Iranian state media reported Thursday that a US-Israeli projectile hit military headquarters on the outskirts of Bushehr, hours after clashes between the United States and Iran flared.

African Democratic Congress, ADC, on Thursday called for the constitution of an independent panel of inquiry into the activities of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC, an alleged fake agency headed by Adeniyi Adeyemi.

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has raised alarm over alleged plot by the opposition party to compromise voters’ register by mopping up Permanent Voters’ Cards across the state, calling on the populace not to release their cards to anyone for pecuniary gains.

President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), Engr. Ahmad Musa Kida, has called on Nigerians to rally behind the senior men’s national basketball team, D’Tigers, as they begin their campaign in the FIBA Africa Basketball World Cup Qualifiers. D’Tigers have been drawn in Group E alongside Cameroon, South Sudan, Cabo Verde, Tunisia, and Guinea in […]

Another batch of Nigerians evacuated from South Africa arrived Thursday night on an Air Peace aircraft at the Cargo section of Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.

Following the crisis rocking the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC, due to budgetary allocation and operations, the National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Professor Sadiq Gombe, has asked the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, to resign immediately.

National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, has berated the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, for not addressing fresh reports on 17 million Nigerians living in abject poverty.

FIFA has confirmed the officiating team for the 2026 FIFA World Cup quarter-final between Argentina and Switzerland.

Ghanaian social media influencer Abu Trica, whose real name is Frederick Kumi, has been extradited to the United States to stand trial over allegations that he masterminded a romance scam that defrauded elderly Americans of more than $8 million (£5.9 million).

—Says sustained offensive will crush terrorists—Urges Tinubu to talk to Nigerians regularly By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — FORMER Senate Leader, Senator Ali Ndume on Thursday, threw his weight to the order by the Minister of Defence, Ge. Christopher Musa (retd) to the military to shoot on sight any terrorists or bandits, saying sustained military pressure, […]

The United States will oversee the withdrawal of Israeli forces from “pilot zones” in the south, with the first to get underway within days, Lebanese and US officials said Thursday.

He said the concerns were raised during an Inter-Party Advisory Council meeting with EDSIEC Chairman, Mr Jonathan Aifuobhokhan, where political parties discussed preparations for the election.

By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The national leadership of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has reaffirmed its commitment to party unity, internal reforms and preparations for the 2027 general elections following its second National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja. Speaking at the meeting, the SDP National Chairman, Prof. Sadiq Gombe, said the party had […]

By Golok Nanmwa JOS — Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has reiterated the need for the establishment of state police, describing it as a critical step towards addressing Nigeria’s growing security challenges. Mutfwang spoke during the ARISE Television Town Hall Programme on “Building a National Consensus for State Police and National Security,” where he highlighted […]

By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin A former governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State, Prof. Wale Sulaiman, has expressed confidence that the party will retain power in the 2027 general elections despite the controversy surrounding its governorship primary. Sulaiman said disagreements arising from the primary would not diminish the APC’s electoral prospects, […]