Security operatives in Enugu State have rescued a Catholic seminarian and one other worshipper, about one week after they were kidnapped. The Secretary to the Enugu State Government (SSG), Chidiebere Onyia, announced the rescue of the kidnapped victims at the…

The Peoples Democratic Party in Kogi Central Senatorial District has appointed Dr Salami Etudaiye as Director-General of its 2027 campaign organisation, with Abubakar Karaku emerging as Campaign Chairman. The duo were inaugurated on Monday during a stakeholders’ meeting of the…

Prominent Islamic cleric, Sani Jingir, has reignited the debate over the APC’s controversial Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket after his remarks in Kano ahead of the 2027 General Election. Mr Jingir made the remarks on Saturday at a mass wedding celebration organised…

Colonel Mohammed Ma’aji, accused of being involved in an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s administration, has said his actions were driven by patriotism and concern over what he described as Nigeria’s worsening condition rather than personal ambition. Ma’aji…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has debunked reports suggesting that he is lobbying to be appointed director-general (DG) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC). Mr Wike made the rebuttal in a…

The Department of State Services has released a carpenter, Mustapha Marwana, who was arrested over the abduction and killing of pupils and teachers in Oriire, Oyo State. The Director-General of the service, Tosin Ajayi, ordered his release after investigators cleared…

Nigeria’s 650,000-square-kilometre rangelands are facing increasing degradation, driven by desertification, agricultural and livestock expansion and overgrazing, the Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal, has said. Mr Lawal, represented by Etim William, Director of the Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought Management Department…

A controversial remark by Islamic cleric, Sheikh Sani Jingir, describing Christians as “infidels” while canvassing support for a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket ahead of the 2027 elections has drawn condemnation from the vice presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Rabiu…

The Nigerian Army says its troops have arrested the suspected commander of a kidnap syndicate in a forest in Enugu State, Nigeria’s South-east. The spokesman of the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Olabisi Ayeni, said in a statement on…

Nigeria’s men’s and women’s flag football teams will still have a chance of competing in the qualifying event for the 2028 Olympic Games despite withdrawing from this year’s International Federation of American Football Flag Football World Championships in Düsseldorf over…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in collaboration with the Nigerian Army, has seized 604.5kg of cannabis and launched a manhunt for a suspected drug kingpin in Owan West Local Government Area of Edo State. The State Commander of…

Nigerian football stakeholders remain divided over calls for the suspension of the Nigeria Football Federation elections, even as former internationals point to the country’s recent setbacks in continental football as evidence of a system in need of urgent reform, The…

The Enugu State Government has commenced the construction of three new 33KV feeders to provide improved, affordable, and stable electricity supply to communities in four local government areas of the state. The project, which is being developed from the Ugwuaji…

The 10th annual Aminu Good Works Foundation Nigeria Basketball Combine, which kicked off at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba, Ibadan, Oyo State, on Friday, climaxed on Sunday with the emergence of the First Team and two Most Valuable Players. Precious…

The Nigerian Law School has confirmed the death of a student who fell from the rooftop of a hostel at its Lagos Campus. The student, who was from the Enugu Campus, was in Lagos for the school’s externship programme and…