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Court sentences 3 to death by hanging for rape, kidnapping in Kwara

Nigeria, Jan. 27 -- The Kwara State High Court, sitting in Ilorin, today, convicted three persons, sentencing them to death by hanging for the offences of armed robbery, kidnapping among others. The ... Read More


BREAKING: Hakeem Lawal set to defect to APC

Nigeria, Jan. 26 -- Former Social Democratic Party (SDP) gubernatorial candidate in Kwara State, Hakeem Lawal, is set to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Informant247 exclusively ga... Read More


65-year-old woman arrested as troops intercept Boko Haram drug supply route

Nigeria, Jan. 25 -- Troops of the Joint Task Force (North-East), Operation HADIN KAI, have arrested a 65-year-old woman, Hauwa Abulazeez, over her alleged involvement in supplying illicit drugs to Bok... Read More


Tinubu departs Abuja on state visit to Turkiye Monday

Nigeria, Jan. 25 -- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja on Monday for a state visit to the Republic of Turkiye, aimed at deepening diplomatic relations and expanding cooperation between both... Read More


Kwara poly alumni appeal to Gov. AbdulRazaq for reinstatement of Rector

Nigeria, Jan. 24 -- The Kwara State Polytechnic Worldwide Alumni Association has appealed to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to reconsider and reinstate the Rector of the institution, Dr. Engr. Abdul ... Read More


NNPP accuses Kano Gov Yusuf of disloyalty, rejects claim of party crisis

Nigeria, Jan. 24 -- The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has accused Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, of disloyalty following his resignation from the party, dismissing his claim of an irredeema... Read More


Breaking: Nigerians plunged into darkness as national grid collapses for first time in 2026

Nigeria, Jan. 23 -- Nigeria's national electricity grid collapsed on Friday afternoon, throwing several parts of the country into blackout in the first recorded grid failure of 2026. Data from the Ni... Read More


Just In: Kano Gov Abba Yusuf quits NNPP amid defection rumour to APC

Nigeria, Jan. 23 -- Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has formally resigned from the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP), blaming deepening internal crises and protracted leadership disputes rockin... Read More


Reps panel uncovers tampering with gazetted tax laws after presidential assent

Nigeria, Jan. 23 -- The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has confirmed that some of Nigeria's recently gazetted tax laws were altered after they had been passed by the National Assembly... Read More


Gender, power, and the paradox of female leadership

Nigeria, Jan. 22 -- I have known lack, and I have known abundance. I have sat in corridors where futures were debated, and in rooms where decisions capable of making or breaking millions of Nigerian l... Read More