A fierce intra-party row has erupted within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Jigawa State following claims that Governor Umar Namadi’s administration accumulated over ₦134 billion in new debts in 2025 alone.
The Federal Government on Monday officially launched the Student Venture Capital Grant (S-VCG), a flagship initiative that will provide Nigerian tertiary students with up to ₦50 million in equity-free funding to turn their innovative ideas into scalable startups.
83-year-old Alassane Ouattara was on Monday inaugurated for a fourth term as President of Côte d’Ivoire, after securing nearly 90 percent of the vote in an October election boycotted by major opposition figures and marked by a low 50.1 percent voter turnout.
Benin’s President Patrice Talon has thanked army leaders for helping to defeat an attempted military coup in the West African nation. He also vowed that the mutineers would be punished.
Politician and Publisher, Dele Momodu, has revealed that but for last-minute issues with his vehicle’s papers he would have been caught in the Benin Republic attempted coup.
United States Congressman Riley Moore has said “much work still to be done” as he raised concerns over rising terrorism and ongoing killings during a meeting with Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu.
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed concern that the Boko Haram insurgency has persisted for 15 years with no end in sight, noting that it has now lasted far longer than the Nigerian Civil War, which ended after 30 months.
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, was on Sunday, honoured with the Nigeria Excellence Awards in Public Service for his outstanding leadership and contributions to national transformation.
The Presidency has described Nigeria’s response to the attempted coup in the Republic of Benin as a demonstration of President Bola Tinubu’s leadership in promoting peace and constitutional order across West Africa.
Tragedy struck Sunday evening when a canoe carrying eight Chadian nationals capsized in the river separating Gamboru town in Borno State, Nigeria, and Fotokol in Cameroon, leaving a mother and her two infant daughters feared dead.
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have taken into custody a 67-year-old Nigerian national, Aderemi Joe Akefe, following his conviction for cocaine trafficking.
Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, National Leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and leader of the Kwankwasiyya movement, has commended Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf for his outstanding performance and massive infrastructural development across the state.