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Atiku Abubakar says 5,091 Nigerians were killed in violent incidents over three months, calling the figure an indictment of President Bola Tinubu’s government. The Presidency rejects the assessment, citing the killing of between 13,000 and 20,000 terrorists and...

Osun Governor Ademola Adeleke has accused Minister Adegboyega Oyetola of threatening the credibility of the August 15 governorship election. The allegation followed Oyetola’s warning that the APC would reclaim the governorship seat from Adeleke. Adeleke interpreted Oyetola’s remarks...

Federal Government dispatches a dedicated Nigeria Immigration Service Passport Intervention Team to the United Kingdom to bring passport enrolment and processing closer to Nigerians in the diaspora. Special exercise will handle pending passport applications, fresh enrolments and renewals...

NDLEA arrests a 30-year-old Italy-based businessman at Enugu International Airport after he excretes 98 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.510kg allegedly swallowed for delivery in Europe. Operatives foil fresh international drug trafficking attempts by intercepting cocaine concealed in phone...

Deji Adeyanju declares his decades-long human rights activism and sacrifices for democracy place him above Peter Obi, questioning the NDC presidential candidate's contribution to Nigeria's democratic struggle. The activist accuses Obi's aides of repeatedly attacking and defaming him,...

SERAP challenges all 19 presidential candidates to publicly declare their assets and liabilities before the 2027 presidential election, saying Nigerians deserve to know the financial standing of those seeking the nation's highest office. The rights group urged candidates...

Refined petroleum products became the UK’s biggest goods import from Nigeria, worth £674.5 million in the year to March 2026. Nigerian crude oil imports fell 64.3%, dropping below refined petroleum products for the first time in the latest...

Osun Governor Ademola Adeleke has urged voters to participate actively in the August 15 governorship election. He called on residents to “vote and defend” their ballots, describing free and fair elections as a constitutional right. The governor made...

The Accord Party has accused the Osun State Police Command of targeting its leaders and supporters ahead of the August 15 governorship election. The party alleged that Commissioner for Environment and Sanitation Mayowa Adejoorin and about 60 members...

Former Edo Broadcasting Service (EBS) Director and veteran broadcaster, Sulaiman Aledeh, has been thrown into mourning following the death of his mother, Hajia Rukayyah Aledeh, on Saturday. The Aledeh family announced that the Janazah prayer will hold on...