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The United States has condemned the early morning July 27 attack on a village in Kaduna State that reportedly claimed the lives of at least 30 people, including children. The condemnation was contained in a statement issued on Saturday by the Bureau of African Affairs through its official X account. The U.S. expressed condolences to the families of those killed …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky renewed his plea for Western air defenses following a deadly overnight Russian attack, hours after US President Donald Trump backed away from a public pledge to allow Ukraine to manufacture Patriot interceptors. The attack is the second major Russian aerial assault in two days, with the Kremlin apparently seeking to expose Kyiv’s shortages of key defense …

Defending champions Nigeria will be aiming to keep their 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title defence alive when they face Zambia in a crucial Group C encounter at the Al Madina Stadium in Rabat on Saturday night. The Super Falcons head into the contest under pressure after suffering a surprise 3-2 defeat to tournament debutants Malawi in their opening …

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, says President Bola Tinubu wants a peaceful South-East where Nigerians live in peace and enjoy stability and development in the region. Idris said this on Friday at a news conference on the sidelines of the South-East Regional Security Summit in Umuahia, Abia. The summit, themed “Collaborative Approaches to Strengthen Security and …

The Edo Government says the mother and stepfather of an 11-year-old girl allegedly abused in Benin have been rearrested and will face prosecution, following renewed investigations into the case, state authorities disclosed Friday. The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs Eugenia Abdallah, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin, saying the …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State will on Saturday commence the display of Form EC9 (Affidavit in Support of Personal Particulars) submitted by candidates sponsored by political parties for the 2027 Presidential, Senatorial and House of Representatives elections. The commission announced this in a statement issued on Friday by the Head of Department, Voter Education and Publicity …

The Police Command in Lagos State has apprehended a suspected kingpin of a vehicle fraud syndicate linked to the alleged fraudulent acquisition of 29 vehicles valued at over N1 billion. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the suspect, who has been on the run, was eventually apprehended after investigations and confessional statements from arrested members of the syndicate, …

The soldier did not lower his rifle immediately. Years on the battlefield had taught him that the North-East could be deceptive. Men had emerged from the bush pretending to surrender, only to detonate explosives or open fire. So, as three figures slowly stepped out of the thick vegetation, recently, troops remained alert. The first was a little boy, barefoot and …

  Reflecting on his years in office, he acknowledged that serving in government came with difficult decisions that required personal and spiritual reflection. The outgoing Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has said he will return to academia and devote more time to religious activities after completing his 10-year tenure, saying the demands of …

Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has called on President Bola Tinubu to end all forms of killings by state actors, adding that the silence of residents also worsen the situation. This was as Soyinka dedicated his 2026 public lecture to the victims of Nigeria’s extrajudicial killings and state excesses, declaring that the nation’s greatest failure is not only the murders …