A lawyer with the Mazi Nnamdi Kanu Global Legal Consortium, Onyedikachi Ifedi, has questioned the legal basis for the Supreme Court’s decision to revive criminal charges that had previously been quashed by the Court of Appeal in the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu.
The Kano State Centre for Disease Control, KNCDC, has identified the high number of children who have never received any vaccination as a major factor contributing to the state’s diphtheria burden.
Jason Statham’s sci-fi action film The Meg is set to leave HBO Max in the United States on September 1, giving subscribers only a limited window to watch the blockbuster before it is removed from the streaming platform.
The Federal Government has approved N10bn for the 2026 National Research Fund Grant Cycle of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, with eligible lecturers in public tertiary institutions invited to apply for research funding.
An apparent mutiny by soldiers in Niger’s capital, Niamey, triggered hours of heavy gunfire and clashes on Saturday, raising fresh concerns over stability in the country three years after the military seized power.
Petrol prices have risen sharply across parts of Nigeria, with the retail price reaching about N1,310 per litre in Lagos and surrounding areas even as international crude oil benchmarks recorded declines.
Formula One world champion Lando Norris has committed his long-term future to McLaren after agreeing to extend his contract with the team until at least the end of the 2030 season.
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has ordered a formal inquiry into the deaths, shootings, injuries and violence reported at Naira and Kobo Junction and the Motor Park/Garage Area in Ikire, Irewole Local Government Area, on August 24, 2026.
Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Luanda, Angola, to represent President Bola Tinubu at the 21st Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union, with the summit focused on strengthening Africa’s capacity to prevent and resolve conflicts.
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has called on residents of the North-West to support President Bola Tinubu’s bid for a second term in 2027, arguing that the region should reciprocate what he described as the benefits it has received from the Federal Government with electoral support.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has suspended its indefinite strike at Niger Delta University, NDU, following an agreement reached with the Bayelsa State Government on the payment of outstanding allowances and wage award arrears.
The Young Progressives Party (YPP) has announced a boycott of the ongoing Anambra State local government elections, citing alleged violence, irregularities and intimidation of its agents and supporters during the exercise.
Bashir el-Rufai, son of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai, has disclosed in a now-deleted post on X that he keeps guns and knives at his bedside.
The Chairman of the Abia State Council of Traditional Rulers, Eze Linus Nto Mbah, has said tensions between farmers and herders declined across the state in 2026, with fewer reports of clashes and destruction of farmlands recorded in communities.
The Sokoto State Hisbah Board has rejected reports circulating on social media alleging that it has introduced restrictions on Christian worship and church activities across the state.