Deadly Train Derailment in Delta Leaves Three Feared Dead, Several Injured
At least three people are feared dead and several others injured after a passenger train operating along the Warri–Itakpe railway corridor derailed near Agbor in Nigeria’s southern Delta State on…
Bandits Kidnap 50 Zamfara Elders Sent on Peace Mission to Them.
A reconciliation attempt turned into a nightmare in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State after a notorious bandit kingpin, identified as Jammo, abducted 50 elders who had visited his…
Ex–humanitarian Minister Sadiya Farouq Asks Court to Set Aside Arrest Warrant Against Her
Sadiya Farouq, a former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, on Monday prayed an Abuja High Court to set aside a bench warrant issued against her. The…
ADA Drags INEC to Court Over NDC Registration as Political Party
A senior figure in the All Democratic Alliance (ADA), a political association seeking official recognition, has filed a lawsuit against Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), challenging what he describes…
World Bank Blames Weak Governance, Inefficient Infrastructure For Nigeria’s Urban Water Crisis
The World Bank has attributed the persistent challenges in Nigeria’s urban water supply sector to weak governance, political interference, low cost recovery, and inefficiencies in infrastructure planning, despite decades of…
‘I Refused To Pay N80m Ransom, They Killed My Child’ – Oyo Seriki Fulani Recounts Ordeal
The Seriki Fulani of Oyo State, Alhaji Yaqub Bello, has shared a harrowing personal account of how suspected kidnappers murdered his child after he failed to meet a ₦80…
Tinubu orders emergency airlift as South Africa violence forces evacuation of 500 Nigerians
Nigeria has approved the evacuation of more than 500 of its citizens from South Africa following a fresh wave of attacks targeting foreign nationals, including Nigerians. President Bola Tinubu has…
No ransom paid: FG says 360 abductees rescued in daring military operation in Borno
The Borno State government says 360 people abducted by armed groups have been rescued from the Mandara Mountains, a long-standing hideout for fighters in the southern part of the state,…
Don’t Criminalise an Entire Ethnic Group’: Obi Urges Nigerians to Reject Anti-Fulani Stereotypes
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has urged Nigerians to resist the growing tendency to associate criminality with any particular ethnic group, warning that such…
INEC Release List of Candidates for 2026 June 20th Bye-Elections
1. Ondo South Senatorial District • Adesanya Olaoluwa — APP • Faduyile Francis Adedayo — APC • Akinwumi Adeolu Harrison — APM • Nejo Funso Clement — BP 2. Nasarawa…
