The Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential candidate, Adewole Adebayo, on Tuesday presented a comprehensive policy blueprint aimed at shifting national discourse toward ideas-based governance and institutional reform. Mr Adebayo,​‌‌‍​‌‍⁠⁠‌‍‍‌⁠​‌‍⁠‌​ a professor, who did the public presentation of the Presidential Blueprint,…

An unidentified female guest was found dead in a hotel room on Clifford Street, Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State, where she had lodged with an unidentified male companion. The Cross River State Police Command confirmed that…

The Nigerian military says one soldier sustained an injury during a failed Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) attack on a military base in Pulka, Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. The soldier whose identity was not disclosed sustained…

Nigerian comedian and actor Ayodeji Makun, popularly known as AY, has recalled a 2019 message from Afrobeats star Asake, in which the singer sought his support for his music, years before achieving global success. Asake. Photo credit: File AY shared…

Abia State Government, with the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP), will distribute 3.03 million insecticide-treated nets across the state’s 17 local government areas. The Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, disclosed this on Monday while briefing reporters on the outcome of…

The Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund has denied allegations of under-remittance of gas flare penalties raised in the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation’s 2023/2024 Annual Report on Non-Compliance and Internal Control Weaknesses. The fund, a directorate of…

Law Mefor, Anambra commissioner for information and value reorientation, says the state is ready to receive the First Lady of Nigeria, Oluremi Tinubu, on her working visit. Mr Mefor said on Tuesday that the visit would strengthen collaboration between the…

Kenya warned foreign workers they had 90 days to regularise their status as it sought to backtrack from a panic triggered by President William Ruto’s order to close immigrant-owned small businesses. As the regional powerhouse, Kenya attracts migrants from across…

The Delta State Police Command has recovered a locally made gun abandoned by two suspected armed robbers who invaded a residence in Effurun, while a suspected drug peddler was arrested in a separate operation in Agbor. The Police Public Relations…

Former Kano State deputy governor and 2023 governorship candidate, Nasir Gawuna, is unlikely to return to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), despite widespread speculation triggered by his key political allies defecting back to the…

The Middle Belt Forum has urged the Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa (retd.), not to apologise to former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, over his recent comments on the former governor’s administration. Instead, the forum called for an independent…

Since the African Union Commission (AUC) and the United States (US) government signed off on the Strategic Infrastructure and Investment Working Group (SIWG) in January, the platform has begun to take shape. Projects are being identified and institutional mechanisms built,…

The Ogun State Waste Management Authority, in collaboration with Environmental Health Officers of Sagamu Local Government, has apprehended a woman captured in a viral video dumping refuse into a drainage channel in Sagamu. The woman was seen carrying a yellow…

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has said its activities ahead of the 2027 general elections are being funded through donations, levies and contributions from members, stakeholders and well-wishers. The party stated this in a statement issued by its National Publicity…

The Sokoto State Police Command has arrested about 20 persons in connection with Monday’s protest over the court-ordered remand of Dahiru Barewa. The protesters were arrested after a demonstration demanding Mai Barewa’s release reportedly turned violent, with some youths allegedly…