The United States has reaffirmed its counterterrorism partnership with Nigeria, citing recent joint operations that dealt a major blow to the Islamic State terrorist network. The U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio made the disclosure while speaking on U.S. foreign policy and international security cooperation. Rubio disclosed that American and Nigerian security agencies recently collaborated […]

By Joseph Erunke, Abuja Nigeria and the wider Lake Chad region are set to benefit from a major new regional water management initiative following the official launch of the Lake Chad Water Management (LACHAWAMA) Action in Bangui, Central African Republic. The initiative, launched by the European Union, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Lake Chad […]

FIFA has banned fans from bringing refillable water bottles into World Cup venues in a last-minute policy change that will force thirsty supporters to pay for bottled water, The Athletic reported on Wednesday.

Motorcycles are the preferred means of transport for jihadist groups in Mali, which has been plunged into a security crisis as jihadists blockade its capital Bamako.

The Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has warned that the delay in the establishment of state police may trigger self help.

Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has urged aspirants who lost in the party’s recent primaries to accept the outcomes and work for the unity and growth of the party ahead of the 2027 general elections.

In the wake of the flare-ups, four lawmakers from Trump’s Republican party joined Democrats on Wednesday to vote 215-208 in favour of the public rebuke.

Ahead of the 2027 presidential election, renowned cleric and Convener of the Initiative for a Better and Brighter Nigeria, Prophet Isa El-Buba, has declared support for the presidential ambition of Social Democratic Party (SDP) leader, Adewole Adebayo, saying he is better positioned to lead Nigeria than other opposition contenders.

Blanche, the former number two in the Justice Department, has since pursued indictments for Trump’s perceived enemies, including former FBI director James Comey.

…Petitions appeal c’ttee, demands justice By Steve Oko UMUAHIA — An aspirant of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, for Ikwuano/Umuahia Federal Constituency, Abia State, Mrs Nkasiobi Madumere, has alleged gender discrimination and gross bias against her during the party’s May 29 primary. She raised the alarm over what she described as “the highest form of […]

By Steve Oko UMUAHIA — Abia State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Enoch Ogbonna Uche, has challenged graduates of the National Health Fellows Programme to deploy the knowledge and skills acquired during their training to drive transformative changes in healthcare delivery across the state’s 17 local government areas. Speaking yesterday at the graduation ceremony of 34 […]

Far-reaching proposals capable of overhauling the nation’s legal education system dominated discussions at the 2026 Legal Education Summit organised by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).

•Families beg FG for rescue of travellers By Ndahi Marama MAIDUGURI — Fear and anxiety have gripped families in Borno State following the abduction of 13 travellers, including women and a seven-month-old baby, by suspected Boko Haram insurgents along the Biu–Damaturu highway through the Kamuya axis of the state. The victims were reportedly abducted on […]

Former Governor of Sokoto State and Senator representing Sokoto South Senatorial District, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, and the Governorship Candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in the state, Manir Muhammad Dan’iya, have raised fresh alarm over the worsening insecurity in Sokoto following renewed deadly attacks on communities in Tureta Local Government Area.

THE operations and effectiveness of the Western Nigeria Security Network, WNSN, code-named Amotekun, have come under scrutiny.