Naija News

There was panic at the Government Girls College, Maiduguri, on Monday night after students raised an alarm over an alleged invasion by unidentified “men in black and face masks.” The incident occurred around 8:25 pm when frightened students began running out of the school premises into nearby streets, many still dressed in their hostel clothing. […]

The National Executive Council of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will meet on Wednesday to determine the union’s next course of action as renewed negotiations with the Federal Government come to a close. In what appears to be a last-minute attempt to prevent a fresh nationwide university shutdown, the Federal Government’s renegotiation team,

Bandits on Monday launched a fresh attack on the Isapa community in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, but were prevented from abducting residents after a stiff resistance by local vigilantes. The attackers, who reportedly stormed the community in the evening, met strong pushback as vigilante members engaged them in an intense exchange of

A Nigerian soldier has been killed in Aba, Abia State, barely 24 hours after the sentencing of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment. SaharaReporters learnt that the soldier, identified as Lance Corporal David, was attacked last Friday at his father’s house on Ngwa Road in Aba around 2 pm. A

Former Osun State governor, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, has said Governor Ademola Adeleke would stand a better chance seeking re-election on the platform of the Accord Party rather than the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Speaking during a Yoruba talk show on Rave FM, Oyinlola noted that the ADC lacked the political strength needed for a serious governorship

Former All Progressives Congress (APC) national chairman and senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has said former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, lacks the competence to lead Nigeria, arguing that his failure to stabilise the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) proves he cannot manage a complex nation. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Oshiomhole questioned Atiku’s leadership

Many high-profile individuals across the country are said to be gripped with fear following President Bola Tinubu’s directive ordering the withdrawal of police escorts assigned to Very Important Persons (VIPs). Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, announced the directive on Sunday, stating that police personnel previously attached to politicians, businessmen, and other VIPs would now be redeployed

The Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, has ordered the release of Kenneth Okechukwu Nwafor, an Abia State indigene. Naija News reports that Nwafor had been in custody since July 2022 over alleged links to the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Nwafor, who hails from Isuikwuato Local Government Area,