A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to arrest a former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, over certificate forgery.  The court gave the ruling on Thursday…

The Lagos State Chairman of the Social Democratic Party, Femi Olaniyi, has said the party remains committed to what he described as the “unfinished business” of the June 12, 1993, presidential election won by the late Chief MKO Abiola, calling…

Suspected members of a transnational fraud syndicate arrested by personnel of the Ogun State Police Command have claimed that their activities in Nigeria were coordinated by a Malaysian national who operated entirely online. They claimed that all members of the…

Religious leaders, mental health experts and community stakeholders have raised concerns over the growing prevalence of substance abuse in the country, revealing that an estimated 14.4 million Nigerians have been exposed to drug use. The concerns were raised at the…

The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd.), has said the fight against terrorism, banditry and insurgency in the country remains difficult because of the active support criminal groups receive from their sponsors and some members of the public. Musa…

As the world confronts record-breaking temperatures, deadly heatwaves, devastating floods and a looming overshoot of the Paris Agreement target, World Environment Day 2026 has become a rallying point for urgent climate action. In this special report, DARE AKOGUN examines global…

When students began collapsing in classrooms and parents received distress calls from schools, fear spread rapidly across Ijebu-Ode in Ogun State. With children rushed to hospitals and classes disrupted by a mysterious odour later linked to methane emissions, residents are…

Traditional rulers in Yorubaland are considering invoking ancestral deities and deploying other indigenous spiritual mechanisms to combat terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and other violent crimes, Saturday PUNCH has learnt. The development comes amid persistent insecurity across the South-West, where communities continue…

Leaders of the Ijaw and Urhobo ethnic nationalities in Delta State’s Warri Federal Constituency say the restoration of previously suppressed state constituencies by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) does not address the core dispute fueling tensions over electoral representation…

Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has approved the appointment of Yerima Ibn Mahmud as the new Emir of Ngazargamu. The appointment was announced in a statement issued on Friday by the Acting Secretary to the State Government, Mohammed Goje.…

The National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Seriake Dickson, says he and the NDC’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, initially offered activist Aisha Yesufu a House of Representatives ticket, but she rejected it. Mr Dickson disclosed this on Thursday…

Veteran Nollywood actor, Kola Oyewo, has died at the age of 80. His demise was confirmed in an Instagram post on Friday by a younger colleague in the industry, Kunle Afod. He wrote, “Kola Oyewo has taken his final bow.…

Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State says his administration has completed 127km of roads across the state without fanfare. Mr Otu made the disclosure at a thanksgiving service to mark the 2026 Democratic Day celebration on Friday in Calabar.…

The Chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum and Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Yahaya, has expressed sorrow over the death of the Emir of Ngazargamu in Yobe State, Alhaji Tijjani Ahmed Ibn-Saleh. The monarch died in Cairo, Egypt, following…

Some Delta State residents on Friday decried the huge gap between the rich and the poor in Nigeria, which they said contradicted promises made by the nation’s leaders since 1999. The residents spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency…