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Gunmen kill three police officers, steal rifles in Kogi-Kwara boundary ambush - Police

Nigeria, Sept. 10 -- Gunmen have killed three police officers after ambushing a security checkpoint in Kogi State. The incident occurred on Wednesday morning in Egbe, a town in Yagba West Local Gover... Read More


Nigerian govt set to arraign two captured Ansaru commanders on terrorism charges

Nigeria, Sept. 10 -- The federal government will on Thursday arraign two top leaders of Ansaru, an Al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group, at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The globally wanted defenda... Read More


Soludo orders prosecution of task force officials who shot at traders

Nigeria, Sept. 10 -- Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has ordered the arrest and prosecution of officials of a task force known as Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra Brigade (OCHA) who opened... Read More


Troops rescue Nigerian military officer abducted by gunmen - Official

Nigeria, Sept. 10 -- Troops of the 63 Brigade of the Nigerian Army have rescued a major abducted on Monday by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers in Delta State, southern Nigeria. The rescued officer h... Read More


Nigeria's Health Financing Dialogue: Promises, gaps and the road ahead

Nigeria, Sept. 10 -- Nigeria's healthcare system is underfunded and overstretched, with millions of citizens paying directly for services at the point of use. More than 70 per cent of total health ex... Read More


Nigeria records 15,000 suicide deaths annually as stigma, criminalisation deepen the crisis

Nigeria, Sept. 10 -- As the world marks the 2025 World Suicide Prevention Day, Nigeria confronts a suicide crisis that remains largely hidden behind stigma and silence. Despite an estimated 15,000 de... Read More


Lagos govt warns estate developers against non-compliance with land desginations, other violations

Nigeria, Sept. 10 -- The Lagos State Government has issued a fresh warning to estate developers against bypassing planning regulations and misusing land designated for other purposes. The warning cam... Read More


NISO speaks on national grid disruption

Nigeria, Sept. 10 -- The Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) said the national grid experienced a system disturbance at 11:20 a.m. on Wednesday. Earlier, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Co... Read More


2027: Tonye Cole speaks on governorship ambition, relationship with Amaechi, ADC

Nigeria, Sept. 10 -- Tonye Cole, a former governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Nigeria's South-south, says he will contest in the 2027 governorship election i... Read More


Owo Church Massacre: Court rejects five suspected assailants' bail application

Nigeria, Sept. 10 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday rejected the bail application of five men standing trial for the June 2022 massacre in a church in Owo, Ondo State. At least 40 worsh... Read More