Nigeria

Troops of the 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army, operating under Sector 3 of Operation Whirl Stroke, arrested a suspected gunrunner in Taraba State and recovered six machine guns. Security operatives intercepted the suspect at a riverbank in Ibi Local Government Area...

Nigeria’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has officially published the timetable for the 2027 General Elections, setting out critical dates for party primaries, campaigns, voter registration and the conduct of polls across the country.Under the approved...

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has escalated concerns over proposed amendments to Nigeria’s Electoral Act, warning that unresolved ambiguity around electronic transmission of election results could trigger nationwide protests or even election boycotts. The labour union accused the Senate of...

Tracka, a civic technology platform that monitors public projects, has revealed that billions of naira allocated to federal projects in Nigeria were never executed, abandoned, or delivered fraudulently. The group disclosed its findings in a new report titled “The People...

Gunmen have killed nearly 200 people in Kwara and Katsina states, officials and residents confirmed, as survivors buried the dead and security forces launched manhunts for the attackers. In Kwara, at least 170 people were killed when gunmen stormed the...

Africa forfeits about $15 billion every year by exporting most of its crude oil and natural gas instead of refining and processing them locally, the African Petroleum Producers Organisation (APPO) has said. APPO Secretary-General Farid Ghazali disclosed this at the...