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Three Nigerians cleared of drug trafficking released from Saudi Arabia — FG

Three Nigerians who had been detained in Saudi Arabia since August 2025 have been released after Saudi authorities determined they had no connection to an attempt to smuggle prohibited...

Ex-managers confirm 2face’s arrest in London after altercation with Wife

A former manager of music star, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2face or 2Baba, Kaka Igbokwe, has confirmed that the singer was arrested in London, United Kingdom, following an...

Kidnapping crisis: Governors convene emergency session, school lockdowns rise

In response to the escalating security crisis in the region, the 19 Northern governors have scheduled an emergency meeting for November 29, 2025, to be held in Kaduna State. The...

Kebbi community holds special prayers for release of abducted schoolgirls

The Maga community in Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State will on Friday hold a special prayer session seeking divine intervention for the safe return of the schoolgirls...

Why I Stepped Back From Politics — Jonathan

Former President Goodluck Jonathan says his membership in the West African Elders Forum is one of the reasons for his continued absence from active and partisan politics. Jonathan made the...

Life jail for Kanu: S’East leaders rally for political solution

In a dramatic proceeding that lasted for over seven hours, Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, sentenced the leader of the Indigenous People of...

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Court approves three Labs for DNA tests to determine paternity of Mohbad’s son

The Ikorodu High Court in Lagos state has approved three laboratories, two in the United Kingdom and one in the United States where DNA...

Russia threatens to use Nuclear bomb on Ukraine

Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, has warned that Moscow could resort to nuclear weapons in the Ukraine conflict and potentially against...

President Tinubu appoints Tunji Disu as acting Inspector-General of Police as Egbetokun resigns

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has accepted the resignation of the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, following the submission of his letter citing pressing...

FCT Council Polls record 14% Turnout Up from 9.4% in 2022 — INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that voter turnout in the 2026 Federal Capital Territory (FCT) area council elections stood at 14...

Boxers, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao set for professional rematch in Las Vegas in September

Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao are set to face each other in a stunning rematch in Las Vegas this September. Mayweather, 48, will officially come...