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Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has stepped down from office, attributing his decision to concerns about his health.
A criminal defamation suit involving Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has been pushed far into next year, creating fresh legal suspense around one of the most politically charged cases currently before the courts.
A drama unfolded on Monday evening after Afrobeats legend, Innocent Idibia, well known as 2Baba, and his new wife and lawmaker, Natasha Osawaru, fought publicly during a live Facebook session hosted by media personality Daddy Freeze.
The Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State has halted preparations for its December 2 governorship primary amid a deepening national leadership dispute, warning that Governor Ademola Adeleke could pull out of the 2026 ticket race if the crisis persists.
The Nigerian embassy in Guinea-Bissau has offered asylum to Fernando Dias da Costa, the country’s opposition presidential candidate, following claims that his life is under threat.
Northern governors and traditional rulers on Monday converged on Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, Kaduna, for an emergency meeting amid rising insecurity across the region.
Outspoken musician and activist Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has condemned the inclusion of Reno Omokri in Nigeria’s ambassadorial nominees, branding it a “continental joke.”
A late-night fire has wiped out a family of five in Kofar Sauri, a densely populated neighbourhood in Katsina metropolis, leaving residents stunned and grieving as authorities begin preliminary checks on what triggered the tragedy.
Doctors under the Association of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory Administration (ARD-FCTA) have suspended their indefinite strike, which lasted for 30 days.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has distanced itself from Peter Okoye’s allegation that his brothers, Jude and Paul, withdrew and shared more than $800,000 belonging to the family’s music enterprise.