The Senator representing Kano South Senatorial District under the platform of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) Sen. Kawu Sumaila has defected from the party to the All Progressives Congress (APC). President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio read the letter of the lawmaker’s defection at plenary on Wednesday. According to Sumaila in his letter his…
A Lagos court has ordered the detention of a 40-year-old man in a correctional facility after he admitted to breaking into a residence and stealing electrical cable valued at approximately ₦3 million (about £1,500). The Chief Magistrate of the Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court, Mr B.A. Sonuga, gave the remand order on Monday following the guilty plea…
Arsenal suffered a major blow after Mikel Arteta confirmed yesterday that winger Bukayo Saka has been ruled out for “many weeks” with a hamstring injury. Asked at a press conference about the 23-year-old England international’s condition, Arteta said: “It is not looking good. He will be out for many weeks.” Saka was filmed leaving Selhurst…
Some social media users across the country have advocated for the establishment of an indigenous social networking platforms following the exit threat by Meta. Meta is the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. The users made the call in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, They said…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has announced that the CEO of Qatar Airways, Mr Temi Birdzell, along with four senior officials of the airline, will be arraigned before Nigeria’s Federal High Court on 7 October 2025 for alleged breaches of the country’s consumer protection laws. The arraignment, originally scheduled for Tuesday, was…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has placed the country on high alert following the confirmation of an Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in Uganda. Dr Jide Idris, the Director‐General, said this on Sunday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. NAN reports that EVD is a…
Nigeria has recorded a major milestone in the global fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR), as its homegrown innovation, Com-WATCH, was named one of two winners of the 2025 Trinity Challenge. Prof. Dame Sally Davies, UK Special Envoy on AMR and Executive Chair of the Trinity Challenge, announced the winners via webinar, highlighting their groundbreaking contributions…
The Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Ebonyi chapter, says the union is committed to actualising the payment of the 2024 Christmas bonus promised by Gov. Francis Nwifuru to workers. Mr Stanley Ewah, President of NULGE, Ebonyi chapter, communicated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abakaliki….
President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigeria’s Super Eagles to remain focused and positive following their elimination from the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, expressing appreciation for their efforts despite Sunday’s defeat to the Democratic Republic of Congo in Morocco. The president’s message, delivered on Monday through his spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, encouraged the team to shift…
University lecturers in Nigeria have warned of renewed strikes unless the federal government moves swiftly to implement reforms recommended by the Yayale Ahmed report, submitted in February after years of negotiations. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Ibadan Zone, issued the warning on Monday, accusing the government of employing “delay tactics” and ignoring agreements…
