The Federal Government and power generation companies have disagreed over the reconciliation of debts in Nigeria’s electricity market, with both sides offering differing accounts of the actual liabilities owed to the GenCos.

Former governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has been granted temporary bail by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, following the death of his mother, Hajiya Umma El-Rufai, on Friday.

Actress, Miriam Ogbonna, who stirred controversy earlier in the week after calling for better pay for sex workers in Nigeria, has defended her remarks, saying they were intended to expose societal hypocrisy rather than promote prostitution.

Malam Salisu Nufi’u, the husband of a Kano woman, Hafsatu Yusuf, who died shortly after she was delivered of quintuplets, speaks to HUSSAINI IBRAHIM about the circumstances surrounding her death, her emotional final words, and the overwhelming responsibility he now faces as a father of 14 children

Fresh facts have emerged on how three teenagers allegedly attempted to blow up parts of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital with explosives concealed inside a food flask before they were intercepted by security personnel at the entrance of the facility.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday took a direct swipe at opposition parties, accusing them of deliberately misrepresenting the Electoral Act for political advantage, even as he reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to democratic principles and credible elections.

Some Nigerians in India have raised the alarm over what they described as increased racial profiling and brutalisation by the Indian police.

The Deputy Governor of Kano State, Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, has resigned.

Former England manager Roy Hodgson will take charge of Championship side Bristol City until the end of the season, 44 years after he last managed the Robins.

The Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide has called on the Federal Government to sustain the gains recorded in pipeline security in the Niger Delta, while commending the operations of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited since it was awarded the pipeline surveillance contract.

The Federal Road Safety Corps, Ogun Sector Command, has reported a decline in road crash fatalities in the first quarter of 2026, even as traffic offences surged significantly during the same period.

Nigeria and South Africa have taken a step to strengthen inter-parliamentary cooperation and democratic governance with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between key legislative institutions of both countries.