works in the Senate, prompting some legislators to stage a walk out.

Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday called a mass shooting in the remote Canadian town of Tumbler Ridge an act of “unheard-of cruelty” and declared the nation to be in mourning.

Former Chelsea midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka has entered shock talks to switch his international allegiance to Austria in a late bid to play at this summer’s World Cup.

Egoro told the court that over ₦109 million traced to various local government accounts was applied to the purchase of agrochemicals, medical consumables, sports materials and relief supplies.

Billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who moved to tax-free Monaco in 2020, has claimed that the UK is being “colonised” by immigrants, while criticising welfare spending and the state of the British economy.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied reports that one of its prosecutors withdrew from a major fraud case because of pressure to compromise the trial, describing the claim as false and insisting there was no interference.

Abia North Senator Orji Uzor Kalu on Tuesday reaffirmed his strong backing for the electronic transmission of election results, while expressing disappointment over the circulation of a five-year-old video misrepresenting his stance.

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, on Wednesday declined to comment on a proposed bill by United States lawmakers seeking to address alleged Christian persecution in Nigeria.

Wives of present and former governors in the South West, including Mrs Bolanle Ambode, Mrs Bisi Fayemi, Mrs Florence Ajimobi, were present.

By Esther Onyegbula Technology brand, HONOR, has unveiled its new AI-powered smartphone, X9D, in Nigeria, declaring plans to capture over five per cent of the country’s mobile phone market in 2026. Speaking at the company’s dealers’ channel summit, Managing Director, HONOR West Africa, Jaco Guan, described Nigeria as a strategic and youthful market, saying the […]

The Adamawa government has eased the curfew in Lamurde Local Government Area, permitting movement from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. with immediate effect.

Former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has claimed that he could be arrested at any time by the APC-led Federal Government.

Pop superstar Shakira will perform a free concert on Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Copacabana beach, following in the footsteps of Madonna and Lady Gaga, city authorities said Wednesday.