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Shehu Sani warns as Tinubu hails son's turbaning in Kebbi

Nigeria, Nov. 12 -- Former Kaduna Central senator Shehu Sani has advised traditional institutions against conferring chieftaincy titles on serving government officials and their immediate family membe... Read More


Flamingos' victory shows Tinubu will be re-elected - Akpabio

Nigeria, Nov. 12 -- The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has said Nigeria's historic victory at the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco is a sign that President Bola Tinubu will be re-elect... Read More


Police linked to 118 civic space violations in 2025 -WSCIJ Report

Nigeria, Nov. 12 -- The Nigeria Police Force has been linked to 118 out of 245 civic space violations, according to a report by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) on the stat... Read More


Seven organisations pledge $65m to reduce maternal, newborn deaths in Nigeria

Nigeria, Nov. 12 -- Seven private sector and philanthropic organisations have proposed commitments worth more than $65 million to strengthen maternal and newborn healthcare services in Nigeria. The c... Read More


17 rescued, one injured as CNG bus catches fire in Lagos

Nigeria, Nov. 12 -- Seventeen people escaped unhurt after a Compressed Natural Gas-powered commercial bus caught fire at Berger Bus Stop on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Wednesday. One passenger sus... Read More


Amnesty International, SERAP demand release of detained FIJ journalist Ojukwu

Nigeria, Nov. 11 -- Amnesty International Nigeria and the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) have called for the release of a Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) report... Read More


INEC chairman's scheduled appearance in Sowore's cyberbulling trial stalled

Nigeria, Nov. 11 -- The cyberstalking trial of the African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore stalled at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday earlier scheduled for the... Read More


IGP orders additional deployment to communities affected by terror attacks

Nigeria, Nov. 11 -- The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Tunji Disu, has ordered the immediate deployment of additional police personnel, operational vehicles and air support to communities affected... Read More


Ebola: Nigeria records no new cases 21 days after imported infection - NCDC

Nigeria, Nov. 11 -- Nigeria has recorded no additional confirmed cases of Ebola Virus Disease, 21 days after confirming an imported case of the Bundibugyo virus in a traveller from Uganda. The Nigeri... Read More


2027: IGP cancels leave for police officers, restricts movement of senior officers

Nigeria, Nov. 11 -- The Inspector General of Police, Tunji Disu, has cancelled leave for police personnel assigned election security duties ahead of the 2027 general elections and restricted the movem... Read More