A coalition of civil society organisations, trade unions, youth groups, community associations, social movements, faith-based organisations and concerned Nigerians have declared June 12, 2026, as a day of nationwide protest and mass action against worsening insecurity, economic hardship and deteriorating living conditions across the country.

Almost a month after terrorists attacked three schools in Oyo State, abducting no fewer than 40 pupils, alongside teachers, they again struck at Iluke Bunu in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State yesterday, killing a vice principal and two others, as well as kidnapping three students who were about to write WAEC examination.

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, will this morning receive 268 Nigerians evacuated from South Africa, following recent xenophobic attacks in the country.

Arms cache belonging to the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network, ESN, in Enugu State

FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on the eve of the World Cup on Wednesday that world football’s governing body “does not control everything” when it came to issuing visas and who to let into the United States.

ABUJA, NIGERIA — Demola Olarewaju, Senior Assistant on Politics to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has delivered a scathing assessment of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, declaring that the current level of economic hardship has effectively made former President Muhammadu Buhari “look like a saint.” Olarewaju made the remarks during an interview session on Vanguard’s […]

Barely 24 hours after the rescue of 416 residents of Ngoshe community in Borno State, abducted during an invasion by suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists three months ago, a fresh wave of relief and emotion has swept across parts of the state ,as another set of captives regained freedom.

The strategic partnership between Nigeria and the United States has significantly degraded the operational capability of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) and other terrorist groups, the Defence Headquarters said on Tuesday. The Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Samaila Uba, stated this in an X Spaces engagement on strengthening security through strategic information […]

Barely 24 hours after the rescue of 416  residents of Ngoshe community in Borno State, abducted during an invasion by suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists three months ago, a fresh wave of relief and emotion has swept across parts of the state ,as another set of captives regained freedom.

The House of Representatives, yesterday, summoned Service Chiefs and the Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of the Economy to appear before it and provide a detailed account of funds released to the military,…

President Donald Trump vowed on Tuesday to respond after he accused Iran of shooting down a US military helicopter the previous night, hours after he said negotiations to end the Middle East war were in their final stages.

The House of Representatives has warned the service chiefs to step down honourably if the country’s deteriorating security situation persists and public confidence in the government’s efforts is not restored within a clearly defined period.

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC on Tuesday confirmed that it has filed appeals against two Federal High Court judgments that questioned aspects of its Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the 2027 General Election, insisting that the activities contained in the timetable are interrelated operational processes that cannot be arbitrarily […]

The National Publicity Secretary, Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, Prof. Tukur Mohammed-Baba, has declared that President Bola Tinubu has lost significant political standing in the North since 2023, warning that neither former Vice President Atiku Abubakar nor Nigeria Democratic Congress candidate, Peter Obi, offers the region any credible alternative ahead of the 2027 presidential election.

AFTER spending 25 days in captivity, the abducted Principal of Community High School, Esiele, in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, Mrs Rachael Folawe Alamu, has appeared in a viral video from captivity, begging Nigerians and government authorities to secure their release.