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.
IGP Olatunji Disu met with Works Ministry officials in Abuja, pledging police protection for major infrastructure projects, including the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, amid growing concerns over vandalism and security threats.
SDP presidential candidate Adewole Adebayo has urged President Bola Tinubu to resign if he cannot secure Nigerians, blaming the Federal Government for worsening insecurity across the country.
A Federal High Court in Abuja has been asked to stop INEC from recognising Kingsley Chinda as APC Rivers governorship candidate over alleged unconstitutional defection from the PDP and violations of Nigeria’s electoral laws.
A Federal High Court in Abuja reserved judgment in the Owo church massacre trial as prosecutors sought the death penalty for five suspects accused of involvement in the 2022 terrorist attack that killed 41 worshippers.
NSCDC operatives in Kwara arrested three suspected illegal miners and intercepted a truck carrying 36 tonnes of suspected lithium ore after the suspects allegedly failed to provide valid mining documents.
Omoyele Sowore resigned as AAC National Chairman after emerging as the party’s 2027 presidential candidate, as the opposition party appointed Samuel Ajeigbe to lead its national structure ahead of the elections.
Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga defended Nigeria’s borrowing policy, saying the country remains creditworthy and can still obtain loans for infrastructure despite growing public concerns over rising national debt.
The AAC adopted Omoyele Sowore as its consensus presidential candidate for 2027, as the activist rejected coalition politics, criticised the APC government and promised revolutionary political change in Nigeria.
Rotimi Amaechi won the ADC presidential primary in Bayelsa with 44,404 votes, defeating Atiku Abubakar and Mohammed Hayatu-Deen as nationwide delegate voting for the party’s 2027 ticket continues.
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has taken an early lead in the ADC presidential primaries after recording victories in five states during the ongoing nationwide delegate voting process.
Former Lagos State Commissioner of Police Fatai Owoseni has withdrawn from the Accord Party governorship primary in Oyo State, alleging manipulation, infiltration of party structures, and growing violence within the party.
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled that Goodluck Jonathan is eligible to contest the 2027 presidential election, dismissing a suit against him and awarding costs for abuse of court process.
