Concerned by the continued captivity of schoolchildren and teachers abducted from Ahoro-Esinle in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, scores of women traditional worshippers from across Egbaland on Friday embarked on a spiritual procession across major streets and sacred sites in Abeokuta, Ogun State, seeking divine intervention for the safe release of the victims.

Former Minister of Sports under President Muhammadu Buhari, Barr. Solomon Dalung, has accused the federal government of lacking the political will to tackle the worsening insecurity across the country, saying the administration of President Bola Tinubu was more preoccupied with the 2027 general elections than with the lives of Nigerians being lost daily to terrorist attacks and abductions.

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) on Friday said Nigeria has the capacity to contain an Ebola outbreak if it enters the country, even as it appealed to the media and members of the public not to spread fear or panic through unverified negative narratives.

The Supreme Court on Friday approved the extradition of the former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company (NSPM), Emmanuel Okoyomon, to the United Kingdom to face bribery charges.

The publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, on Friday indicated his readiness to represent himself in court pending the re-constitution of a new legal team in the ongoing alleged cyberbullying charge.