The camp of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has fired back at former Ekiti State Governor, Peter Ayodele Fayose, describing his recent claims regarding a meeting in Minna between Atiku and Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde as a “reckless and malicious fabrication.”

“The biggest misconception about me is that I’m a womaniser. I like women; I’m just straightforward. But I’m a lover boy. I love hard,” 2Baba said.

A broad coalition of 24 Nigerian and international civil society organisations, including the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP); Amnesty International Nigeria; BudgIT; Accountability Lab Nigeria; Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID); Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC)/Transparency International Nigeria; Enough is Enough (EiE) Nigeria; and other groups has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to urgently take steps to grant Nigerians direct access to the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights.

By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Government has intensified its enforcement drive against estates operating without approved layout plans and building permits, sealing several structures across the Lekki axis and Lagos Island. The action, carried out through the Office of Physical Planning, follows an earlier move in 2025 when the government identified 176 illegal estate […]

A coalition of 24 Nigerian and international civil society organisations has called on the Federal Government to urgently grant Nigerians direct access to the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights.

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The boy, who cannot be identified due to his age, also faces charges of possessing a knife on school premises and spraying insect spray in the face of a third victim.

Ahead of the March 7, elections of the Ijaw National Congress, INC, the apex Ijaw socio-cultural organisation, the current Vice President II of the Ijaw National Congress, INC, Alabo Nengi James, has described himself as the “most experienced, consistent, tested and trusted candidate” to lead the Ijaw socio-cultural organisation.

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reached its full designed capacity of 650,000 barrels of crude oil per day (bpd), marking what the company described as a historic milestone and making it the first refinery globally to achieve full nameplate capacity in a single train of that scale.

Doctors at an undisclosed hospital were said to be battling to save the life of the female occupant, believed to be the deceased’s spouse.

Five Arab Israelis were shot dead across the country in less than 24 hours, police said on Thursday, as a surge in violent crime continues to grip the Arab community.

The Senator, representing Ogun Central, Shuaib Afolabi Salisu, representing has passed a vote of confidence on Governor Dapo Abiodun and applauded key leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State for sustaining unity within the party.

The NLC President stressed that access to labour justice remains critical in what he described as a rapidly changing world of work defined by precarious employment, union-busting and growing inequality.

…calls for strategic investment in youth, women in food production By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA – AS the 49th Session of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Governing Council ends in Rome, Italy, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen Abubakar Kyari, reaffirmed that Nigeria will champion multilateral cooperation and confront hunger and poverty. […]

The Nigerian diplomat said the time had come for Africa and other middle-power nations to close ranks, strengthen their institutions and assert a coherent voice on the global stage.