IATA reports Africa had the world’s highest aviation accident rate in 2025, with 7 accidents and rising fatality risk, largely from turboprop incidents
Ondo governor re-election appeal dismissed by Court of Appeal; Lucky Aiyedatiwa ordered to pay ₦2 million in costs
Anambra electricity protest planned over poor power supply, police urge organisers to pursue peaceful dialogue with authorities and avoid public disruption
Osun APC denies endorsement of candidates for 2027 National and State Assembly elections, urging members to focus on upcoming governorship poll
Ondo council boss abducted by armed gunmen on his farm near Akure Airport; security forces launch manhunt for kidnappers
AC Milan’s Fikayo Tomori apologizes to John Terry after ranking him 10th in top ten centre-backs of all time during a blind ranking challenge
Ebonyi High Court orders social media critic Chika Nwoba to pay N5 million to legal practitioner Ugadu Chinedu for defamation and issue public apology
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Alhaji Ibrahim Masari as Special Adviser on Political Affairs, elevating him from his previous role as Senior Special Assistant
Lagos police arrested a man for allegedly selling his sister’s one-month-old baby for N2 million to fund their mother’s burial
Former INEC chairman Mahmood Yakubu has been appointed Nigeria’s ambassador to Qatar by President Tinubu in the latest diplomatic postings
Tijani Babangida says Super Eagles manager Eric Chelle allowed Ademola Lookman a free role at AFCON 2025, boosting Nigeria’s attacking play
Zamfara Law School sponsorship covers fees for 25 indigene students, boosting access to legal education and professional development in the state
The EFCC arrests Iziga Jude Ikechukwu in Enugu for alleged abuse of naira notes during a birthday party, recovering N81,700. Investigation ongoing
Fabrizio Romano says Andres Iniesta has not signed to become Morocco’s technical director. Talks are ongoing following Walid Regragui’s resignation
Aisha Yesufu says Nigerians’ passion, not the number of governors, will determine the 2027 election outcome, highlighting ADC’s growing support
Oyo gunmen abduction sees four people kidnapped along Igbeti–Kishi Road; police launch urgent rescue operations to secure victims and arrest perpetrators
Celtic manager Martin O’Neill explains Kelechi Iheanacho struggles, citing fitness issues and competition for places limiting his game time this season
Ondo gunmen attack Pelebe community, abduct a woman and shoot her husband; police launch intensive operations to apprehend the suspects
IHRC cautions that state police will not solve Nigeria’s security challenges and urges constitutional, rights-centred reform
FCTA Mandate Secretary, Elechi Chinedum, hails transporters as vital to national development at Drivers’ Care Initiative in Abuja