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ANALYSIS: Fintiri flips Atiku's home state as PDP crisis deepens

Nigeria, Feb. 27 -- Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State on Friday defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), in a move that significantly reshapes th... Read More


Forensic team exhumes 105 bodies from Yelwata mass graves

Nigeria, Feb. 27 -- A federal team of forensic pathologists has exhumed 105 bodies from mass graves in the Yelwata community, Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, as part of an ongoing investiga... Read More


SSS arrests suspect in Kogi church abduction

Nigeria, Feb. 27 -- The State Security Service has taken into custody a man accused of coordinating the 14 December 2025 abduction of worshippers at First ECWA Church in Ayetoro-Kiri, Kabba/Bunu Local... Read More


Turning American pressure into Nigerian power, By Umar Farouk Bala

Nigeria, Feb. 27 -- The United States Congress has released a report outlining recommendations for Nigeria as it grapples with persistent insecurity. Framed as a strategic reset in US-Nigeria relatio... Read More


Friday Sermon: The participation of Islamic scholars (Ulama') in politics!, By Murtadha Gusau

Nigeria, Feb. 27 -- In the name of Allah, Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy All praise be to Allah, who bestowed His grace upon the Muslim believers by sending to them Muhammad (Peace be upon him)... Read More


Osimhen, Oshoala Join Burna Boy in Sporty group TV campaign

Nigeria, Feb. 27 -- Sporty Group, a global consumer internet and media company, has announced the launch of a major television commercial. The company, which serves millions of daily active users thr... Read More


Lawmaker dismisses claims linking Okpebholo to attack on Obi, other opposition leaders

Nigeria, Feb. 27 -- Billy Osawaru, the lawmaker representing Orhionmwon/Uhunmwode Federal Constituency of Edo State, has dismissed allegations linking the state governor, Monday Okpebholo, to the rece... Read More


Hajj 2026: NAHCON sets deadline as Saudi Arabia makes medical certificates mandatory for Visa issuance

Nigeria, Feb. 27 -- The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says the Saudi authorities have made the submission of duly processed Medical Fitness Certificates a compulsory requirement for the... Read More


NASS investigation into Tinubu's oil revenue executive order stalled

Nigeria, Feb. 27 -- A joint investigative hearing by the two chambers of the National Assembly on President Bola Tinubu's Executive Order mandating the direct remittance of oil and gas revenues to the... Read More


US Embassy asks staff to leave Israel amid plans to attack Iran

Nigeria, Feb. 27 -- Amid rising tension over a possible attack on Iran, the United States Embassy in Israel has asked its non-emergency workers and families of workers to leave Israel. An email from ... Read More