Nigerians have blasted First Lady Oluremi Tinubu over an incident in which she allegedly threatened to switch off the microphone Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke was using to deliver a speech. The... Read more »
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the landing of its C-130 aircraft in Burkina Faso was precautionary and followed due process. According to the Director of Public Relations and Information, Headquarters, Nigerian... Read more »
The U.S on Monday softened its stance toward Nigeria, shifting from weeks of combative rhetoric to a markedly conciliatory tone as Washington moved to calm diplomatic tensions and signal a renewed willingness... Read more »
President Bola Tinubu on Monday afternoon met behind closed-doors with six governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at the State House, Abuja. The progressive governors present... Read more »
Suspected bandits have reportedly abducted three people of the same family at Agboro community in Patigi local government area of Kwara State. The victims were abducted on Sunday on their way back... Read more »
Eleven Nigerian military personnel are currently being held by the Burkinabe military regime in Bobo-Dioulasso, southwest Burkina Faso, after their aircraft conducted an emergency landing while “violating AES airspace”. The AES claims... Read more »
Media entrepreneur and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Dele Momodu, has weighed in on reports of a tense exchange between Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, and Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola... Read more »
President Bola Tinubu has praised security agencies for securing the release of 100 students abducted from Papiri Catholic School in Niger State. Presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, announced this in a statement issued... Read more »
A man has been killed by his son over a financial disagreement in Nyamatsoo Mbagen, Buruku Local Government Area of Benue State. Akelicious report that the incident occurred at about 10:00 p.m.... Read more »
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced plans to hold a nationwide protest on December 17 over insecurity in the country. This is contained in a communiqué issued on Monday at the... Read more »
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Osun State has issued an ultimatum, warning that the months-long shutdown of courts under Governor Ademola Adeleke could snowball into a full-blown constitutional breakdown, “capable of... Read more »
Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has asserted that Nigeria’s kidnapping crisis did not begin in the North, as widely believed, but in the oil-rich southern region. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics,... Read more »
The Federal High Court in Abuja has denied an application filed by Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of IPOB, seeking his transfer from the Sokoto Correctional Centre to a custodial facility within the... Read more »
Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, where he is representing President Bola Tinubu at the swearing-in of President Alassane Ouattara for his fourth term in office.On his arrival,... Read more »
A viral video circulating online shows Pastor Chris Oyakhilome making a grand entrance at his birthday celebration, dressed in a crown and royal robe. Read more »
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended the gallantry of Nigeria’s military on Sunday for responding swiftly to the request by the Government of Benin Republic to save its 35-year-old democracy from coup... Read more »
Tragedy at Afor Market Junction in Nawfia, Anambra State, as unknown gunmen open fire, leaving four dead and several others injured. More details shortly Read more »
The Federal Government has reportedly secured the release of 100 schoolchildren who were abducted from St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary School, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State.... Read more »
A Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) operative in Kurfi Local Government Area of Katsina State has allegedly shot and killed a 25-year-old man during an altercation, injuring the victim’s elder brother and... Read more »
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has reportedly launched strategic airstrikes against elements linked to the recently foiled military coup in the Benin Republic, according to multiple security sources who spoke with Akelicious.... Read more »