The United States has unveiled a $3.5 million (about N5 billion) funding initiative aimed at improving how incidents of religious violence and freedom abuses are documented and reported across Nigeria.
The programme, introduced by the Office of International Religious Freedom...
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested five suspects, including two foreign nationals, over their alleged role in supplying arms to gunmen involved in the 2025 attack on St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, Niger State.
Security...
The Nigerian stock market sustained its positive momentum in May 2026, with investors gaining N4.514 trillion as renewed buying interest in financial services and consumer goods stocks lifted overall market performance.
Market capitalisation rose by 2.89 per cent to close...
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia was named Champions League player of the season on Sunday by a UEFA panel of judges.
Kvaratskhelia was a constant menace in PSG's defence of the title with ten goals and six assists from...
A joint security team comprising military personnel, operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigeria Police Force, and local vigilantes has arrested a suspected collaborator of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the proposed N100,000 national minimum wage being considered by state governors, describing it as insufficient in the face of current economic realities.
NLC spokesperson, Benson Upah, made the position known in response to...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the recruitment of 1,000 forest guards in Oyo State as part of urgent measures to strengthen security following the abduction of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area.
The decision was announced during...
Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has scheduled June 3 for hearing in a suit filed by Nafiu-Bala Gombe challenging the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Gombe is seeking a court order restraining David Mark,...
A Federal Government delegation has arrived in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, following the abduction of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area.
The team, dispatched by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is led by the Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila. Other...
South Africa’s men’s national football team, South Africa national football team, have been forced to postpone their trip to Mexico for their 2026 FIFA World Cup preparations after visa complications disrupted their travel plans.
Reports indicate that an administrative error...
