No fewer than 30 passengers were reportedly killed in a road accident involving a trailer, even as Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf ordered immediate medical intervention for those who survived the fatal crash. According to reports, the accident involved a trailer…

A former Registrar of the Nigeria Defence Academy, Gen. Cecil Esekhaigbe (retd.), has said the recently held retreat for government appointees in Edo State was designed to close critical gaps in governance and strengthen service delivery across the state. Esekhaigbe,…

The Speaker of the Jigawa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Haruna Aliyu Dangyatin, has been elected Chairman of the Progressive Speakers Conference, a body comprising Speakers of State Houses of Assembly elected on the platform of the All Progressives…

A former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday called for the recognition and promotion of the Iwe Iroyin House — where the first newspaper in Nigeria was published in Abeokuta in December 1859 by British missionary, Rev. Henry Townsend—as a key…

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has refuted speculations that it has relocated its Enugu office to Abuja to exclude the South-east from passport issuance in Nigeria. The NIS spokesperson, Akinsola Akinlabi, refuted the speculations in a statement on Saturday. There…

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Joe Igbokwe, on Sunday said the butchers in the South-East have realized that they laboured in vain. Igbokwe was reacting to the decision of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, to cancel…

Pope Leo XiV born Robert Prevost has expressed sorrow over the recent wave of violent attacks across parts of Nigeria, describing the incidents as deeply troubling and calling on authorities to intensify efforts to protect citizens. The pontiff made the…

Police in Ebonyi have confirmed the abduction of three children by suspected kidnappers in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Joshua Ukandu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abakaliki that the children were abducted…

First lady of Imo State, Barrister Chioma Uzodimma, has disclosed that early detection and prevention are the best ways to combat the scourge of cancer among women. Uzodimma spoke during a public health walk held in Owerri to mark the…

A Federal Commissioner with the Public Complaints Commission, Morakinyo Akinleye, has described any coalition against President Bola Tinubu’s bid for a second term as “dead on arrival.” Akinleye also praised the Senator representing Ogun West, Solomon Adeola, popularly called Yayi,…

Senators will reconvene for an emergency plenary session on Tuesday amid Nigerians’ demand for the inclusion of mandatory electronic transmission of results in the amendment to the Electoral Act. The upper chamber had adjourned plenary for two weeks last Wednesday…

Former presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Adewole Adebayo, has described President Bola Tinubu as an emperor with many servants. Adebayo said this on Sunday in an interview on ‘Hard Copy’, a programme on Channels Television. He was…

The Nigeria Labour Congress has warned of potential nationwide protests and election boycotts over what it described as confusion and contradictory positions by the Senate on amendments to the Electoral Act, particularly regarding electronic transmission of election results. The labour…

Many residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), especially those in the satellite towns, have continued to lament the deteriorating power situation across the country. Some of the residents who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday…

The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has directed the reconvening of plenary for an emergency sitting on Tuesday, February 10, 2026. The announcement was made on Sunday in a statement signed by the Clerk of the Senate, Emmanuel Odo.…