Africa

Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, on Thursday revealed that he refused to pay a N300 million ransom when his brothers were kidnapped in 2019, insisting that negotiating with criminals only encourages more abductions.Speaking at the ARISE News and THISDAY...

The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested six suspects over the lynching of two travelers who were mistaken for kidnappers by a mob in Gidan Kalu Village, Birnin Yero, a few kilometers from Maraban Jos in Igabi Local Government...

ABUJA — The Senate has urged the Federal Government to halt the policy of rehabilitating and reintegrating former Boko Haram members into society, and ensure that perpetrators of terrorism and banditry are, instead, arrested and made to face the full...

Rotarian Rosemary Omonigho Okoghe has been installed as the 14th president of the Rotary Club of Abuja City, popularly known as the City Boys and Girls, succeeding Rotarian Gloria Ikiba.The installation ceremony which was graced by Rotarians, dignitaries, family...

The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Felix Morka, on Tuesday defended the party’s substitution of some candidates after its primaries, saying no aspirant who failed to participate in the primary process was declared a winner. Morka...

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission on Tuesday alleged that former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, violated the conditions of a court-approved medical visit while in the commission’s custody. The commission also announced the arrest of...

Former Bornu State Governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Ali Modu Sheriff, has said formea Vice President Atiku Abubakar should shelve his 2027 presidential ambition, insisting that it is still the South’s turn to produce Nigeria’s president Sheriff...

Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila has threatened a ₦10 billion defamation lawsuit against Adeniyi Adeyemi, who describes himself as the convener of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), over allegations of murder and bribery....

The Ekiti State Police Command has rescued the victims who were abducted on 28th April, 2026 during an attack at the Christ Apostolic Church, Eda-Oniyo community of Ilejemeje Local Government Area of the State.This was contained in a statement...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Media Centre has shared an AI-generated image of Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, frying and selling akara, days after her comments on micro-enterprises sparked widespread criticism on social media. The image, posted on the...