Fear and grief enveloped residents of Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State on Friday after suspected terrorists abducted no fewer than 45 pupils and a teacher during coordinated attacks on three schools in the area.

Ogun State Government has disclosed that all persons admitted at the State Hospital, Ijebu-Ode, following the recent chemical inhalation incident in some schools within the town, have been discharged after receiving medical attention and being certified fit by health personnel.

By Evelyn Usman The reported neutralisation of Abu-Bilal Al-Minuki, described as the second-in-command of the Islamic State (ISIS) globally and one of the most influential commanders of ISWAP, along with scores of other terrorists, through a joint operation involving the Armed Forces of Nigeria and the United States military, represents an extraordinary milestone in the […]

Shettima, at a press conference in Kaduna, said his decision followed extensive consultations and careful reflection, stressing that he remained loyal to the APC and committed to the unity of the party.

A resident of Kasuwan Ali community in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, Sani Abdullahi, has been reportedly shot dead at the venue of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election for the House of Representatives.

UYO — Stakeholders from across the Niger Delta have called for an immediate audit and cleanup of abandoned oil wells in the region, warning that leaking and undecommissioned infrastructure continues to endanger lives, ecosystems, and public health decades after operations ceased.

Alhaji Shehu Yahaya Jalam, Chairman of Information and Publicity Committee of the Bauchi State Pilgrims Welfare Board for the 2026 Hajj Operation, has died at Al-Noor Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, following a brief illness.

Israel struck eastern and southern Lebanon on Sunday, state media reported, despite a fragile ceasefire as Hezbollah called US-brokered talks between the two countries a “dead end”. Two Israeli strikes hit the town of Sohmor in eastern Lebanon’s Bekaa valley, the state-run National News Agency (NNA) said, adding that others took place across southern Lebanon. […]

In a dramatic scene that left political observers stunned, Mr. Bless, the Director General of the Desmond Elliot 4th Term Campaign Organisation, publicly withdrew support for the incumbent lawmaker at the declaration ceremony of Barrister Barakat Odunuga Bakare, announcing his full defection and support for the latter. The announcement, made right on the declaration ground, […]

The proposed arrangement, currently awaiting the approval of President Bola Tinubu, is designed to address years of agitation and protests by police retirees over poor pension payments and welfare challenges under the CPS.