U.S. lawmaker Riley Moore, has delivered a detailed report to the White House following Nigeria’s recent designation as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) over ongoing religious freedom concerns, particularly relating to attacks on Christian communities. Republican Rep. Riley Moore…
Katsina State Governor, Mallam Dikko Radda, has mourned the passing of the Managing Director of the Katsina State Water Board, Tukur Tingilin, describing his death as a painful blow to the state. Tingilin reportedly died on Thursday following injuries sustained…
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that in order to reach a deal, the United States will have to drop its “excessive demands”, after the two sides held talks in Geneva. In a phone call with Egypt’s top…
Top opposition leaders in Nigeria met on Thursday to take a united position on the new Electoral Act. The closed-door meeting held at the Lagos/Osun Hall of Transcorp Hilton Abuja. Those in attendance included former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, arraigned three senior officials of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, before Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja over alleged fraud and money laundering offences. The defendants are:…
The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, has arrived at the Presidential Villa in Abuja for his decoration by President Bola Tinubu. Disu, until his appointment on Tuesday, served as an Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in charge of the…
Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, on Wednesday confronted Nigeria’s Minister of Works, David Umahi, inside the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command of the Nigeria Police Force, Abuja, over unlawful arrest and detention of a woman allegedly…
Kassim Afegbua, the Edo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation has linked the recent attack on former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and other political figures in Benin City to internal crises within the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Afegbua…
Turkish giants Galatasaray reportedly owed Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen N2.8 billion in unpaid wages for January and February, raising fresh uncertainty over his future. Osimhen completed a permanent €75 million move from Napoli in the summer of 2025, signing a…
Suspected bandits in the early hours of Wednesday, abducted five worshippers at a church in Uso, Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State. It was gathered that the armed men stormed the church, a branch of the Celestial Church of…
