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Senate Scrambles to Reverse Primary Losses as 40 Senators Miss Tickets
ABUJA — The Nigerian Senate leadership is working to address a significant political crisis following the primary election…
INEC Probes Alleged Unauthorised Access to Voter Registration Database
ABUJA — The Independent National Electoral Commission has launched a formal investigation into reports of alleged unauthorised access…
Rubio Confirms Continued US-Nigeria Terror Cooperation After ISIS Kill
WASHINGTON — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has confirmed that counterterrorism cooperation between the United States and…
Oyo Lawmakers Reject Negotiating With Kidnappers Over Abducted Pupils
IBADAN — The Oyo State House of Assembly has rejected any form of negotiation with the kidnappers holding…
Nigeria Food Import Bill Falls 7.4% to $2.34bn in 2025 Despite Higher Imports
LAGOS — Nigeria's spending on food imports declined by 7.4 percent year-on-year to $2.34 billion in 2025, signalling…
CAN Declares Security State of Emergency, June 12 National Mourning
ABUJA — The Christian Association of Nigeria has declared a state of emergency over the worsening security situation…
Nigeria Capital Importation Surges 83% to $10.37bn in Q1 2026
ABUJA — Nigeria's capital importation surged to $10.37 billion in the first quarter of 2026, representing an 83.83…
Tinubu Commissions Three Naval Vessels, Says They Boosted Oil Output
ABUJA — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commissioned three new vessels for the Nigerian Navy, crediting the service's…
Four Al-Shabaab Members Get Death Sentences for 2022 Owo Church Attack
ABUJA — A Federal High Court has sentenced four men linked to the Al-Shabaab terrorist organisation to death…
NLC Backs Teachers Strike, Demands Abducted Pupils Be Freed Now
ABUJA — The Nigeria Labour Congress has thrown its full support behind the ongoing teachers' strike triggered by…
Cholera, Ebola and Conflict: A Perfect Health Storm Forming Across Africa
ABUJA / GENEVA — A troubling convergence of public health emergencies is forming across Africa. Borno State is…
Rivers APC Voids Wike Allies’ Tickets, Deepening State Political Crisis
PORT HARCOURT — The reinstated Rivers State APC leadership has voided the primary election tickets of all lawmakers…
Equities Market Adds N905bn as Airtel Africa Leads Monday Rally
LAGOS — The Nigerian equities market added N905 billion in market capitalisation on Monday as a strong broad-based…
Akwa Ibom Governor Eno: I Won’t Waste State Money on Unviable Projects
UYO — Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno has declared that his administration will not waste the state's…
Kwara Community Attacked, Bandits Set Emir’s Palace on Fire
ILORIN — Armed bandits attacked a community in Kwara State, killing several residents and setting the Emir's palace…
