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Naira Trades Weaker at Official Window, Black Market Rates Ease

The Nigerian naira again depreciated against the United States (US) dollar, trading at N1,366.7278 at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) official foreign exchange (FX) window on Thursday, July 30, 2026. The... Read more »
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Tyla Removes Lagos From World Tour Amid Nigeria Boycott Campaign

South African singer, Tyla, drops Lagos from her tour cites after fierce calls from Nigerians for a total boycott over xenophobic attacks Tyla has removed her Lagos concert from her official World... Read more »
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Burna Boy Names Jay-Jay Okocha Greatest Footballer of All Time, Rejects Messi-Ronaldo Debate

Afrobeats star Burna Boy has stirred reactions after naming Nigerian football legend Jay-Jay Okocha as his greatest footballer of all time, snubbing the usual Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo debate. During an... Read more »
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2027 Election Will Be a Coronation, Not a Contest — Festus Keyamo

Minister of Aviation Festus Keyamo has declared that President Bola Tinubu is on course for a decisive victory in the 2027 presidential election, claiming the contest will be more of a “coronation”... Read more »

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Trump Announces Historic Gaza Disarmament Agreement, Says Hamas and Armed Groups to Lay Down Weapons

U.S. President Donald J. Trump has announced what he described as a historic agreement for the complete disarmament of Hamas and all other armed groups in the Gaza Strip, calling it a... Read more »
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Tinubu Dissolves Presidential Committee on Federal Government Properties

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the immediate dissolution of the Presidential Implementation Committee (PIC) on the Alienation of Federal Government Properties. A statement signed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on... Read more »
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Over 1,500 Killed in DR Congo’s Latest Ebola Outbreak

The Congolese Government on Thursday said 1,521 people have died from Ebola in the latest epidemic that hit the Democratic Republic of Congo. It also said that the number of laboratory-confirmed infections... Read more »
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Every Valid Vote Will Count in 2027 Elections – INEC Assures Nigerians

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured Nigerians that the 2027 general elections will reflect the will of the electorate, saying it remains committed to conducting a credible, free and fair... Read more »
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Major General Ike Nwachukwu Praises Gov. Otti, Says 3½ Years of Progress Outshine 24 Years of ‘Nothingness’ in Abia

Former Military Governor of old Imo State, Major General Ike Nwachukwu (Rtd.), CFR, has praised Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, for what he described as a remarkable transformation of the state,... Read more »
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Anambra Hosts IGP’s POCACOV Initiative to Tackle Cultism and Youth Crime

The Anambra State Police Command has reaffirmed its commitment to preventive policing as the Inspector-General of Police’s Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV) held a stakeholders’ interactive session in Awka... Read more »
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Spain Declares Humanitarian Emergency as Over 1,500 Migrants Swim Into Ceuta From Morocco

Spanish authorities have declared a humanitarian emergency in the North African enclave of Ceuta after more than 1,500 migrants crossed into the territory by swimming from neighbouring Morocco. Local officials said reception... Read more »
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Osun Poll: Adeleke’s Aide Alleges APC Importing Hoodlums from Lagos, Ondo

The Senior Special Adviser to Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, Comrade Fumisho Babarinde, has accused leaders of the All-Progressives Congress (APC) of sponsoring hoodlums from Lagos and Ondo states to foment crisis... Read more »
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N4.8m Found at Osun SSG’s Home Was for Party Empowerment — Adeleke’s Aide

The Senior Special Adviser to the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, Comrade Funmiso Babarinde, has defended the N4.8 million recovered by police during a raid on the residence of the Secretary to... Read more »
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Four-Storey Building Reportedly Sinks Into Ground in Ogun, Top-Floor Occupants Survive

A four-storey building in the Ajuwon area of Ogun State reportedly sank into the ground in a tragic incident that has left residents in shock. According to eyewitness accounts, the building did... Read more »
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Drama in Asaba as Crowd Gathers to Collect Fuel From Leaking Tanker (Video)

Residents were captured on video collecting fuel from a leaking tanker in the City Gate area of Asaba, Delta State, despite the risk of a possible explosion. Footage shared on X on... Read more »
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Former Kano LG Chairman Returns to Tailoring After Court Removal (Photos)

Hon. Abdullahi Ghali Basaf, the former Chairman of Kumbotso Local Government Area in Kano State, has reportedly returned to his tailoring profession after being removed from office by a court earlier this... Read more »
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FG Arraigns Five Ansaru Commanders Over Oyo School Kidnap, Killing of Teachers

The bandits, kidnappers and others now pay for their crime, as the Federal Government (FG) arraigned 5 bandits commanders over their alleged complicity in the May 15 kidnapping of school pupils and... Read more »
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2027 Presidency: Analysts Say Olawepo-Hashim’s Momentum Is Growing

Presidential candidate of the Accord Party, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, may now possess a strategic advantage in one important respect: he has become the opposition figure whose political trajectory is generating increasing curiosity, closer... Read more »
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2027 Polls: PDP Rejects Abia’s Campaign Advertising Charges as Anti-Democratic

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to intervene over “outrageous” campaign advertising charges introduced by the Abia State Structures for Signage and Advertising... Read more »
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Achike Udenwa Slams Kenneth Okonkwo with N5bn Defamation Suit

A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Kenneth Okonkwo, is in more trouble as former Imo State Governor, Achike Udenwa, filed a N5 billion defamation suit against him over alleged defamatory... Read more »