Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has dissolved the state executive council, directing all commissioners and special advisers to hand over to permanent secretaries or the most senior officers in their...

A professor with the Nigerian Army University Biu (NAUB), Abubakar Mohammed El-Jummah, has died in Boko Haram captivity nearly one year after he was abducted by terrorists along the Damaturu–Biu...

The trial of 11 suspects accused of killing Arise News correspondent Somtochukwu Maduagwu and security guard Barnabas Danlami has been adjourned to April 21, 22, and 23 due to the...

Security agents allegedly tried to arrest former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, upon his return from Cairo, Egypt. El-Rufai's media aide, Muyiwa Adekeye, claimed...

Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to represent President Bola Tinubu at the 2026 African Union (AU) Summit. The summit, themed "Assuring Sustainable Water Availability...

A devastating boat accident in Sudan's River Nile state has resulted in the deaths of at least 21 people, with rescue teams continuing to search for more bodies. The boat,...

President Bola Tinubu has expressed his condolences to the family, friends, and associates of Professor Emeritus Biodun Jeyifo, a former President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and...

Nigeria's crude oil production increased to 1.459 million barrels per day (bpd) in January 2026, maintaining its position as Africa's largest oil producer. However, the country missed its Organisation of...

Suspected bandits have abducted a catechist of the St. Joseph Catholic Church, Kadarko, his pregnant wife, and more than 30 other residents in Kagarko Local Government Area, Kaduna State, triggering...

Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court has withdrawn from two high-profile cases filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against former Attorney-General of the Federation and...