The Mazi Nnamdi Kanu Defence Consortium, a group of lawyers fighting for the freedom of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has disagreed with claims by Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters that insecurity in the South-East has reduced since ...
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, is set to formally defect from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday. Governor Yusuf, the only NNPP governor in the country, has arrived in Abuja ahead ...
Yoruba World Congress Worldwide (YWC) has enjoined the federal government under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to shield any sponsor, sympathiser, negotiator or anyone mentioned in the terrorist/kidnappers network and supply chain. The group also enjoined the ...
The four oldest goal scorers in the history of the Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, tournament have been unveiled. CAF, in a post via their website on Friday, named Egypt legend Hossam Hassan as the player who holds the record ...
The defence headquarters has cautioned residents against picking or keeping unexploded ordnance from the sites hit during joint US air strikes in Sokoto state. The US fired 16 precision-guided munitions (PGMs) at the terrorists in Sokoto on Christmas Day, targeting ...
Daniel Francisco Chapo does not need to raise his voice to stand out. At about 6 feet 8 inches tall, Mozambique’s president is widely regarded as the tallest head of state in the world. But it is his swift rise ...
A member of the House of Representatives, Leke Abejide, has dismissed speculation about potential opposition alliances to beat the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 election. Naija News reports that Abejide, during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today ...
Former Morocco international, Mustapha El Haddaoui has named six teams that have stood out to him in the 2025 AFCON tournament so far. The 2025 AFCON Round of 16 stage is set to begin this weekend in various stadiums across ...
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have suffered a setback on the injury front ahead of their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 round of 16 encounter against Mozambique. Only 25 players took part in the team’s training session on Friday evening as ...
Communities in Agwara local government area of Niger state were thrown into mourning on Thursday as bandits suspected to be those fleeing from the ongoing military operations in part of Kwara state slaughtered two people in their homes. Also, over ...
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has warned that war will be declared in the country if the All Progressives Congress, APC-led Federal Government does not stop using government institutions to persecute the opposition. Mohammed issued the warning in Bauchi while ...
A cleric, Toye Ebijomore has predicted that President Bola Tinubu will give Nigeria a new name before the end of his tenure and overcome all political arrangements against him. Ebijomore who is the founder and General Overseer of God’s Anointed ...
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, led by Nafiu Bala Gombe, has released a comprehensive timetable and guidelines for the conduct of its congresses and national convention for the 2025/2026 political year, as part of efforts to strengthen internal democracy and ...
Security operatives also recovered eight motorcycles believed to have been used by the bandits, along with weapons seized from the scene. Nigerian security forces have engaged bandits in Karaduwa village, Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State. According to reports ...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced plans to support Christian communities facing persecution in Nigeria and other parts of Africa and the Middle East. Netanyahu told Evangelical Christian leaders Wednesday in Palm Beach, Florida that Israel is joining an ...