Police in Ebonyi State have arrested the coordinator of Amasiri Development Centre, Anya Baron-Ogbonnia, in Afikpo Local Government Area, alongside two traditional rulers, in connection with the killings in Okporojo community, Edda Local Government Area. Four persons were killed during…

The Kwara State Government has approved the reopening of schools across the state from Monday, citing improvements in the security situation following sustained operations against armed groups. The decision was announced in a statement issued on Sunday by the Ministry…

The lawmaker representing Benue North-West Senatorial District, Senator Titus Zam, has stated how the Idoma extraction of the state can produce a governor. Fielding questions in an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Morning Show’, Sen Zam said this can only happen…

The Northern Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Rev. John Hayab, has advised youths to desist from cybercrime and money-making rituals, stressing that ill-gotten money cannot make them rich. Hayab gave the advice in an interview with the News…

The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has promised to take proper and efficient measures to reduce snakebite-related deaths across the territory. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Mandate Secretary, Health Services and Environment Secretariat, Dr. Adedolapo Fasawe, expressed her…

The National Examinations Council has announced the release of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) External results, with over 80 per cent of candidates scoring five credits and above. The results were announced on Tuesday by NECO Registrar and…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested 10 suspects over alleged illegal mining activities in the Ilorin–Ogbomosho axis of Kwara State. The suspects were arrested on Sunday by operatives of the EFCC’s Ilorin Zonal Directorate following what the agency…

The Jigawa State Police Command has engaged leaders of all registered political parties in the state in an effort to ensure orderly, peaceful, and weapon-free political activities. State Commissioner of Police, CP. Dahiru Muhammad, gave the warning during a meeting…

The World Health Organisation on Tuesday appealed for $1 billion to tackle health crises this year across the world’s 36 most severe emergencies, including in Gaza, Sudan, Haiti, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The UN health agency estimated 239…

The Mayor of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng, South Africa, Nsiphi Moya, on Monday, called out the Nigerian High Commission in the country for defaulting on utility bills. Ms Moya, in a post on X, announced that the commission has…

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, in collaboration with the Taraba State Ministry of Women Affairs and Child Development, on Tuesday reunited ten trafficked minors with their biological parents in Jalingo, the state capital.The children…

Former Senate President and two-time Governor of Kwara State, Dr Bukola Saraki, has sent a high-powered delegation to communities affected by bandit attacks in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara South Senatorial District to sympathise with victims and traditional rulers.…

The Lagos State Government has announced plans to invest about $10 million in regenerating Makoko, the sprawling waterfront community, even as residents and civil society groups decry recent demolitions that have left families homeless and sparked protests demanding accountability from…

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Tuesday opened up on the Monday, February 2, 2026 sit-at-home it declared to show solidarity with traders of Onitsha Main Market in Anambra State, following the closure of their shops by Governor Chukwuma…

Former Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has reminisced on surviving a helicopter crash that happened in Kabba, Kogi state, seven years ago. The ex-Vice President made a remembrance and thankful post on his official Instagram page on Monday, giving thanks to…