Former Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor (rtd), has called for the immediate arrest of politicians and clerics who make inciting statements capable of fueling violence.
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested a suspected kidnapper, Sanda Aliyu, for allegedly attempting to purchase an AK-47 rifle worth ₦1.6 million in Kaiama Local Government Area.
Kidnappers holding Chief Sir Joseph Ezeokafor, the chairman of Jezco Group, have reportedly increased their ransom demand to ₦1.5 billion, after initially requesting ₦700 million.
President Bola Tinubu has signed the Nigerian Ports Economic Regulatory Agency (NPERA) Bill, 2026, officially establishing a statutory economic regulator for Nigeria’s port sector.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has raised alarm over what it described as a credible plan by security agencies to arrest its National Secretary, Rauf Aregbesola, ahead of the August 15, 2026 Osun State governorship election.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of approaching the upcoming Osun State governorship election on August 15, 2026, as a “do-or-die affair.”
Human rights activist and politician Omoyele Sowore has accused officers of the Nigeria Police Force of firing tear gas at him and his supporters while en route to Osogbo, Osun State, ahead of the governorship election.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) staged a mega rally in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, on Wednesday as part of its final mobilisation efforts ahead of the August 15, 2026 governorship election.
Barely two days before the Osun State governorship election, Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Adewale Egbedun, has allegedly attacked Francis Eniade, the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives candidate for Ifelodun, Boripe, and Odo-Otin Federal Constituency.
Prominent African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain, Dele Momodu, has described the upcoming Osun State governorship election scheduled for August 15, 2026, as a direct contest between incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke and President Bola Tinubu.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced the recovery of more than N115 billion in statutory levies owed to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) by defaulting oil companies between 2021 and 2023.
The Rivers State Government has dismissed reports of a dispute between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the Rivers State House of Assembly over the 2026 Appropriation Bill.
The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, on Wednesday led a high-level Nigerian delegation to Washington, DC, for the United States–Nigeria Joint Working Group meeting on security cooperation.
The House of Representatives ad-hoc committee investigating the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) failed to sit on Tuesday, after key witnesses, including the purported Director-General did not appear before lawmakers.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi, has declared an indefinite strike over unpaid salaries, halting all academic activities with immediate effect.