The Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Abimbola Olugbenga, on Sunday led journalists and security personnel to a residential premises in Araromi Quarters, Ayegun North, Oluyole Local Government Area, where kidnappers held Busayo John-Paul, the younger sister of former Minister of…

The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has enjoined Nigerians to hold on to hope that the country will overcome the current insurgencies just as it survived past political upheavals and pandemics. Akpabio spoke on Sunday at an interdenominational church service at…

Former Senate Chief Whip, Ali Ndume, has expressed support for a stronger United States military presence in Borno State, urging American forces to establish a base in the Mandara Mountains to help eliminate Boko Haram insurgents operating in the region.…

Iran has fired multiple missiles at Israel, marking an escalation of the three-month-long regional war, which has led to the death of thousands in the Middle East. The missiles targeted Israel’s Ramat David Air Base, located about 20km from the…

Osubi Airstrip in Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State has denied reports that a bird strike involving an Air Peace aircraft occurred within its aerodrome, insisting that preliminary investigations indicated the bird was likely struck before the aircraft arrived…

Dutch club Feyenoord have announced the departure of head coach Robin van Persie, confirming that the team will begin the 2026/27 campaign under new leadership. In a brief statement released on its X handle on Sunday, the Rotterdam-based club said,…

Environmental activist and director of the Health of Mother Earth Foundation, Nnimmo Bassey, has called on the government and people of Edo State to protect its forests, halt environmental degradation and accelerate investments in renewable energy. This, he said, will…

Atiku Abubakar, the 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, on Sunday rejected the accusation by former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, that he had ignored victims of violence in Nigeria. Stressing that Lawal’s claims are…

World number two, Alexander Zverev, finally secured his maiden Grand Slam title with a dramatic five-set victory over Italy’s Flavio Cobolli in the French Open final on Sunday. The second seed became the first German man to win a major…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State on Sunday alleged that some of its members were abducted during midnight raids in the Ikere-Ekiti area. The party accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration of Governor Biodun Oyebanji of using…

President Bola Tinubu has vowed never to succumb to terrorism, banditry or any form of criminal intimidation, promising to intensify efforts at reducing the economic hardship confronting Nigerians. Tinubu made these remarks through the Secretary to the Government of the…

The Nigerian Defence Academy has dismissed reports alleging that prospective candidates were excluded from admission into its 78 Regular Course due to the closure of its application portal. The Academy described the allegations as inaccurate and inconsistent with the realities…

The Nigerian Army says the troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), a joint task force in the North-east, have rescued 360 abducted people from a Boko Haram camp in the Mandara mountain axis of Gwoza, Borno State. Although locals and…

Former Police Commissioner, Ikechukwu Ayo Aduba, rtd, has accused Chief Phillip Asiodu of distorting history. Asiodu had, in a statement, denied Asaba’s Igbo heritage and ethnic basis of the 1967 Asaba Massacre, claiming that “Asaba is not Igbo” But Aduba,…

Iran threatened to retaliate against the United States and Israel for fresh strikes in Beirut on Sunday, further dampening hopes for a lasting peace as the Middle East war reached its 100th day. Efforts to turn a ceasefire into a…