The burial ceremony was attended by close friends, family and colleagues who all travelled from far and near to wish him a final farewell.

A crisis is brewing in the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Zamfara State as party members in Anka and Talata Mafara local government areas have alleged attempts to forge and manipulate registered membership figures. A statement issued by Nura Rabiu Cibiki, the director of Media and Strategy for the Campaign and Mobilisation Committee of the […]

Governor Abdullahi Sule has chaired the inaugural meeting of the Nasarawa State Low Emission Development Strategy, NASLEDS, Steering Committee at the Government House, Lafia, as the state formally began its push to transition 1 million households to cleaner cooking alternatives by 2030. Nasarawa is one of three states selected by the Federal Government for the […]

The 49-year-old singer and Garcia-Rulfo, 45, were reportedly photographed leaving the Sunset Tower Hotel in West Hollywood on Monday.

By Dr. Kabir Adamu The most ambitious reform effort in Nigeria’s recent policing structuring is being recorded. On June 11, 2026 Nigeria’s the two chambers of Nigeria’s National Assembly, the House or Representatives and Senate, made remarkable progress in the Tinubu Adminstration’s desire to decentralise Nigeria’s current federal policing structure. The bill as passed by […]

“The initiative is in compliance with a directive from the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu,” it said

By Michelle Adebayo Artificial intelligence has become the star of every keynote, strategy workshop and executive roundtable. Scroll through LinkedIn or attend any industry event and you will hear the same confident declarations: AI is here, it is transformative and it is moving faster than anything we have seen. Some of that is true. But […]

The All Progressives Congress in Osun State has alerted the Commissioner of Police and other security agencies over what it described as a “planned invasion of local government council secretariats by elected Peoples Democratic Party chairmen and councillors from Friday, June 19”. OSUN DEFENDER reports that the state government and PDP council officials announced through […] The post Resumption: Hold Adeleke Responsible For Any Breakdown Of Law In Osun LGAs — APC Tells Police appeared first on OsunDefender.

Supergirl is part of the newly rebooted DC Universe and follows the release of Superman, which marked a major step in DC Studios’ new film direction.

The losses were spread across a wide range of transaction channels, including over-the-counter banking, Automated Teller Machines, cheques, e-commerce platforms, internet banking services, mobile banking applications, Point of Sale terminals and other electronic payment systems. The figures underscore the growing risks associated with Nigeria's rapidly expanding digital payments landscape.

Cross River State Chief of Staff, Chief Emmanuel Ironbar, has distanced himself from social media claims that credit him with recent state government appointments. In a statement through his media aide, Mr Patrick Asuquo, he described the attributions as “inaccurate and contrary to the constitutional structure of government.” Ironbar stressed that appointment powers lie exclusively […]

The Nigerian Government has joined the United Nations (UN) in paying tribute to the country’s peacekeepers, as well as others who have paid the ultimate price and made enormous sacrifices with their lives to keep the global community peaceful. The torrent of tributes was showered on the heroes and heroines across the world to commemorate […]

The council of Ilamuren kingmakers in Ijebu-Ode in Ogun State, led by the Olisa, Chief Rasheed Adeoye Adesanya, has approved the nomination of five princes for the Awujale throne. In a letter addressed to the state governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, a by the Olisa, he said the kingmakers acted under Section 4(2) of the Chiefs […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commissioned another road project in Abuja where he declared that no citizen should be made a victim of national development. Tinubu made the remarks at the commissioning of the Access Road by Abuja Airport’s second runway from Clinton Drive to Tungan Madaki Settlement in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Tinubu, […]

Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has called for stronger collaboration, enhanced intelligence sharing and coordinated responses among federal and state actors to address Nigeria’s increasingly complex security challenges. The governor made the call yesterday when he opened the 2026 Federal and States Security Administrators Meeting (FSSAM) in Jos, a strategic gathering of security administrators […]

Journalists like to think that the world would be finished without them. Nothing illustrates this vanity more than the joke by my old school journalism teacher that even when the world ends, reporters will be there to tell those in paradise what is happening on the other side. This illusion deprives the profession of its […]

This is the story of “Surviving Biafra: Voices of Survivors from the Nigerian Civil War”, a 75- minute film produced by the BBC African Eye and directed by acclaimed filmmakers Leke Alabi-Isama and Meji Alabi, which premiered at the University of Lagos on June 1, 2026.

Imagine walking into a museum and, instead of being greeted with the usual “Do Not Touch” signs, you’re handed a fidget toy, shown a map that indicates which rooms are quiet or noisy, and encouraged to experience art with all your senses. That is exactly what the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, is doing. […]

Retired military officers and associates of the late former director of Defence Information, Maj. Gen. Abubakar Rabe (rtd), who died in bandits’ captivity recently, have cautioned Nigerians against attributing the nation’s security challenges to the northern region. They maintained that terrorism, banditry and kidnapping have become a national challenge. At a news conference in Kaduna […]

The federal government has reaffirmed its commitment to ongoing engagements with relevant stakeholders to address concerns about security, social welfare, education, youth development and economic empowerment in Nigeria. The secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, stated this when he addressed the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the Christian Association […]

Katsina State governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, has approved the installation of solar-powered lighting in Tsangaya schools in the state’s 361 wards. He also awarded a contract to construct 2,000 standardised kiosks to support small-scale businesses in all the state’s 34 local government areas. The approvals were among key decisions taken during the 9th regular […]

The statement stressed that IPOB was founded and sustained by Biafrans in the diaspora and should not be viewed as the creation of any single individual.

The Memphis-born producer became one of hip-hop’s most recognisable hitmakers after producing and co-producing songs for some of the biggest names in global music.