Teachers in Ogbomoso have taken to the streets to protest the abduction of colleagues and students and the killing of an educator during a coordinated attack on schools in Oriire…

The Lagos University Teaching Hospital has released five months of withheld salaries to Dr. Babatunde Omotoso following public pressure over the non-payment. Omotoso, a Senior Medical Officer in LUTH’s Accident…

President Bola Tinubu has promised that children and teachers abducted in Oyo and Borno states will be brought home safely, as security agencies step up rescue operations nationwide. In his…

Burkina Faso’s military junta has suspended the General Union of Students of Burkina [UGEB] for three months, accusing the group of promoting ideas linked to terrorism. The decision was made…

The African Development Bank has named Nigeria’s Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo as African Champion for its $7 billion Integrated Aviation Transformation Programme for Africa. The programme is designed to modernize…

The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) has petitioned Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Disu and the Police Service Commission over what it calls the persecution of a whistleblower…

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has received 12 victims of human trafficking repatriated from Ghana, as the Nigerian Army arrested three suspected traffickers in…

Pressure is building on the Oyo State Government after armed men who kidnapped pupils and teachers from schools in Oriire Local Government Area made contact and issued ransom demands. The…

Borno State has ordered the temporary closure of Government Day Secondary School in Mussa, Askira-Uba Local Government Area, after suspected Boko Haram members kidnapped 42 children. As part of the…

The Federal Government has cancelled a $717 million World Bank loan facility intended for Nigeria’s power distribution sector, even as households and businesses continue to face widespread blackouts across the…

The Independent National Electoral Commission has appealed a Federal High Court decision that struck out major deadlines in its revised schedule for the 2027 general elections. On Monday, May 25,…

The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, May 27, and Thursday, May 28, 2026, as public holidays nationwide to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The announcement was made on Monday by…

The family of Michael Oyedokun, the Oyo State schoolteacher abducted and later killed by terrorists, has written to President Bola Tinubu demanding urgent action to recover his remains and secure…

A local government in Kwara State has suspended all night vigils following a violent attack on worshippers that left three people dead and 15 others abducted. The incident occurred during…

The Bauchi State Police Command has rolled out heightened security arrangements and published dedicated emergency hotlines ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir celebration scheduled for Wednesday, May 27, 2026. The measures were…

Members of the Itsekiri nationality occupied the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Abuja on Monday to protest the 2025 ward and polling unit delineation exercise conducted for…

To ensure safety during the Eid-El-Kabir festivities, the Kwara State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps has mobilized 950 officers and personnel. The team comprises regular officers, marshals, special…

The Oyo State Police Command has debunked rumors that a curfew and movement restrictions were imposed in Ibadan following attacks on schools in Oriire Local Government Area. The Command called…

Aichatou El-Rufai, wife of detained former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, has served the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission a pre-action notice demanding ₦2 billion in damages…

The armed group that kidnapped pupils and teachers from three schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State has made contact with the state government. The victims were taken…