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The atmosphere remained peaceful across the area, with no major incident recorded as of the time of this report.

"It's my civic right to do, if I don't do it, I am cheating myself," the octogenarian said.

The operations also led to the recovery of an AK-47 rifle, motorcycles and suspected rustled livestock.

Voters arrived at their polling units as early as 7 a.m., checking the registers pasted on walls for their names...

Alaraoye, 85, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at Sagba Agbogunde Ward 2 Unit 9, urged the...

IOM says floods, heavy rainfall and windstorms displaced almost 72,000 people in Katsina between January 2025 and January 2026, compared...

“The primary purpose of government is the security and welfare of its citizens,” Mr Obi says.

The troops of 17 Brigade, in conjunction with the police, acted on intelligence on terrorists moving on motorcycles around Dandume...

Ede is the home town of Governor Ademola Adeleke, the governorship candidate of the Accord party.

IOM says an EU-funded peacebuilding project in Katsina and Zamfara has achieved about 87 per cent of its planned activities,...

The federal lawmaker filed the suit after the Imo State Government issued a directive via a letter on 15 June...

Police said the suspects were arrested during separate operations in the state.

Police said the kidnappers have been arrested through “human and technical intelligence-led operations conducted in different parts of Nigeria.

Former SSS Director-General Lawal Daura, who recently left the ADC after pursuing the Katsina governorship ticket, has emerged as Seyi...

Osun has had 10 governors, military and civilian, since its creation. They are Leo Ajiborisha, Isiaka Adeleke, Anthony Udofia, Anthony...

According to the police, the arrests came after a violent rally in Suleja, where some participants apparently carried dangerous weapons,...

The assessment is part of the broader effort by Yiaga Africa to independently observe the electoral process and identify possible...

A fatal tree fall on Uyo’s Abak Road exposes concerns over ageing roadside trees and questions about the Akwa Ibom...

President Tinubu also charged the electorate in Osun State to come out to discharge their civic responsibility.

Mr Azi was Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly between June 2015 and July 2018.

Deputy Governor Faruk Jobe urges stakeholders to use “propaganda” in the fight against banditry, arguing that the capacity of armed...

A governorship candidate must obtain the highest number of votes and at least one-quarter of the votes cast in at...

Awal Bala, 40, and Danjuma Ibrahim, 43, popularly known as DJ, face a two-count charge of receiving stolen property and...

While Mr Adeleke’s administration claims it has recorded governance successes, it also faced criticism over the quality of some projects...

Their responses reveal a state caught between fear and determination, as they are aware of the risks posed by the...