Nigeria

The chairman of the Kano State Joint Task Force on Drug Abuse, Illicit Drug Trafficking and Gang-Related Violence, Barrister Muhuyi Magaji Rimin Gado, has said available security statistics indicate that drug abuse remains a major driver of criminal activity in Kano. He lamented that about 70.2 per cent of more than 3,080 major crime arrests ‘Drug abuse […]

Suspected bandits have renewed attacks on several communities in Lau Local Government Area of Taraba State, killing five people, injuring several others and forcing hundreds of residents to flee their homes over the past month. The attackers are reported to have taken control of communities including Kunini, Jimlari, Garin-Magaji, Donnada and Garin-Dogo, […]

Team Nigeria’s athletes will continue their quest for medals in the different track and field events at the ongoing 2026 Commonwealth Games. The trio of Kayinsola Ajayi, Favour Ashe, and Nicholas Fakorede will compete in the men’s 100m semi-finals. Rosemary Chukwuma, Miracle Ezechukwu and Blessing Ogundiran will battle for a place in the 100m women’s […]

The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has boasted that the Accord Party cannot withstand it in the forthcoming August 15, 2026, governorship election in Osun State. The National Chairman of the party, Nentawe Yilwatda, said this on Tuesday at the inauguration of the Osun State APC Governorship Campaign Council in Abuja. He likened the APC’s […]

Paris Saint-Germain forward, Bradley Barcola’s preferred Premier League club to join has been revealed. According to Fabrizio Romano, the France international wants to join Liverpool this summer transfer window. The Liverpool project is Barcola’s priority, but any financial agreement is yet to be approved, done or sealed. Talks will take place in the […]

The chairman of the Kano State Inter-Agency Task Force on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, Muhuyi Rimin-Gado, has warned politicians against pressuring him to release suspected thugs or drug offenders arrested by the committee. Speaking during a meeting with media executives and journalists in Kano on Tuesday, Rimin-Gado said the task force would carry […]

The Ogun State Government acknowledges and appreciates the support extended by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) in the successful completion of the search and recovery operation following the unfortunate building collapse at Baale Road, OGS Bus Stop, Ajuwon. While commending the spirit of inter-state collaboration demonstrated by LASEMA, […]

Governor Dapo Abiodun has ordered a comprehensive technical investigation into the collapse of a two-storey building at Baale Road, Ajuwon, in Ifo Local Government Area, as the Ogun State Government reaffirmed its commitment to protecting lives and preventing similar incidents across the state. The building, which collapsed on Monday afternoon following a […]

Abia State Government has conducted 2026 First School Leaving Certificate examination for 34 inmates in Umuahia and Aba Correctional centres in the State.  Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, disclosed this on Tuesday, while briefing journalists on the outcome of this week’s State Executive Council meeting presided over by Governor Alex Otti.  […]

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday received the President-elect of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Mrs Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.  Badejo-Okusanya was accompanied to the meeting by some senior lawyers and other lawyers who were on her campaign team. Recall that Badejo-Okusanya has been elected the 33rd President […]

The National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, David Mark, has welcomed the judgment of the Court of Appeal which nullified the earlier judgment of the Federal High Court that sought to deregister the ADC. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Kola Ologbondiyan, the former Senate President described the ADC: […]

The National leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday read a riot act to the warring factions of the party in Anambra State. The party represented by the APC fact finding committee for Anambra State, led by the Deputy national chairman (South) of the party, Dr. Ben Nwoye during a meeting with stakeholders threatened to APC threatens […]

Galatasaray midfielder, Gabriel Sara, has referred to Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen as his “biggest enemy,” while emphasizing the strong friendship they have developed in anticipation of the 2026/2027 season. Osimhen has emerged as a pivotal player at the Turkish club since his initial loan from Napoli, which transitioned into a permanent transfer […]

Yobe State Road Traffic Management Agency (YOROTA) has commenced enforcement of the ban on illegal motor parks and unauthorised roadside business structures within the Damaturu metropolitan area. The exercise began on Monday, shortly after the agency’s weekly general staff parade and polling exercise. According to YOROTA, the operation is aimed at […]

Following a coordinated security operation involving police tactical teams and the military, the Sokoto State Command of the Nigeria Police Force said it has rescued 32 kidnapped victims and foiled a major bandit operation in Rabah Local Government Area of Sokoto State. In a statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ahmad Rufai, Police […]

Beşiktaş sporting director, Önder Özent said no club has submitted a bid for Super Eagles captain, Wilfred Ndidi, DAILY POST reports. Ndidi has been consistently linked with a move away from the Turkish Super Lig giants this summer. Saudi Arabia Premier League club Al-Ittihad are reported to have submitted a bid for the defensive midfielder, Transfer: […]

The National Chairman of the opposition Social Democratic Party, SDP, Prof. Sodiq Gombe, has linked Nigeria’s major problem to poor leadership ahead of the 2027 general election. Gombe made the statement on Tuesday. He said the majority of leaders in the National Assembly, the Executive, and the Judiciary have major character flaws, which is why […]

French football icon, Zinedine Zidane has disclosed that he turned down multiple offers to assume the role of national team coach, noting that it was the sole position he desired and patiently waited for a chance to occupy. In a press conference following his appointment as the new head coach of France, Zidane said coaching Why I snubbed every offer to […]

The Action Peoples Party, APP, in Imo State, has hailed the court of appeal’s ruling on the restoration of opposition parties’ participation in the 2027 general elections, describing it as a victory for democracy in Nigeria. The party applauded the Appeal court judgment setting aside a Federal High Court ruling that ordered the deregistration of 2027: […]

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike has promised to deliver Inner Southern Expressway (Goodluck Jonathan Way) awarded in December 2014, and abandoned for 12 years in December. Wike gave the promise in Abuja on Tuesday, after inspecting the project, along with the ongoing construction of the service carriageways of the […]