The Borno State Government has concluded plans to begin the voluntary repatriation of more than 3,000 Nigerian refugees from the Republic of Cameroon to their ancestral communities after spending over 11 years in displacement.
The exercise aligns with the commitment...
A man has pleaded guilty to the murder of a 23-year-old British woman, a former colleague with whom he had a brief relationship.
Stephanie Irons was found dead after emergency services were called to a property on Westdale Lane West,...
Tension heightened in Abuja on Monday as striking workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), backed by organised labour, intensified calls for the removal of the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, ahead of today’s ruling by the...
Abba Atiku, son of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has formally joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), declaring that President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027 is unstoppable.
Abba picked up his APC membership card on Monday at Gwadabwa Ward...
Months after surviving deadly Boko Haram attacks and returning to their homes, residents of Kirawa, a border community in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, are grappling with another crisis: lack of access to potable water, forcing them...
An early-morning fire outbreak on Monday razed a residential building with attached shops at No. 32 Orumba Street, Okpoko, in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, destroying at least 28 apartments.
The fire reportedly broke out around 2 a.m....
Oil prices fell on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, as investors kept an eye on a resumption in supply from Kazakhstan.
Brent crude futures fell 44 cents, or 0.7%, to $65.15 a barrel at 0440 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate...
Stock market investors traded 601.65 million shares worth N17.3 billion in 58,429 transactions on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) on Monday, January 26, 2026.
This is compared with 731.7 million shares valued at N19.05 billion exchanged in 44,005 deals in...
Gold prices extended record-setting rally to surge past $5,100 on Monday, January 26, 2026, as central banks and investors sought refuge from geopolitical risks.
Spot gold was up 2.2% at $5,092.13 an ounce by 1105 GMT after hitting a record...
Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has assured Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, of victory in the 2027 governorship election, saying the party has agreed to back his second-term bid.
Ganduje gave the assurance...
