South Africa to charge FG for cost of deporting Nigerians
South Africa has announced plans to begin charging foreign governments, including Nigeria, for the cost of deporting their citizens who violate the country’s immigration laws. The decision comes…
Police Arrest Man Over Alleged False Alarm On Bandits Invasion In Ebonyi
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested Nwali Nwibo for spreading false information claiming that bandits and Fulani herdsmen had invaded Nguzu Edda Community in Edda Local Government…
Nigerian govt continues to pardon ‘repentant terrorists’
The Borno State Government has reintegrated a total of 720 repentant insurgents who have completed their deradicalisation, rehabilitation and reintegration programme back into society. The latest batch, described as…
Iran insists on nuclear enrichment under any deal with US
Iran insisted on Friday on its right to enrich uranium and maintain control over the Strait of Hormuz under any deal with the United States, after President Donald Trump…
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Edo reopens schools shut over security threat
The Edo Government has ordered the reopening of schools that were temporarily shut down in the State over security concerns. Recall that the state government had ordered the temporary…
FULL TEXT: Tinubu’s 2026 Democracy Day speech
Fellow Nigerians Today, we celebrate not only democracy but also the enduring Nigerian spirit. For 27 unbroken years, since May 29, 1999, Nigerians have chosen their leaders through the…
Tinubu confers national honours on Joe Igbokwe, Richard Akinnola, 48 others Nigerians
President Bola Tinubu has conferred national honours on 50 Nigerians who were key figures in the pro-democracy struggle. The 2026 Democracy Day national honours list comprises several journalists, civil…
June 12: FG Declares Friday Public Holiday
The Federal Government has declared Friday, June 12, 2026, a public holiday to commemorate this year’s Democracy Day. The announcement was made in a statement issued on Thursday by…
Trump vows to take Iran oil terminals, launch new strikes tonight
US President Donald Trump vowed “very hard” strikes on Iran Thursday and promised to take the country’s key oil infrastructure, in what would be a major escalation in the…
Agbedi emerges Reps minority leader
The House of Representatives on Thursday announced Hon. Frederick Agbedi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), representing a constituency in Bayelsa State, as the new Minority Leader of the…
Xenophobia: 268 Nigerian returnees arrive in Lagos from South Africa
The first batch of Nigerians evacuated from South Africa following the recent wave of xenophobic attacks has arrived in Lagos. A total of 268 returnees landed at the Murtala…
10 killed, seven injured in Zamfara IED explosion
About 10 people have been confirmed dead and seven others injured following a recent Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast along the Bagega–Anka road in Anka LGA of Zamfara state.…
Aircraft crew detained after landing on Delta road— Keyamo
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has described the controversial landing and subsequent departure of a private aircraft from a roadway near Asaba, Delta State, as…
US military says carrying out ‘self-defense strikes’ against Iran
The United States launched a new round of air strikes against Iran on Wednesday evening, the US military said, in the second straight day of American attacks on the…
Two WAEC students, motorcyclist die in Rivers road accident
Two female students writing the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and one commercial motorcyclist died on Wednesday in a road accident in Rivers state. TheCable understands…
