Martin Aghaji, personal doctor to Nnamdi Kanu, has been arrested by Nigeria’s security operatives, Aloy Ejimakor, Mr Kanu’s lawyer said in an X post on Saturday. Mr Kanu is the convicted leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).…

A former President Goodluck Jonathan has dismissed as “entirely false and baseless” reports claiming he was offered N500 billion to contest the 2027 presidential election against Peter Obi in a bid to split votes in Nigeria’s South-South region. In a…

Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have killed a suspected bandit believed to be involved in the attack that led to the death of former Secretary to the Benue State Government (SSG), David Salifu. In a statement on Monday, the…

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has warned of a flash flood risk alert for the first dekad of July (July 1–10). NiMET warns that widespread rainfall expected during the period could trigger flooding across 27 states as the country enters the…

The deputy spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Philip Agbese, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to suspend the implementation of the federal government’s proposed reforms to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), warning that some of the planned changes…

Ten persons have lost their lives while six others sustained varying degrees of injures in a fatal road traffic crash that occurred on Sunday night. The fatal accident which occured at about 8:05pm at Saapade Bridge along the Ibadan–Lagos Expressway,…

It is now clear how shocking, sophisticated, and embarrassing the fraud allegedly perpetrated by the disowned Director-General of the non-existent Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, was, and how it penetrated the highest hierarchy of the Nigerian civil…

The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has praised the performances of African teams at the ongoing 2026 FIFA World Cup, commending their resilience and expressing hope for further success in the tournament. In a post on her…

Bandits have killed at least nine farmers in a raid on a village in northwestern Nigeria’s Kaduna State and kidnapped “several” others, according to a security report seen by AFP on Sunday and a local source. Weeks into the annual…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has recovered N5.79bn in proceeds of crime between January and June 2026 as part of its anti-corruption drive aimed at strengthening accountability and national security. This is as the commission said,…

The police in Cross River State have commenced an investigation into the killing of a farmer and the shooting of another during an attack on farmland in Erei Community, Biase Local Government Area of the state. The police command in…

A Delta State-based man, Michael James, has narrated why he allegedly staged a self-kidnapping scheme to extort N25m from his family. James, in an interrogation video shared by the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, on Sunday, said…

With the July 11, 2026 deadline for the submission of presidential nomination forms to the Independent National Electoral Commission fast approaching, political parties are running against time to beat the closing date. The commission fixed 6pm on July 11 as…

The police in Cross River state have launched an investigation into the death of a woman whose body was found inside a church toilet in Calabar, the state capital. The deceased, identified as Blessing Ayebe, reportedly attended a church service at the Presbyterian…

The suspended Deputy Dean of Student Affairs at the Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Dr Banji Olaleye, has claimed his suspension over alleged extortion was orchestrated long before the investigation, alleging that the university’s current administration had been seeking his removal since…