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027: SDP's Adebayo criticises Tinubu for being absent from peace accord

Nigeria, Aug. 19 -- The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adewole Adebayo, has faulted President Bola Tinubu's absence from the signing of the National Peace Accord ahead of... Read More


Tinubu joins US request for more time to release records on drug trafficking allegations

Nigeria, Aug. 19 -- President Bola Tinubu has joined a request by the US Department of Justice for a 10-day extension to respond to a court order over the release of records linking him to alleged dru... Read More


Former Nigeria U-23 striker Promise David joins Brighton on loan

Nigeria, Aug. 19 -- Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion have completed the signing of former Nigeria U-23 international Promise David from Belgian club Royale Union Saint-Gilloise on a season-l... Read More


Soldiers arrest 'illegal miners' in Niger

Nigeria, Aug. 19 -- Soldiers of the 102 Guard Battalion, an elite unit of the Nigerian Army headquartered in Suleja, Niger State, have arrested 18 individuals described as "illegal miners" and recover... Read More


Police arrest transformer vandal after rescuing him unconscious

Nigeria, Aug. 19 -- The police in Enugu State say they have rescued a suspected vandal trapped and unconscious in an electricity transformer in the state. The state police spokesman, Daniel Ndukwe, d... Read More


2027: Businessman sues INEC, NDC over substitution of his name in Enugu North ticket

Nigeria, Aug. 19 -- A cleric and businessman, Okwudili Ossai, has sued the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) over the alleged substitution of h... Read More


Kayinsola Ajayi returns to Diamond League spotlight in Silesia showdown

Nigeria, Aug. 19 -- Nigerian sprint sensation Kayinsola Ajayi will return to Diamond League action on Sunday when he lines up in the men's 100m at the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial in Silesia, Poland. ... Read More


Tinubu, Obi, Sowore, others sign peace accord ahead of 2027 campaigns

Nigeria, Aug. 19 -- Presidential candidates and national chairpersons of political parties participating in the 2027 general elections on Tuesday signed a national peace accord in Abuja, committing th... Read More


2027: Reps Minority Leader, G100 push for single opposition presidential candidate

Nigeria, Aug. 19 -- The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has urged opposition political parties to set aside their differences and work towards fielding a single presidential candidate ... Read More


Seven key issues to shape conversations as UNCCD COP17 kicks off in Mongolia

Nigeria, Aug. 19 -- Today, delegates from 196 countries and the European Union have convened in Mongolia for the opening of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Comba... Read More