The two female students who were abducted from the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, during the gruesome killing of a branch bank manager, Mr Ossy, last Sunday, have regained their freedom. The University PRO, Orakwe Ezugwu, said the students had been released in a statem...
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian attends the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek on September 1, 2026. Photo: AFP
Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye, has warned the Federal Government against inviting, arresting or interrogating the African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, over a corruption petition before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Melaye sai...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa. Photo: Ondo State Government House
Officials of the National Association of Seadogs and students of Comprehensive Community Secondary School, Yenizue-Gene/Biogbolo, Yenagoa, during the launch of a reading club in Bayelsa State.
Nigerian football player Obafemi Martins of Shanghai Greenland Shenhua celebrates after scoring a goal against Hebei China Fortune in their fourth round match during the 2018 Chinese Football Association Super League (CSL) in Shanghai, China, 31 March 2018. (Photo by Xia lei / Im...
One person was killed and two others rescued after a two-storey building undergoing manual demolition collapsed in the Aboru area of Lagos State. The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, disclosed this in a statement on Thur...
The Commissioner of Police in Kano State, Ibrahim Bakori.
The governorship candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Alhaji Tijani Galadima, has taken his campaign to Adamawa State indigenes holding political appointments in Abuja. In a press statement issued on Friday, Galadima’s media aide, Adamu Sambo, said the meeting was a...
The Independent National Electoral Commission has fixed Saturday, September 19, 2026, for by-elections in four states. The affected states are Gombe, Kano, Bauchi and Delta, according to the commission. INEC disclosed this in a post on its official X handle on Friday. The commiss...
The Nigeria Police Force has disclaimed a fake press statement circulating widely on social media, which claimed that the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, had ordered the commencement of training for 50,000 newly recruited police constables. The Force, in a disclaimer ...
The Ogun State Government has released N6.75bn for the payment of gratuity and Additional Pension Benefits to retirees in the state. The Head of Service, Olanrewaju Saka, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, saying the release was part of the government’s efforts to address o...
A Nigerian health technology company, Medbankr, has launched a patient-controlled platform designed to give Nigerians lifelong ownership and control of their medical records.
File photo: Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, acclaimed Director General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council/Presidential Economic Advisory Council.
Mikel Arteta, head coach of Arsenal F.C., participates in the UEFA Champions League phase day 1 football match between S.S.C. Napoli and Arsenal F.C. at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in Naples, Italy, on September 9, 2026. (Photo by Domenico Cippitelli / NurPhoto / NurPhoto ...
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Waidi Shaibu. Photo: Nigerian Army
The OK Movement, a political platform mobilising support for the joint ticket of Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidate Peter Obi and his running mate, Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso, has explained why its security personnel did not retaliate when Obi’s convoy was allegedly block...
•The ongoing repair work on Kara Bridge. Photo: File