Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, on Wednesday formally launched the Ogun State chapter of the Iru Ekun Security Network. Videos and photographs circulating online showed the event drawing a large crowd of supporters, with reports stating that thousands of volunteers joined. Spea…

Meta to impose two-hour daily usage limit for kids across Facebook and Instagram as part of $17.1 billion settlement Meta has reached a $17 billion settlement agreement that will add mandatory daily use limits for under-18s to its apps, in a lawsuit that accused the social media giant of designing its app to be addicti…

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said the delivery of legacy projects by his administration will give the All Progressives Congress an advantage in the forthcoming general elections. Fubara said APC candidates would be able to campaign on the projects delivered by his administration, particularly at the gr…

Stakeholders in Gambari Ward 1, Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara State, and the 51 ward chairmen of the All Progressives Congress in Kwara Central Senatorial District have dismissed the defection of Senator Saliu Mustapha from the ruling party. They declared their continued support for Governor AbdulRahman Ab…

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a suspected drug dealer, Aliyu Suleman, and recovered 64 bottles of Methylene Chloride and 17 pieces of rubber solution in the state. Suleman, 23, is a resident of the Tudun Salmanu area of the state. The command disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday by its spoke…

Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kano State Command, have intercepted and arrested two suspected cattle rustlers at a mining checkpoint along the Tudun Wada–Kiru Road, Rahama Round, in Kiru Local Government Area of Kano State. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Ibrahim Abdullahi, confirm…

Daniel Bwala, the Special Adviser on Policy Communication to the President, has again denied ever calling Bola Tinubu an illegitimate President. Bwala had on several occasions denied previous comments he reportedly made against the President when he was in the opposition. In an interview on KAA TRUTHS podcast, Daniel B…

Ukraine needs to make a change to avoid losing war - Zelensky's sacked minister turned presidential rival says Ukraine appears to be slowly losing the war against Russia, ousted Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov told Reuters, warning that Kyiv has a window of several months to make key decisions needed to turn the tide…

California Prosecutor Andrew Haden committed su!cide inside US federal office Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Haden has died by suicide inside the federal building where he worked in downtown San Diego, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office.Haden's body was discovered last Wednesday after San Diego…

The Pali Development Association, an umbrella body representing the host community of the Kolmani oil field in Bauchi State, has urged the Federal Government to move beyond statements and verification visits and take concrete steps towards the immediate remobilisation of exploration activities at the site. The associat…

Youths in Politics NG has called on the leadership of the Nigeria Democratic Congress to review the nomination process for the Lagos State House of Assembly, Eti-Osa Constituency I, following a complaint by one of the aspirants, John Akano. The organisation made the call in a statement issued by its President, followin…

Amnesty International and Yiaga Africa have condemned the Chairman of Kuje Area Council, Federal Capital Territory, Samuel Shekwolo, over alleged threats to eject residents who refuse to join or vote for the All Progressives Congress in 2027. Amnesty, in a post on X, described the alleged threat as a call to violence a…

Thirty-three state governments spent at least N512.10bn on Government Houses, Governors’ Offices and travel and transport in the first six months of 2026, an amount about 4,713 times higher than the combined six-month salary of Nigeria’s 36 governors, an analysis of state budget implementation reports has shown on Mond…

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, on Tuesday approved the appointment of Mrs Titilayo Olayinka as the new Accountant General of the state. The Special Adviser on Media to the Governor, Yinka Oyebode, said in a statement in Ado Ekiti that the appointment, which took effect immediately, came barely 24 hours after…

The management and legal team of Nigerian dancer and socialite, Iweh Odinaka, popularly known as Poco Lee, have said claims linking him to alleged drink spiking are not part of the allegations or charges before a court in the United Kingdom. The management made the clarification in a statement issued on Tuesday amid on…

The National Democratic Congress candidate for Lagos Central Senatorial District, Ladipo Johnson, has warned that parts of Lagos could be submerged within the next two to three decades if the state fails to urgently address flooding, drainage blockage and indiscriminate land reclamation. Johnson said this on Tuesday wh…

"I truly believe there is more to this situation. He is a man with a good heart" - Influencer Papaya Ex reacts to Poco Lee's prosecution in the UK Media personality Papaya Ex has spoken out in support of Nigerian dancer Poco Lee amid his ongoing prosecution in the United Kingdom. Reacting to the situation, she describe…

Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, intervened on Tuesday to prevent police officers from arresting Abdulazeez Adegbola, better known as Tani Olohun, an advocate of Isese, the indigenous Yoruba faith, in Ibadan, Oyo State. Videos circulating online and posted on Tani Olohun’s Faceb…

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Cross River State, Arthur-Javis Archibong, has accepted Governor Bassey Otu’s challenge to a public debate. Archibong said he was ready to engage Otu in an open debate at any time and venue chosen by the governor, provided Otu w…

President Bola Tinubu has directed an immediate rescue operation into the recent mass abduction of victims in Niger State. This was disclosed by the president’s Special Adviser on Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a State House release on Tuesday. Tinubu described the attackers as “enemies of peace and enemies o…

Social media influencer Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has cleared the air over the reason for his invitation to the ongoing 2026 Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association. VeryDarkMan stated this on Tuesday while he spoke as a panellist at the conference in Port Harcourt, the Rivers Stat…

"I love being a foreigner in Nigeria, it comes with a lot of love and respect" - Pakistani man shares experience of living in Nigeria A Pakistani man based in Nigeria has shared his experience of living in the country, praising Nigerians for the warm reception and respect he has received as a foreigner. In a video shar…

In today’s Nigerian newspapers review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with opposition parties and some stakeholders lashing out at the Director-General of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, APC-PCC, Senator Abdul’Aziz Yari, over his comments that the ruling party would win the 202…

Nollywood actress, Ronke Ojo, popularly known as Ronke Oshodi-Oke, has said she supports politicians for money, urging people not to insult or criticise her if they see her around political figures. The actress made this known in an interview with African A-List uploaded on Sunday on YouTube and seen byPUNCH Online on …

Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have dismantled an alleged baby factory in the Mowe area of the state, rescuing two pregnant women and four children. The command also said it arrested six suspects in connection with the incident. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this i…