The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed that seven journalists in Gombe State died and four others were injured in a lone auto crash involving a Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) bus. The accident happened on Monday evening as...
The Ogun and Lagos State governments have commiserated with British-Nigerian boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, over the loss of two persons in a road accident on the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway on Monday, December 29, 2025. The governments, in a joint statement issued...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed deep sympathy to AJ following the fatal accident that occurred on the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway, which claimed two lives and left the sportsman injured. In a condolence message, the President described the incident as a...
Three staff members of a hotel in Offa, Kwara State, were hospitalised after debris from munitions reportedly fell on the building following US-led airstrikes against militants in northwest Nigeria, the hotel owner has said. The surprise operation, carried out by...
A prolonged gun battle between security forces and suspected bandits in Bakaji and Unguwar Garma, in the Goron Dutse area of Shanono Local Government Area, Kano State, has reportedly left nine bandits dead. One vigilante was also killed, while another...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has blamed excessive speed and wrongful overtaking for the road crash involving British boxer Anthony Joshua on the Lagos–Ibadan expressway in Ogun State. The FRSC spokesperson, Olusegun Ogungbemide, in a statement, disclosed that the...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared that members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State have effectively set aside partisan differences to embrace President Bola Ahmed...
Nigeria experienced another widespread power outage on Monday afternoon after the national electricity grid suffered a system failure, plunging homes and businesses across the country into darkness. Data from the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) revealed that electricity generation fell...
Two bodyguards of former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua died in a road crash along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway in Ogun State on Monday, December 29, 2025. A credible source confirmed this to The Star, saying the Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) Joshua...
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has called on its members to remain steadfast and resist pressure to defect to other political parties, including the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking at the party headquarters on Monday, NNPP chairman Hashim Suleiman...