The Kebbi State Government has announced a meningitis outbreak affecting three Local Government Areas (LGAs), with a reported 26 fatalities to date. The State Commissioner for Health, Yanusa Ismail, provided this information during a press briefing in Birnin Kebbi, the state capital. Ismail indicated that there have been 248 suspected ...

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s Special Adviser on Media, Paul Ibe, has clarified that his principal did not ask Senate President Godswill Akpabio to leave his seat. Naija News reports that Ibe said Atiku only questioned the integrity of Akpabio presiding over the sexual accusation made against him by Senator ...

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adewole Adebayo, said getting the former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, to dump the All Progressives Congress (APC) and join SDP took some engagements. Naija News reports that on Monday, March 10, 2025, El-Rufai, a northern political heavyweight and ...

Former Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte has been arrested on a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC), on Tuesday. Naija News reports that Duterte was arrested as he touched down at Manila Airport, while returning from Hong Kong. The former President was arrested for crimes against humanity, he reportedly ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has mobilized its Standby Force to address terrorism and other cross-border criminal activities within the subregion. Naija News reports that this announcement was made by Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, during the 43rd ordinary meeting of the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate, Agboola Ajayi, challenging the eligibility of Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, to contest the November 16, 2024, governorship election. Naija News reports that the apex court, in a unanimous decision, upheld ...

Gunmen have murdered an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Oluwatosin Onamade, in the Ijede area of Ikorodu, Lagos State. Onamade, who was an aspirant for the chairmanship position of Ijede Local Council Development, was shot and macheted to death on Saturday, March 8, 2025. His brother, Oluwafemi Onamade, told Punch ...

Senate Minority Leader, Senator Abba Moro, has stated that it is too early to start talks about the 2027 general election. Speaking to Vanguard, he called on the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to concentrate on their mandate and render proper accounts of what they are doing for the various ...

Nigerian table tennis star Quadri Aruna is set to compete against World No. 2 Wang Chuqin from China in the round of 32 at the 2025 WTT Champions Chongqing, taking place in China. This exciting matchup between Quadri Aruna and Chuqin will take place on Wednesday and highlights the start ...

Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels, has called out her brother, Lawrence, also known as Sweezy, after being accused of flaunting a fake Rolex watch online. Naija News reports that the movie star recently purchased a Rolex watch amid her purported marital crisis with her billionaire husband, Ned Nwoko. While flaunting the ...