General news.
Nigerian superstar Burna Boy has been officially declared Africa's best-selling artist of all time with 14.46 million equivalent album sales globally, overtaking compatriot Wizkid.
Youth Empowerment
Lagos State has unveiled the Renewed Hope Creative and Innovative Hub to equip young people with digital, entrepreneurial and leadership skills, positioning youth innovation as a driver of jobs, enterprise and long-term economic growth.
Health
Cross River Governor Bassey Otu has approved the recruitment of 40 doctors — comprising Medical Officers, Senior Medical Officers, and Consultants — to strengthen healthcare delivery across the state's 17 public hospitals.
Olubadan Rashidi Ladoja said voters not his influence will decide Oyo’s 2027 leaders, stressing that politicians’ popularity and performance will determine electoral outcomes.
Peter Obi said Children’s Day brings little joy in Nigeria as 82 schoolchildren remain abducted, describing the situation as a national shame and a failure to protect vulnerable citizens.
The African Development Bank appointed Festus Keyamo as African champion for a $7bn aviation transformation programme aimed at modernising Africa’s aviation sector and expanding investment across the continent.
Pete Hegseth said Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to prioritise protection of Christians in Nigeria, claiming a joint U.S.–Nigeria operation killed ISIS’s second-in-command and hundreds of fighters in the Lake Chad Basin.
ActionAid Nigeria demanded the immediate rescue of 25 abducted Oyo schoolchildren and seven teachers, describing their continued captivity as a moral failure and calling for intensified government action.
President Bola Tinubu assured families of abducted children that intensified rescue operations were underway, while directing stronger school security measures and expanded implementation of the Safe Schools framework nationwide.
Former Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege resigned from the APC, saying he would not remain “a sitting duck” in a party where he could no longer advance Delta State interests.
The Coalition for National Security and Democratic Stability praised the Nigerian military and CDS Olufemi Oluyede after troops neutralised 317 criminals, rescued 221 kidnap victims and intensified anti-terror operations nationwide.
Governor Seyi Makinde has assured families of abducted teachers and students in Oyo State that efforts are ongoing to secure their release following recent attacks on schools in Oriire LGA.
GNA News celebrates Eid al Adha with readers, praying for peace, prosperity, unity, renewed hope, and continued national progress.
The World Health Organization (World Health Organization) has warned of a worsening Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, saying rising infections suggest more cases are likely in the coming weeks as health authorities intensify containment efforts.
The Federal Government has approved a 50 per cent reduction in passenger train fares operated by the Nigerian Railway Corporation to ease transportation costs for Nigerians during the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations, with the discount effective from May 26 to June 1, 2026.
