President Donald Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship has suffered a major setback after the US Supreme Court ruled that children born on American soil remain entitled to US citizenship. In a 6-3 decision delivered on the final day of its term, the court upheld the long-standing interpretation of...
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Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called on Nigeria’s political leaders to shift their attention from partisan politics to tackling the country’s worsening insecurity, hunger and governance challenges. Obi made the call in a post shared on his official X account on Tuesday, where he reflected...
Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, granted bail to online publisher and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore. Aside a N200 million bail with two sureties, one of them must be a traditional ruler in Sowore’s community in Ese-Odo Local Government Area in Ondo State. The...
A 6-year investigation by the Observatory for Religious Freedom in Africa (ORFA) has revealed that 79,323 people were killed in terrorism-related violence across Nigeria between 2020 and 2025, while 34,773 civilians were abducted during the period. The findings are contained in ORFA’s 2026 report titled, _Four Times Boko Haram?...
Nigeria has been identified as the site of what the United States describes as one of its most significant counterterrorism operations in recent years, with US Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Counterterrorism at the National Security Council, Sebastian Gorka, revealing that 199 jihadists were killed...
WhatsApp is set to introduce a major privacy update that will allow users to communicate without revealing their phone numbers, marking one of the platform’s most significant changes in recent years. The Meta-owned messaging platform announced on Monday that users will soon be able to create and use unique...
Leadership of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has challenged the court ruling affecting the party’s registration, filing both an appeal and an application for a stay of execution as it moves ahead with preparations for the 2027 general elections. In a statement on Tuesday, the party’s National Leader, HSD...
Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a comprehensive reform of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), marking the first major review of the scheme in its 53-year history. As part of the reform, the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Ministry of Youth have been directed to amend the...
Supreme Court of Nigeria on Friday, June 19, 2026 affirmed the decision of the Court of Appeal that forfeited N1,582,000,000 (One Billion, Five Hundred and Eighty-two Million Naira) linked to one Steve Ogidan, the National Coordinating Consultant of Nigerian Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL), as well as several companies...
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have successfully rescued 10 National Examinations Council (NECO) candidates and teachers abducted during an ISWAP attack on Lassa Community in Askira Uba Local Government Area of Borno State. Acting Military Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI, Maiduguri, Captain...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has renewed his call on the Federal Government to prioritise the rehabilitation and maintenance of existing roads instead of embarking on new road construction projects. In a post shared on his X handle on Monday, Obi argued that repairing Nigeria’s deteriorating...
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have abducted an unspecified number of students sitting for the National Examinations Council (NECO) examination at Government Day Secondary School in Lassa, Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State. The attackers reportedly invaded the school on Monday morning, firing gunshots before taking away students and...
Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), has continued to record significant operational successes in the ongoing counter terrorism campaign against Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists through sustained operations backed by credible, timely and actionable intelligence. In another major breakthrough, a fresh...
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has expressed concern over findings from its ongoing surveillance of the downstream petroleum market, which suggest that consumers are being exploited despite the significant decline in global crude oil prices. In a statement issued on Sunday by the Director, Corporate Affairs, Ondaje...
Nigeria Democratic Coalition (NDC) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of denying it the access code needed to upload the names of its candidates to the commission’s nomination portal, a development the party says contributed to its current legal predicament. The allegation comes as the NDC prepares...
Benue State Police Command has arrested 10 suspects over the killing of the Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in the state, Alhaji Ardo Risku Mohammed, and his associate, Yakubu Isa. The Command said the arrests were made following intensive intelligence gathering and coordinated...
Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has declared an industrial dispute with the Federal Government, extending by four weeks the deadline for the implementation of its outstanding demands and warning that it could embark on a nationwide strike if the issues remain unresolved. The decision was reached during the...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas “to urgently refer allegations that ₦6.3 billion in constituency project funds may have been diverted, misapplied, or remain unaccounted for to the appropriate anti-corruption agencies for investigation and...
Former Vice President of Nigeria and Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar has described the attempt to deregister the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), through judicial means, as evidence of the desperate determination of President Bola Tinubu to impose a de facto one-party state in Nigeria,...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has described the recent judgment delivered by a Federal High Court in Lokoja as a serious setback for Nigeria’s democracy, warning that the country’s democratic institutions are facing increasing threats. Obi made his position known in a post shared on his...