A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike has expelled Governors Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Bala Mohammed (Bauchi), and Dauda Lawal (Zamfara), as well as the former Deputy National Chairman, Bode...
A schoolgirl abducted alongside 24 others from a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria has escaped and returned home safely, according to officials at the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, Kebbi State. The school’s principal, Musa Rabi Magaji, told...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has ordered troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA to step up their search efforts for the students abducted from Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS), Maga, in Danko/Wasagu Local...
Tension escalated at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Secretariat in Wadata Plaza, Abuja, on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, as police officers fired teargas to break up clashes between rival factions and their supporters. The unrest erupted after the arrival...
Nigeria’s foreign reserves have surged past $46 billion, the highest level recorded since 2018, according to the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Yemi Cardoso. He disclosed this during the opening of the Monetary Policy Department’s 20th anniversary...
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan (SAN), says the deployment of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) has effectively solved the protracted challenge of identity theft in Nigeria’s elections. Amupitan made said this while...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned that it will resume its nationwide strike if an agreement was not reached with the Federal Government at the expiration of the union’s one-month ultimatum. The ASUU Coordinator in Kano State,...
United States President Donald Trump on Monday unveiled special fast-track visas for people with tickets to the 2026 World Cup. The United States Government has promised a seamless experience for the 2026 World Cup despite concerns that Trump's border crackdown...
Germany and Netherlands wrapped up World Cup qualification with resounding wins in their last European group matches on Monday. Both Germany and Netherlands needed only to draw to be sure of reaching the global footballing showpiece in the United States,...
Police operatives have stormed the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) national secretariat in Wadata Plaza, Abuja, ahead of two opposing factions’ meetings at the venue. Many police officers were sighted at the party’s secretariat on Tuesday morning, in a move to...