‘I’m happy to announce to Nigerians that at about 3:30 a.m., we arrested Mr. Saleh Mamman somewhere in Kaduna’

“During my time as Head of State, the country did not fall, and I remain confident that despite all her challenges, Nigeria won’t fall”

“He had been under serious threat because the young Northern officers believed he was complicit in the January 15, 1966 coup”

Former Minister of Defence, Retired Gen. Theophilus Danjuma, on Tuesday in Abuja, donated N3 billion at the public presentation of the autobiography of former Head of State, Retired Gen. Yakubu Gowon.

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Ogbomoso and the killing of innocent Nigerians in Katsina State, including a pregnant woman, saying the incidents show Nigeria is bleeding under a government that has reduced leadership to post-tragedy press statements.

A toddler, Christianah Akanbi, aged 2, of Yawota Baptist Nursery and Primary School is among the 46 persons kidnapped by terrorists in Oyo

Another headline features the reported killing of one of the teachers abducted along with some students in some schools in Ahoro-Esinele in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, which has raised serious concerns among relatives of victims still being held captive. 

The Nigerian naira recorded a slight depreciation against the United States dollar across both the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) and the parallel market on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, amid continued demand pressures in the foreign exchange market.

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja yesterday granted N100 million bail to the detained immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai

By Elizabeth Adegbesan The  Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,395 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,390 per dollar last Friday. Likewise, the local currency depreciated to N1,373.5 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market,  NFEM . Data  from the Central Bank of Nigeria,  CBN, showed that the indicative exchange rate for the market […]

No fewer than 44 senatorial aspirants have been disqualified from participating in the All Progressives Congress APC Senate primary elections, with prominent names including Rivers politician Tein Jack-Rich among those who did not scale the party’s screening exercise.

The jury in the trial of Diezani Alison-Madueke began ​their deliberations after nearly four months at London’s ‌Southwark Crown Court, Reuters reported on Monday. Alison-Madueke, Nigeria’s minister for petroleum resources between 2010 and 2015 under then-President Goodluck Jonathan, has pleaded not guilty to five ​counts of accepting bribes and one count of ​conspiracy to commit […]

The Nigerian naira traded with slight fluctuations against the United States dollar across the official and parallel foreign exchange markets on Monday, May 18, 2026, as demand pressure for forex persisted.

The NCDC warned that increasing cross-border movements within the region have placed the country on high alert.

The group further praised Dr Jonathan for what it described as his calm disposition, inclusive leadership style and steadfast dedication to democratic governance.