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British monarch, King Charles III, has expressed his admiration for Nigerian Afrobeat singer, David Adeleke, better known as Davido. Naija News reports that the monarch in the new Apple Music show, The King’s Music Room, which premiered on Monday, March 10, 2025, revealed that Davido’s music made him fall in ...

Armed individuals, believed to be herders, have reportedly assaulted four communities within the Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, resulting in the deaths of more than 20 farmers. Naija News learnt that the fatal assaults occurred at midnight over the weekend, affecting the areas of Aba Pastor, Aba ...

President Bola Tinubu has approved the renaming of the Federal University of Education in Kano to Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University of Education. Naija News reports that the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, made this known in a statement on Monday, March 10, 2025. ...

A former captain of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Mikel Obi, has expressed his opinions about Arsenal’s hopes of winning Premier League and UEFA Champions League titles under manager Mikel Arteta. Although the Spaniard has helped the club, Mikel said he is not sure if he is the best person ...

Rivers State Governor, Sim Fubara, has narrated how a recent encounter in the state made him shed tears. Naija News reports that Fubara made this known at the inauguration of the Palace of Nyeweali Akpor Kingdom and a residential quarters for the King, Eze Levi Amos Oriebe, built and furnished ...

Former Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani, has asserted that the defection of the former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) is good riddance. Naija News reports that El-Rufai has officially resigned from the APC and joined the ...

The presidency has disagreed with the submission of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) on the country’s situation and economic outlook. The presidency, in a statement on Monday by the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, submitted that contrary to the submission of ...

A former presidential spokesperson and politician, Dr. Doyin Okupe, will be laid to rest on March 28 in his hometown, Iperu Remo, Ogun State, family sources have confirmed. Okupe, who served as Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to former President Goodluck Jonathan and previously held key advisory roles under ...

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has reaffirmed his administration’s resilience in the face of political turmoil, declaring that recent attempts to destabilize the state have been thwarted. Speaking at a State Executive Council meeting in Osogbo, Adeleke recounted the challenges his government faced, including what he described as a “vicious, ...

The National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Shehu Musa Gaban, has described the defection of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to the party as a motivation and energizer to inspire more Nigerians to join the party. Gaban made the declaration in a statement on Monday in which ...