Former Anambra State Governor and 2027 Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate Peter Obi marked his 65th birthday by supporting the completion of 65 free paediatric surgeries for children at Mother Mary Hospital in Isolo, Lagos.
The Nigerian Army has rescued Mrs Adonkie, the wife of retired Brigadier General Basil Adonkie, less than 24 hours after she was abducted from her residence in the Federal Capital Territory, following a coordinated military operation that also led to the arrest of two suspected members of the kidnapping syndicate.
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Two 19-year-old Palestinians have been killed during a raid involving Israeli settlers and Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank, adding to a continuing pattern of deadly violence against Palestinian communities across the territory.
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright has rejected accusations that Washington is taking control of Venezuela’s oil resources for its own benefit, insisting that the South American country and its people will continue to own the petroleum beneath their territory.
The Nigerian military has explained that the planned withdrawal of about 200 United States troops from Nigeria is linked to the operational nature of their deployment and the changing requirements of the security partnership between both countries.
For Nigerian youths who travelled to Asia expecting employment, the promise of better lives allegedly ended inside heavily guarded compounds where they were forced into online fraud, subjected to violence and threatened with severe punishment when they failed to meet financial targets.
Uber is pulling out of two more African markets, ending its operations in Nigeria and Uganda and deepening a recent pattern of retrenchment by the global ride-hailing company across the continent.
The Ondo State Government has commenced the payment of ₦3.82 billion in outstanding gratuities to 985 retired public servants, in a move Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa said was aimed at addressing obligations inherited from previous administrations.
Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets will discover their opponents for the group stage of the 2026 WAFU B U-17 Championship on Thursday when the tournament draw is conducted in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
powerful heat wave is pushing electricity systems across parts of the United States toward their limits, with millions of households and businesses in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic facing a heightened risk of power disruptions as temperatures climb and demand for air conditioning surges.
Veteran Yoruba actor Shola Akintunde, popularly known as Lagata, has opened up about an unexpected downside of the criminal characters that helped establish his reputation in the Yoruba movie industry, revealing that his strong association with villains has increasingly affected his chances of securing brand partnerships.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has been warned that his criticism of Parliament’s standards process could expose him to a tougher sanction if an investigation finds that he breached the rules over an undeclared £5 million donation linked to cryptocurrency billionaire Christopher Harborne.
The United Kingdom chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC UK) has commenced preparations for the 2027 general elections with the inauguration of a campaign council tasked with coordinating diaspora mobilisation and support for the party.
Former Senegal international Diomansy Kamara has criticised the way African footballers can be treated during transfer negotiations, arguing that players should have a stronger voice in decisions that determine the direction of their careers.
People in the United States who want to know whether the Federal Bureau of Investigation holds records about them can legally make a request under federal privacy and information-access laws.