Senator Ipalibo Banigo, representing Rivers West Senatorial District, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The announcement was made by Senate President Godswill...

An Al-Qaeda-linked militant group, Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), has been accused of killing 12 truck drivers, including two teenage apprentices, in western Mali's Kayes region. The attack on a...

Congo Republic President Denis Sassou Nguesso is poised to win Sunday's election, extending his nearly 42-year rule. The 82-year-old former paratrooper faces limited opposition, with two main opposition parties boycotting...

A military strategist has warned that Boko Haram is planning an imminent attack on Maiduguri, Borno State capital, after seizing military weapons and ammunition in recent clashes. The group has...

A federal high court in Abuja has adjourned the terrorism financing trial of former Attorney-General Abubakar Malami and his son Abdulaziz to April 15 and 16. The Department of State...

Crude oil prices have dropped to $90 a barrel, marking the first decline since the Middle East war began. Brent crude, the global benchmark, fell by 8.45% to $90, while...

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, has alleged she's been excluded from Nigeria's delegation to the 2026 UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York, despite earlier...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faction loyal to Minister Nyesom Wike has announced plans to hold a new national convention on March 29, despite a recent court ruling nullifying the...

The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria, PETROAN, has warned that petrol prices in Nigeria could soar to nearly ₦2,000 per litre if the ongoing crisis in the...

The Nigerian military has lost three commanding officers in charge of forward operations bases in Borno State, following attacks by Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP)...