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Ambode backs Hamzat after Tinubu's endorsement as Lagos APC succession race intensifies

Nigeria, April 30 -- Former Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has endorsed Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat as the All Progressives Congress (APC) consensus candidate for the 2027 governorship elect... Read More


Jandor withdraws from Lagos APC governorship race amid Hamzat's growing endorsements

Nigeria, April 30 -- A former Lagos governorship candidate, Abdul-Azeez Adediran, has withdrawn from the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship race ahead of the 2027 election, in a move that co... Read More


NNPC Records Major Breakthrough with River Niger Crossing on OB3 Gas Pipeline

Nigeria, April 30 -- The NNPC Gas Infrastructure Company (NGIC), a wholly owned subsidiary of NNPC Limited, has successfully completed the River Niger Crossing of the 130-kilometre Obiafu-Obrikom-Oben... Read More


150 displaced persons died in military detention camp in Kwara - Amnesty International

Nigeria, April 30 -- Amnesty International has accused Nigerian authorities of failing to protect detained Fulani pastoralists in Kwara State, alleging that at least 150 people, most of them children,... Read More


Nigeria-Niger-Benin cross-border trade resumes amid security risks

Nigeria, April 30 -- The 9 February official reopening of the Tsamiya-Kamba corridor between Nigeria, Niger and Benin could offer a much-needed boost to trade, supply chains and cross-border livelihoo... Read More


'My enemies want me out using insecurity' - Tinubu says, vows second term bid

Nigeria, April 30 -- Amid Nigeria's deepening security crisis, President Tinubu has claimed that his adversaries are exploiting the country's instability in a bid to force him out of office, an effort... Read More


Borno 2027: Zulum's Gubio endorsement reshapes APC succession, raises questions over Shettima's influence

Nigeria, April 30 -- ​In a move that has stirred significant debate within the North-east's political landscape, Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has moved with uncharacteristic speed t... Read More


2027: Shettima canvasses unity among APC aspirants ahead of primaries

Nigeria, April 30 -- Ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries, the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has cautioned aspirants against actions that could divide the party in the build up to... Read More


Police invite mother over viral textbook review

Nigeria, April 30 -- The Nigerian police in Lagos have invited a mother, Mary Udoka, after she posted a viral video criticising a nursery school English textbook for what she described as violent cont... Read More


ADC assures party loyalists of victory ahead of Supreme Court decision

Nigeria, April 30 -- Ahead of the Supreme Court's decision on the African Democratic Congress (ADC) leadership crisis today (Thursday), the party has assured its members that it will be on the ballot.... Read More