The Olushi Onigbesa Royal Family has accused the Lagos State Government of supporting rival claimants to the Oshodi traditional stool and attempting to install another Oba, despite a series of court decisions that the family says have left a tribunal…

One year after former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, donated a transformer to the Mai-Gizo community in Angwan Shamaki, Keffi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, residents are still waiting for electricity as the equipment remains uninstalled. The transformer was…

The Nigeria Democratic Congress has disowned 10 candidates published by the Independent National Electoral Commission for the 2027 Anambra State House of Assembly elections, insisting that it neither nominated the persons nor submitted their Form EC9E documents. The party also…

Four police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a student and motorist, Anthony Obodo, during a pursuit in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, have been dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force. The Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Adepoju, who announced the…

The World Bank Group has said it will support reforms to Nigeria’s electricity tariff and subsidy frameworks as part of efforts to restore financial sustainability in the power sector. The World Bank disclosed this in its Country Partnership Framework for…

Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has threatened to remove any chairman who fails to win his council area for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state during the 2027 general elections. Mr Nwifuru spoke on Tuesday in…

They went to Asia looking for jobs. Some ended up running online scams. Others were beaten, electrocuted, locked in cages or forced to meet financial targets for criminal networks. In this concluding part of the investigation, STEPHEN ANGBULU follows the…

Akwa Ibom State Government has published its second-quarter 2026 budget implementation report, but the three-page document leaves major gaps in its account of public spending. Missing details, the BudgIT Foundation says, make it difficult for citizens to determine where trillions of naira received by the…

Yusuf Gagdi, chairman of the House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the alleged establishment and operations of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), has explained why the panel did not invite President Bola Tinubu’s Chief of Staff, Femi…

The Senate has assured Nigerians that the ongoing constitutional amendment process will be concluded before the expiration of the 10th National Assembly in June 2027, amid growing concerns that the exercise could suffer the fate of previous unsuccessful attempts at…

The traditional rulers are Obi of Onitsha, Alfred Achebe; the Traditional Ruler of Nnewi, Kenneth Orizu, both in Anambra, and Samuel Asadu, the Enugu State Chairman, Traditional Rulers Council. They made the call when the producer, directors and crew of…

Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan dumped former winners Eintracht Frankfurt and Wolfsburg out of the Women’s Champions League on Wednesday in dramatic final qualifying round ties. Sakina Karchaoui scored a brace as PSG bagged four goals in extra-time against 10-player…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has declared that he remains in charge of the political structures in Rivers State and the FCT, vowing to deliver them to President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. Mr…

A coalition of United States medical groups published vaccine guidance for seasonal respiratory viruses on Wednesday, seeking to provide clear advice amid delayed federal recommendations and a lack of confidence in the vaccine-sceptic Trump administration. The Centres for Disease Control…

The police officers accused of shooting dead a motorist, Anthony Obodo, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, will be dismissed and prosecuted, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Olugbenga Adepoju, has vowed. Mr Adepoju made the promise while addressing a…