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US launches strikes on Iran, Iran targets Kuwait, Bahrain

Nigeria, July 9 -- Explosions were reported Wednesday night across Iran as the US launched strikes on the country, hours after President Donald Trump declared that the ceasefire was over. Mr Trump ha... Read More


World Cup 2026: Justin Bieber joins Burna Boy, Shakira, BTS for historic Final Halftime show

Nigeria, July 9 -- The FIFA World Cup 2026 final is set to deliver a spectacle unlike any in the tournament's history after FIFA and Global Citizen confirmed that global music icon Justin Bieber has j... Read More


Eight abducted victims freed after 21 days

Nigeria, July 9 -- Gunmen have released eight national officers of the Scripture Union (SU) abducted in Imo State, Nigeria's South-east. The victims were abducted while returning from a SU national c... Read More


Presidency reacts to Peter Obi's safety concerns

Nigeria, July 9 -- The Presidency has refuted claims by the 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, that he is being targeted by the President Bola Tinubu gove... Read More


Xenophobia: Reps urge Nigerian govt to summon South African envoy over killing of citizens

Nigeria, July 9 -- The House of Representatives on Thursday strongly condemned the wave of xenophobic attacks against Nigerians and other African nationals in South Africa, urging the federal governme... Read More


US publishes names of 124 Nigerians to be deported

Nigeria, July 9 -- The United States government is set to deport 124 Nigerians listed on its "worst of the worst" criminal register. The Department of Homeland Security published the names of the Nig... Read More


Early childhood development in crisis severely underfunded in Nigeria -Report

Nigeria, July 9 -- A New report by the Moving Minds Alliance has revealed that millions of Nigerian children affected by conflict, displacement and economic hardship remain largely invisible in govern... Read More


Oyo Abduction: Terrorists demand release of commanders, threaten to kill captives - Defence Minister

Nigeria, July 9 -- The Defence Minister, Christopher Musa, has revealed that terrorists holding dozens of pupils and teachers abducted from schools in Oyo State have threatened to kill the captives if... Read More


Kidnap victim narrates forest ordeals, Lakurawa war with Dogo Gide

Nigeria, July 9 -- A man who escaped from kidnappers in Niger State, Aliyu Alaramma, has narrated his ordeal in the forest amid a turf war between armed bandits and the Lakurawa terrorist group. Mr A... Read More


Tosin Ajayi: Helen Prest breaks silence after sole lawful widow ruling

Nigeria, July 9 -- Miss Nigeria and lawyer Helen Prest has broken her silence after a Lagos State High Court recognised Adenike Ajayi as the sole lawful widow of the late Tosin Ajayi, founder of First... Read More