Gunmen have killed three officers in an ambush in Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State.
The Katsina State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Aliyu Abubakar, confirmed the incident on Wednesday, January 28, 2026.
Abubakar said: “On Tuesday, at about 12:44...
A 15-year-old girl, identified simply as Aisha, has been confirmed dead after she was sent on an errand in the Kwami area of Gombe State.
The Gombe State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, confirmed the incident via a...
The Katsina State Government has dismissed social media claims that over 60 per cent of secondary schools were closed due to insecurity.
The spokesperson for the Katsina State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Sani Danjuma-Suleiman, made this known via...
A South Korean court has sentenced former first lady Kim Keon Hee to one year and eight months in jail after finding her guilty of accepting Chanel bags and a diamond pendant from Unification Church officials in return for...
British prosecutors have disclosed that former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, took bribes including luxury goods and the use of high-end properties from industry figures interested in lucrative oil and gas contracts.
Alison-Madueke was minister for petroleum resources...
Buba Galadima, Secretary of the New Nigeria Peoples Party’s (NNPP) Board of Trustees, has claimed that Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf abandoned his political godfather, Rabiu Kwankwaso, long before publicly defecting to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
According to...
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has been honoured with five awards from various health sector unions for his efforts in revitalising healthcare delivery and improving the welfare of health workers since taking office.
The awards were presented to him...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has increased the price of petrol to N835 per litre in Lagos and N839 per litre in Abuja.
TheStar reported on Wednesday that the state-owned oil company implemented the price adjustment across retail...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted dust haze across the country from Wednesday to Friday, January 30, 2026.
NiMet, in a weather outlook released on Tuesday, envisaged moderate dust haze with horizontal visibility of between two and five kilometres...
The All-Indigenous Contractors Association of Nigeria (AICAN) has debunked claims that the Federal Government has paid N152 billion to local contractors for 2024 projects.
The AICAN made this known at a press conference addressed by its National General Secretary, Babatunde...
