5+ hour, 7+ min ago   (184+ words) Troops of the 4 Brigade Nigerian Army, operating under Operation WABAIZIGAN, have arrested a suspected kidnapper and recovered an AK-47 rifle along the Benin–Sapele Road in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State. The Army disclosed the development in a…...

7+ hour, 59+ min ago   (118+ words) President Bola Tinubu arrived in Paris, France, on Sunday to begin the second phase of his three-week vacation in Europe. The President had left Abuja approximately two weeks ago to commence his annual leave abroad. His trip was earlier announced…...

8+ hour, 15+ min ago   (794+ words) The Bauchi, Gombe and Jigawa governments have embarked on viable flood and erosion control projects worth over N35 billion in the respective states. The projects were part of efforts to tackle erosion, flooding and land degradation through drain projects, gully reclamation,…...

8+ hour, 15+ min ago   (430+ words) The Primate of The Church of the Lord Worldwide, Dr. Rufus Ositelu, has announced Benjamin Akinola Ositelu as his successor, saying the choice was revealed to him in a dream. The incumbent and fourth Primate of the church announced this…...

11+ hour, 49+ min ago   (394+ words) The Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has called for safer drug storage and distribution practices across Nigeria’s drug markets. She made the call on Saturday during a stakeholders’ engagement with the…...

16+ hour, 1+ min ago   (462+ words) Vice President Kashim Shettima has expressed deep sadness over the passing of the former governor of old Gongola State, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur. In a condolence message on Sunday, Shettima said Tukur’s demise was not just a loss to Adamawa or…...

1+ day, 12+ min ago   (289+ words) The Sokoto State Police Command has warned residents against reprisal attacks following the stabbing of an Islamic cleric, Musa Lukawa, at Lukuwa Mosque shortly after Friday prayers. Lukawa survived the attack and was discharged from the hospital after receiving treatment…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (163+ words) The Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted 13 containers carrying narcotics, codeine syrup, restricted drones, used clothing and expired consumer products with a combined value of ₦43.59 billion at Apapa Port. Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, made this known on Thursday, September 10, 2026, while…...

1+ day, 2+ min ago   (499+ words) The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, has defended his proposal to reintroduce fuel subsidy, insisting that his plan is fundamentally different from the subsidy regime that encouraged Nigeria’s dependence on imported petrol. Atiku said his proposed…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (724+ words) Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has called for tougher punishment for drug traffickers and dealers, saying drug abuse has become a menace to Nigerian society and a wider security challenge. Abbas made the call on Saturday at…...