Nigeria has recorded 259 Lassa fever deaths in 2026, with Ondo and Bauchi accounting for the highest reported fatalities.

The deaths of four suspected miners have drawn attention to how excavation activities were being conducted at a Tangur river-line site.

President Donald Trump’s latest UN remarks have underscored his administration’s focus on defending US interests in the Latin America region.

Former SGF Babachir Lawal has moved from the African Democratic Congress to the Nigeria Democratic Congress after three months outside the ADC.

The Federal Government has threatened to shut the Lagos section of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway within two weeks if speeding, vandalism, illegal truck parking and other violations continue.

The Obidient Movement is considering new political and institutional partnerships ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 elections while maintaining its relationship with the Julius Abure-led faction of the Labour Party.

Five herders travelling towards a cattle market in Jos South were reportedly killed after their vehicle came under attack in Plateau.

Rivers State and the Federal Capital Territory are expected to receive defined campaign coordination as President Bola Tinubu’s political team prepares for the 2027 presidential election.

Police used tear gas and warning shots to disperse opposition protesters in several cities across the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Eighteen suspects linked to the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse have been transferred from Haiti to the United States to face trial. The suspects were transported aboard a

PRP chieftain Yakubu Kingsley has urged presidential candidates ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 election to present clear and practical alternatives to Nigerians. He called for campaigns to focus on policies, implementation plans, required resources, expected results and timelines rather than personal attacks or simply seeking to remove the incumbent.

Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has called for wider use of artificial intelligence and advanced surveillance systems to strengthen military operations against insurgents, terrorists and bandits.

Protests have erupted in Minna after 37 suspected illegal miners died in NSCDC custody amid allegations of overcrowding and suffocation.

Kano Police has disbursed ₦34.3 million to 62 families of fallen officers under the Group Life Assurance Scheme, with accident cover applying separately to injured personnel.

Tukur Buratai has called for greater cooperation between security agencies, communities and government institutions, saying military force alone cannot defeat terrorism.

gun is intensifying efforts to reduce water-sector revenue leakages, with the state corporation targeting illegal connections, meter bypasses and unauthorised commercial water operations.

The Dangote Refinery IPO is bringing retail investors into the centre of Nigeria’s capital-market expansion, with a low entry threshold and digital distribution channels drawing strong interest from everyday Nigerians.

Burna Boy will headline the NFL Paris halftime show as the league stages its first regular-season game in France.

PTAD has completed the payment of ₦18.96 billion in BEC arrears to 3,958 former PHCN pensioners under the Defined Benefit Pension Scheme.

The Ministry of Power is developing a national call centre to give electricity consumers a central channel for reporting outages, service problems and infrastructure vandalism.