The Defence Headquarters has announced that 200 United States troops will be deployed to Nigeria in a non-combat, advisory capacity at the invitation of the Federal Government. Major General Samaila Uba, Director of Defence Information, said the deployment follows recommendations made by the US–Nigeria Joint Working Group and is intended to strengthen technical and training…
A political movement in Nigeria has reacted with surprise to a proposed United States bill that calls for sanctions against individuals and organisations accused of religious freedom violations. The Nigeria Religious Freedom and Accountability Act of 2026, introduced by Congressman Riley Moore and co-sponsored by Congressman Chris Smith, proposes visa bans and asset freezes for…
Nigeria’s Chief of Air Staff has reaffirmed the Armed Forces’ commitment to constitutional order, warning that any personnel involved in attempts to overthrow the democratic government will be prosecuted. Air Marshal Sunday Aneke delivered the warning on Wednesday at a high-level strategy session with commanders at the Nigerian Air Force headquarters in Abuja. His remarks…
President Bola Tinubu has nominated Amb. Ismail Yusuf as the new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). The nomination is subject to Senate confirmation, in line with Section 3(2) of the NAHCON Act, 2006. This is contained in a statement issued by Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, in…
United Nigeria Airlines (UNA) has confirmed flight disruptions after another bird strike hit one of its Airbus A320 aircraft, the second in 24 hours and fourth since January. The incident occurred during take-off of Flight UN0519 at noon on Sunday from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport to Murtala Muhammed International Airport. The airline’s Public Relations Officer,…
President Bola Tinubu has commiserated with traders and the people of Kano State over a fire outbreak at Singer Market on Saturday. This is contained in a statement issued by presidential spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, on Sunday in Abuja. The fire, which started on Saturday evening, raged into Sunday morning, causing extensive damage to the…
The Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory, Dr Mariya Mahmoud, has sympathised with victims of the tragic Singer Market inferno in Kano. Mahmoud, in a statement signed by her Special Assistant on Media, Mr Austine Elemue, in Abuja on Sunday described the incident as “heartbreaking.” The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that a fire…
Mr David-Kolawole Vaughan, a former two-term National Ex-Officio member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has urged members of the party in Osun to support Gov. Ademola Adeleke’s reelection bid. Vaughan, a PDP chieftain in Lagos, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, said backing Adeleke on the Accord platform…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has firmly rejected opposition claims that it will implode after its forthcoming national convention, describing the projections as misguided and politically motivated. The party said the narrative was being driven by rivals seeking relevance amid their own internal disarray and electoral uncertainty ahead of the next political cycle. Lagos State…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a China-based Nigerian businessman and two Angolans who excreted a total of 236 wraps of cocaine. This is contained in a statement by the NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the suspects were arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe…
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) on Sunday denied involvement in banditry, terrorism, kidnapping or cattle rustling, insisting it has never condoned violent activity in Nigeria. National President, Alhaja Baba Ngelzarma, stated this in Abuja while addressing a news conference on ‘H.R. 7457 – Nigeria Religious Freedom and Accountability Act of 2026′,…
The Senate will, on Tuesday, reconvene sitting, Clerk of the Senate, Mr Emmanuel Odo, has announced. Odo made the announcement in an official notice to the senators, which was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. He said that the notice was on the directive of the Senate President,…
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has appointed the Alara of Ilara, Oba Olufolarin Ogunsanwo, as the sixth Chancellor of the Lagos State University (LASU). This is contained in a statement issued by the Registrar and Secretary to the Council, LASU, Mr Emmanuel Fanu, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has frustrated an attempt by a 44-year-old estate surveyor to export 1.70 kilogrammes of skunk through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the drugs, which…
