Lagos State Government on Wednesday presented allocation letters to 180 beneficiaries affected by the redevelopment of Alabarago Market in Ojo Local Government Area.

The campaign included the distribution of anti-cultism materials, sensitisation talks, and direct interaction with students.

China’s Chargé d’Affaires to Nigeria, Zhou Hongyou, reaffirmed China’s commitment to the partnership.

Police in Niger State have rescued three abducted victims following a gun battle and arrested a suspected kidnapper in separate operations across the state.

The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) sitting at Maitama, on Wednesday, deferred further hearing on the 16-count money laundering charge the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) filed against the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, till March 10.

*Say election boycott threat could deepen religious tensions By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — The Christian Social Movement of Nigeria (CSMN) has warned against politicising the leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), saying threats to boycott elections along religious lines could increase tensions and weaken public trust in Nigeria’s democracy. In a joint statement […]

Nine residents of Adanla community in Ifelodun Local Government Area, Kwara State, remain in the captivity of armed bandits, even 46 days after a ransom of N40 million was paid.

Tensions within the Labour Party (LP) intensified on Wednesday as loyalists of Barrister Julius Abure attempted to reclaim control of the party’s National Secretariat, barely 24 hours after Senator Nenadi Usman and her interim leadership team assumed office.

Abia North lawmaker, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, on Tuesday reaffirmed his support for the electronic transmission of election results, expressing disappointment over what he described as the misrepresentation of a five-year-old video suggesting he opposed the process. Kalu spoke shortly after an emergency Senate plenary that amended the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2026, to strengthen […]

The European Super League saga drew towards an end as Real Madrid, the last club still involved in the failed breakaway project, and UEFA announced on Wednesday an agreement to help resolve their legal dispute.

Oduwole made the request on Wednesday at the 2026 budget defence session organised by the Joint House of Representatives Committee on Commerce in Abuja.

Niger’s army said Wednesday it had repelled a rebel attack targeting a major oil pipeline in the east of the country, while the assailants said they had inflicted “heavy losses” on the security forces.

The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has revealed that 64 percent of inmates in the country are awaiting trial, underscoring severe congestion and mounting pressure on correctional facilities nationwide.

Rashford, on loan from Manchester United, suffered a knee knock during Saturday’s La Liga victory over Mallorca and has been ruled out as a precaution.

The House of Representatives has expressed serious concern over chronic underfunding of the Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation (OAuGF), warning that depriving the nation’s supreme audit institution of resources could deepen corruption and weaken public accountability.