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The Logic of Banditry: The US-Iran Peace Deals

Nigeria, June 26 -- The United States, US Vice President JD Vance, returned home from Switzerland this Monday, June 22, 2026, announcing that the foundations of peace with Iran have been laid. But in... Read More


Court Sentences Boko Haram Terrorist to Death Over 2015 Maiduguri Attacks

Nigeria, June 26 -- Delivering judgment on Friday, Justice James Omotosho found Yarima guilty on a seven-count terrorism charge brought against him by the Federal Government. The court imposed the de... Read More


Tinubu: Nigeria Will Intensify Crackdown on Drug Trafficking

Nigeria, June 26 -- Tinubu gave the assurance on Friday in Abuja at the grand finale of activities marking the 2026 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. Represented by the At... Read More


Court Nullifies Judgment Ordering INEC to Register NDC, Orders Fresh Hearing

Nigeria, June 26 -- Delivering the ruling on Friday, Justice Isah Dashen held that the previous judgment was fundamentally flawed because it was delivered without hearing all parties whose interests w... Read More


Court Sentences Boko Haram Terrorist to Death Over 2015 Maiduguri Attack

Nigeria, June 26 -- Delivering judgment on Friday, Justice James Omotosho found Yarima guilty on multiple terrorism-related charges and imposed a raft of penalties, including a death sentence, life im... Read More


Solomon Buchi to Ycee: "The Average Nigerian Is an Olodo," Not Just Peller

Nigeria, June 26 -- Buchi shared his views in a video posted on his Instagram page on Friday morning, a day after Peller and his partner, Jarvis, publicly responded to Ycee's remarks. Ycee had said d... Read More


UNICEF, YUGI Mobilise 225 Students as Climate Ambassadors in Sokoto

Nigeria, June 25 -- The initiative, which aims to empower young people to champion environmental sustainability, equipped the students with skills to mobilize their peers and implement climate resilie... Read More


Troops Nab Suspected Terrorist Supplier, Seize 150 Combat Boots in Zamfara

Nigeria, June 25 -- According to an operational report made available to The News Chronicle on Thursday, the suspect was apprehended during a routine stop-and-search operation along the Sokoto-Gusau h... Read More


Don't Use My Name- Peller Blasts Ycee After Podcast Remark

Nigeria, June 25 -- Speaking on a recent podcast, Ycee lamented what he called an "Olodo uprising," arguing that academic excellence is no longer celebrated in the country. "It's not even Yahoo cultu... Read More


FG Shifts Focus to Sustaining COVID-19 Health Gains as $345m Grant Winds Down

Nigeria, June 25 -- The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, disclosed this on Thursday at the C19RM Grant Closeout Meeting in Abuja, describing the intervention as... Read More