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Salihu Dangoje Elected New Kebbi Assembly Speaker

KEY POINTS • Salihu Maikasuwa-Dangoje has been elected Speaker of the Kebbi State House of Assembly. • His emergence followed the death of former Speaker Mohammed Usman-Zuru in Egypt. • Lawmakers unanimously backed his nomination during plenary in Birnin Kebbi. The Kebbi State House of Assembly has elected...

Court Orders Sowore to Open Defence in Defamation Trial Over Tinubu Remarks

KEY POINTS • A Federal High Court in Abuja has directed Omoyele Sowore to begin his defence in a criminal defamation case. • The case involves allegations that Sowore called President Bola Tinubu a “criminal” in social media posts. • The trial will proceed on a day-to-day...

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Why thousands of Almajiri children are leaving northern Nigeria for Abuja’s streets

Millions of out-of-school children from northern Nigeria are flooding Abuja as poverty, insecurity and tradition fuel the Almajiri crisis.

Africa’s tiny share of global arms imports is leaving Nigeria exposed to terrorism, new data shows

New Stockholm Institute data shows Africa imported just 4.5 percent of global arms, raising alarms over Nigeria's counterterrorism capacity.

Africa holds just 4.5 percent of global arms imports, SIPRI shows

Africa accounted for just 4.5 percent of global arms imports in 2024 and 2025, new Stockholm Institute data shows, as analysts warn the shortfall weakens the continent's capacity to fight terrorism.

Starmer and Tinubu seal fresh export deals at Downing Street

President Tinubu and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer sealed new export agreements at Downing Street Thursday, closing a state visit that produced a £746 million Lagos port financing deal.

US moves to strip Nigerian convict of citizenship over $11m fraud

The US Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit seeking to revoke the citizenship of Nigerian Emmanuel Kazeem, who was convicted in 2018 over an $11 million tax fraud scheme.

Nigeria tops global petrol price hike chart at 39.5 Percent

Nigeria recorded the sharpest petrol price increase of any country worldwide at 39.5 percent between February 23 and March 16, 2026, as the Middle East war drove global oil prices to a four-year high.

Nigeria to Accept Offenders and Failed Asylum Seekers from UK in New Migration Deal

KEY POINTS Nigeria and the UK have agreed to return offenders and failed asylum...

ADC Blames Tinubu Administration as Nigeria Ranks 4th Most Terror-Affected Country

KEY POINTS Nigeria is now ranked 4th globally in the 2026 Global Terrorism Index,...

Nigeria’s Vice President Visits Maiduguri Bomb Blast Victims

KEY POINTS Vice President Alhaji Kashim Shettima visited victims of Monday’s triple suicide bomb...

Nigeria Receives 11,520 Doses of Groundbreaking HIV Prevention Injection

KEY POINTS Nigeria receives 11,520 doses of lenacapavir, part of a 52,000-dose Global Fund-supported...

ADC chieftain says Tinubu government treats Nigerians like slaves

ADC chieftain Kenneth Okonkwo accuses President Tinubu's administration of corruption, insecurity failures and treating Nigerians as slaves.

Nigeria spent N32.8 trillion on defence in 15 years, yet insecurity worsens

Nigeria spent N32.8 trillion on defence in 15 years, yet insecurity continues to claim lives and displace millions of citizens.

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Salihu Dangoje Elected New Kebbi Assembly Speaker

KEY POINTS • Salihu Maikasuwa-Dangoje has been elected Speaker of the Kebbi State House of...

Court Orders Sowore to Open Defence in Defamation Trial Over Tinubu Remarks

KEY POINTS • A Federal High Court in Abuja has directed Omoyele Sowore to begin...

Reps Session Turns Rowdy Over Minority Leader Endorsement Dispute

KEY POINTS • House of Representatives proceedings became heated after Philip Agbese alleged his signature...

Police Arrest Man Behind Fake AI Voice of Tinubu

KEY POINTS Police have arrested Ifechukwu Dennis, accused of creating and circulating an AI-generated...