“I am a Nigerian. I have people working for me. I don’t see the level of hunger people are talking about because I see them,” said the presidential spokesman.
The association said it viewed with concern the insecurity situation in Oyo State and sympathised with families of victims held hostage by bandits.

Six men are facing trial over their involvement in the alleged coup plot to topple President Bola Tinubu’s government.

“Nigeria is in a mess, big trouble. I fear for Nigeria. The government of Tinubu has done more harm to this nation than this nation has ever experienced,” said Mr Oritsejafor.

The Prosecutor, Inspector Olalekan Adegbite, told the court that Adewumi committed the offences on September 5, 2025, at about 3.25 a.m., at Mutual Benefit Insurance Company, Onireke, Ibadan.

The police command in Kaduna has arraigned 24 suspects for the killing of Malama Ummulkhair, an Islamic school teacher, in Maraban Jos, Igabi local council.

“Nigeria is in a mess, big trouble. I fear for Nigeria. The government of Tinubu has done more harm to this nation than this nation has ever experienced,” said Mr Oritsejafor.

A virologist says inadequate water and sanitation infrastructure, rather than lack of community awareness, drives recurrent cholera outbreaks in Nigeria.

Two students of Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU), Anyigba, Kogi state, have been arrested over alleged cult involvement.

A virologist says inadequate water and sanitation infrastructure, rather than lack of community awareness, drives recurrent cholera outbreaks in Nigeria.

The Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan on Wednesday sentenced a farm attendant, Adedotun Gbolagade, to one year’s imprisonment for stealing animals.

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu disclosed this on Tuesday at the Women in Technology and Engineering Summit and Awards (WITESA 5.0) in Lagos.

Civil society organisations have urged the Godswill Akpabio-led Senate to promptly pass the state police bill into law to reform the country’s security architecture.

The police command in Kaduna has arraigned 24 suspects for the killing of Malama Ummulkhair, an Islamic school teacher, in Maraban Jos, Igabi local council.

The group’s final games, billed for Saturday, will see Ghana face Croatia and England square up against Panama.

Organisers of the Windsor International Black Film Festival in Windsor, Ontario, announced that Nollywood actors and filmmakers will participate in the festival’s 2026 edition.

“We are human beings, and when we pray, we pray with faith and confidence, but we are not the ones who answer prayers. The answers come from God,” said Mr Kumuyi.

President Donald Trump says Iran’s unfrozen funds will be used to buy agricultural produce, including corn and soyabeans, from American farmers.

The advocacy group made the call in a statement on Wednesday, signed by its executive director, Okey Ezugwu, to commemorate the 2026 Refugee Week.

The BPD said, “The investigation revealed that a 30-year-old female resident reported being sexually assaulted by a male nurse employed at the facility.”

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