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Nigeria’s electoral and security authorities have drawn a line in the sand over a surge of threats, intimidation and inflammatory rhetoric as political activity gathers pace ahead of the 2027 general elections. The Independent National Electoral Commission and the Nigeria Police Force have warned politicians that threats against opponents, voters or electoral officials will not […]

Panic over possible terrorist and bandit attacks is sweeping through schools, churches and transport networks, with institutions across the country scrambling to fortify themselves. Some schools have created escape routes. Others are raising fences, installing CCTV cameras and hiring more guards. Transport unions are cutting night journeys, while churches are stepping up surveillance and profiling […]

The Anambra Police Command says a new suspect, allegedly behind the murder of a nursing student in Alor, Idemili South LGA of the state, is now in its custody. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement issued in Awka and made available to newsmen on […]

Nigeria’s representative at the 2026 Miss World pageant, Tamunosoye Karibi-George, has finished among the Top 12, while Joheirry Mola Dominguez of the Dominican Republic emerged winner of the competition. Mola was crowned Miss World 2026 on Saturday at the grand finale of the 73rd edition of the pageant held at the April 2 Square in […]

Russian leader Vladimir Putin held around three hours of late-night talks in the Kremlin with US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff on ending over four years of war with Ukraine on Saturday, ahead of their first visit to Kyiv on Sunday. US President Donald Trump has said his son-in-law Kushner and business ally Witkoff […]

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Osun Sector Command, says three people lost their lives, while 20 others sustained injuries in an accident that occurred on Saturday at Tonkere town, on Ife-Ilesa expressway. The state sector commander, Mr Sunday Adebayo, who made this known in a statement in Osogbo, said the accident involved a Toyota […]

A 43-year-old British-Nigerian businessman and social media influencer, Igho Ubiribo, has died after undergoing a penis enlargement procedure during a holiday in Thailand with his wife. Ubiribo died in March after receiving 40 millilitres of hyaluronic acid and lidocaine at a clinic in Bangkok, an inquest at Inner West London Coroners’ Court heard last month. […]

 ​‌‍‍‍‍⁠⁠‌‍‌The ancient city of Oyo was agog on Saturday as His Imperial Majesty, Oba Akeem Owoade, the Alaafin of Oyo, formally installed Dr Adesola Adeduntan as the new Balogun of Oyo. The colourful ceremony took place at the Alaafin’s Palace with dignitaries, traditional rulers, government officials and indigenes in attendance. Adeduntan, a former Group Managing […]

By Henry Umoru Ahead of the 2027 presidential and general elections, the national leadership of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has dismissed as false and malicious claims making the rounds that the party lacks governorship candidates in twelve states ahead of the 2027 general elections, insisting that it has fully nominated candidates in all the […]

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Ogun State Police Command has arrested five suspects in connection with separate incidents of shop breaking and burglary in the Ado-Odo area of the state, recovering stolen foodstuffs and other items. Among those arrested are two teenagers who allegedly confessed to participating in multiple shop burglaries across Ado-Odo. The command, […]

By John Alechenu The Special Adviser to the President of the Senate on Diaspora and NGOs, Dr Jibril Tafida, has denied speculations over the visit of Mrs Ekaette Akpabio, wife of the Senate President, to the Senate chamber. He said the claim by an online publication that Mrs. Akpabio had an “unholy access” to the […]

Iran’s military on Saturday vowed “more severe” retaliatory attacks on US naval vessels if Washington kept up its strikes on Iranian ships, hours after US Central Command said it had destroyed three Iranian tankers. “The US terrorist army is warned that if the evil actions, insecurity and harassment of Iranian ships and the naval blockade […]