PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria — Siminalayi Fubara, the governor of Rivers State, on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, formally defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to...
ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria confirmed on Sunday, December 7, 2025, that it deployed fighter jets and ground forces into neighbouring Benin after soldiers there...
OWERRI, Nigeria — Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has hailed Nigeria’s growing global influence, crediting the country with enriching the United Kingdom in areas ranging...
ABUJA, Nigeria — President Bola Tinubu has submitted an additional 65 names to the Senate for ambassadorial appointments, expanding a diplomatic nomination process that...
ABUJA, Nigeria — Mohammed Badaru, the former Minister of Defence, has dismissed as “entirely false” an online publication alleging he resigned due to objections over joint...
WASHINGTON, USA — US lawmakers have sharply criticised the Nigerian government for what they described as its failure to tackle rising insecurity and killings across...
ABUJA, Nigeria — President Bola Tinubu has nominated retired General Christopher Musa, former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), as Nigeria’s new Minister of Defence.
The...
ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, has resigned from his position with immediate effect, citing health concerns.
His departure comes at a...
