Benin’s President Patrice Talon is safe, and security forces are restoring order after a faction of soldiers claimed to have removed him from power, the presidency announced on Sunday. In a brief statement, the presidency dismissed the soldiers’ declaration as…

The Indigenous People of Biafra has urged Ndigbo in Nigeria and the Diaspora to return home for the Christmas festivities, assuring them of adequate security across the South-East during the Yuletide. The pro-Biafran group said the South-East remains Nigeria’s “most…

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday said the state under Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has become the undisputed creative capital of Africa, “where beats meet business and imagination meets infrastructure.” The spokesman of APC in…

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has announced a support package for visually impaired gospel singer Chris Vic, including a plot of land in Uyo, a four-bedroom flat, and a ₦100 million music studio. The governor also placed Vic on…

Growing up in Bariga, Lagos, Musibau Shittu never imagined that sport would become his escape from hardship or the platform that would one day take him to many countries in Africa and Europe. He was barely 10 months old when…

Public affairs analyst Mahdi Shehu has criticised a statement allegedly made by the Edo State Governor claiming that Northerners kidnap to win elections. Shehu issued his reaction on Saturday through a post on X, where he condemned the remark and…

A former Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has said that previous attempts to withdraw police officers from Very Important Persons failed because such directives were issued by police chiefs rather than by the President. Speaking on Saturday in Abuja at…

Pensioners of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) on Saturday said they were set to join the ‘naked protest’ scheduled for 8 December. The National Financial Secretary of the Pensioners, Bola Popoola, disclosed this in a statement in Lagos.…

The Nigerian Navy on Saturday officially inducted 1,962 newly trained ratings as part of efforts to strengthen joint military operations across the country. The passing-out ceremony for Batch 37 took place at the Nigerian Navy Basic Training School, NNBTS, in…

Lagos State is set to create a new regulatory agency to monitor private healthcare facilities, officials announced, in a move aimed at improving patient safety and addressing gaps in the state’s existing oversight system. The announcement was made by the…

A former Chairperson of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission aa(NERC), Sam Amadi, has asked the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, to disband Tiger Base, a police anti-kidnapping unit in Imo State, over alleged involvement in extortion and extrajudicial killings in the…

The League of Maritime Editors, LOME, has criticised Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu over remarks attributed to him regarding the Nigerian Ports Authority’s, NPA, efforts to expand activities at ports in the South-East and South-South. The NPA has been promoting…

A fire at a nightclub in the west Indian state of Goa has killed at least 23 people, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and other officials said early Sunday. Several tourists were among the dead in the blaze, which broke out…

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says the steady increase in the number of governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress reflects Nigerians’ growing confidence in the ruling party. Speaking on Saturday at the closing session of the…

The contest for the throne of the Awujale of Ijebuland has continued to gather steam as ophthalmic surgeon and community leader, Otunba Adekunle Hassan, formally declared his interest before members of the Jadiara branch of the Fusengbuwa Ruling House in…