Junta-ruled Niger has officially submitted its request to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), the Hague-based tribunal said on Tuesday, nine months after announcing the move alongside allies Mali and Burkina Faso.

President Bola Tinubu says his administration is laying the foundation for a new Nigeria that works for the common prosperity of all citizens.

Four suspected members of a syndicate allegedly involved in the illegal movement and distribution of military accoutrements across the country were arrested.

When the US joined Israel’s war with Iran in mid-2025, it bombed nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan, including with powerful bunker-busting bombs.

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Comrade Timi Frank, has urged the State Security Services SSS to redirect its energy away from the arrest and detention of activist and presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore and focus instead on confronting the bandits and terrorists wreaking havoc across […]

The agency said it filed 104 suits at the Federal High Court, Umuahia and recorded 95 convictions with 23 cases pending.

The enforcement action was carried out on Tuesday by the Lagos State Wastewater Management Office (LSWMO), according to information shared by the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, on his official X account.

 over arrest hours before primaries By Dayo Johnson Akure  Hon. Ayodeji Arowele, a two-term member of the Ondo State House of Assembly and APC aspirant for Owo/Ose Federal Constituency, has sued the Inspector General of Police and the Nigeria Police Force over his arrest a few hours before the party’s primaries on May 16, 2026. […]

Iran announced Tuesday three days of public holidays in the capital Tehran for late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s funeral ceremonies, state television reported.

Nigerian-American actress and television host Osas Ighodaro has secured a lead role in the upcoming Nolly-Bollywood micro-drama series, Imported Bahu.

A prominent Niger Delta leader, Chief Francis Inegbeniki, has advised Rivers State traditional ruler, Alhaji Asari Dokubo, to refrain from making statements capable of creating tension between the Ijaw people and their Benin neighbours in Edo State. Inegbeniki gave the warning on Tuesday in Benin City, while addressing journalists, describing Dokubo’s recent remarks as unnecessary, […]

urges Tinubu to review aviation taxes before more airlines collapse By Dickson Omobola Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, Tuesday, lamented the effect of the sharp rise in aviation fuel prices, known as Jet-A1, on airline operating costs, saying operators are borrowing from banks to purchase fuel and cutting down on […]

“S.S. Lazio S.p.A. announces that it has appointed Mr. Gennaro Gattuso as Head Coach of the First Team,” Lazio said in a statement.

Global human rights organisations have backed the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) following a N100 million defamation judgment awarded to two Department of State Services (DSS) officials, alleging that the anti-corruption group is being targeted through judicial processes for its advocacy work.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented Certificates of Return to candidates who won the bye-elections held on June 20, 2026, across Rivers, Enugu, Nasarawa, Ondo and Kano states.