Sunday, August 16, 2026

Abuja

October 20, 2025

IPOB chief’s lawyer arrested as police crack down on #FreeNnamdiKanu protesters

Mr Ejimakor disclosed his arrest in a social media post on Monday morning, shortly after police tear-gassed demonstrators.

October 20, 2025

Police fire tear gas at #FreeNnamdiKanu protesters in Abuja

Police officers on Monday fired tear gas to disperse #FreeNnamdiKanu protesters around Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja.

October 20, 2025

NBTE to host international confab on machine learning, open-source research

The initiative positioned Nigerian polytechnics as key drivers of innovation, applied research, and digital transformation in Africa.

October 19, 2025

#FreeNnamdiKanu: NSCDC warns protesters against destruction of national assets

Mr Odumosu called on citizens, in support or against the planned rallies, to adhere strictly to the provisions of the court order.

Nnamdi Kanu and Omoyele Sowore
October 19, 2025

Sowore insists #FreeNnamdiKanu protest will hold in Abuja despite court order

Mr Sowore also dismissed the police injunction restraining the protest, claiming it had expired and was no longer valid.

Omoyele Sowore
October 19, 2025

#FreeNnamdiKanu: Police warn against protest around Aso Rock, environs

The police have warned intending protesters, agitating for the release of IPOB headpin Mazi Nnamdi Kalu, against any form of protest around the Aso Rock and its environs.

Kanu and riot-ready cops
October 18, 2025

Tinubu returns to Abuja after Aqaba meeting in Rome

On the sidelines, Mr Tinubu held bilateral talks with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and U.S. presidential adviser on Arab-African affairs, Massad Boulos.

Bola Tinubu disembarking from plane
October 18, 2025

#FreeNnamdiKanu: Sowore, others barred from protesting around Aso Rock, NASS

The court also barred the protesters from anywhere close to the villa, National Assembly, Force Headquarters, Court of Appeal, Eagle Square, and Shehu Shagari Way.

Nnamdi Kanu and Omoyele Sowore
October 17, 2025

Female farmers seek safer access to farmland

The Small-Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria has appealed to the federal government and the FCTA to tackle insecurity.

Female farmers
October 17, 2025

Abuja road will be closed on Saturday for air force’s 10km walk: NAF

The jogging will be along the service lane between Karu Bridge and Mogadishu Cantonment Bridge in the Abuja-Nyanya-Keffi expressway.

Air force personnel jogging