The Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) says a total of 1.70 million pilgrims performed the 2026 Hajj pilgrimage, an increase from the figures recorded in 2025. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that GASTAT is the Saudi government agency responsible for compiling the annual Hajj census. The
President Bola Tinubu has assured abducted Nigerian children and their families that the Federal Government is intensifying efforts to secure their safe return and bring perpetrators to justice. Tinubu gave the assurance in a statement personally signed on Wednesday to commemorate the 2026 Children’s Day celebration. “On this Children’s Day,
World Health Organisation (WHO) says Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reported nearly 1,000 suspected cases, including 220 suspected deaths, according to figures from health agencies and partners as at Wednesday, May 27, 2026. In neighbouring Uganda, health authorities have reported seven confirmed cases linked to the outbreak, including two
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on Nigerians to use the celebration of Eid-el-Kabir to deepen the values of tolerance, generosity, and peaceful coexistence. He spoke after performing the congregational prayers at Dodan Barracks in Lagos on Wednesday, urging citizens to shun ethnic divisions and all forms of hatred
The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), has paid a get-well visit to two gallant officers of the Agency currently receiving treatment at the National Hospital in Abuja. The officers: Ayegh Dooyun Zachariah and Shehu Jamil Ibrahim, sustained severe
Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has congratulated all the Muslim brothers and sisters in the country on the celebration of this year’s Eid el-Kabir, describing the occasion as a sacred festival of faith, sacrifice, obedience, love and devotion to Almighty Allah. He
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday affirmed the powers of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue timetable for elections and alter it as it deems fit. Justice James Omotosho also held that the 2027 election timetable issued by INEC was valid and legally issued, “stating timeframe
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has raised alarm over the increasing cases of fraudulent migration schemes and irregular cross-border activities being carried out by criminal networks across the country. The Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Mr Akinsola Akinlabi gave the caution in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja. The
Pope Leo on Monday issued the clearest apology yet from a pontiff for the Catholic Church’s role in slavery, acknowledging both its delay in condemning the practice and its historic involvement in legitimising it. In a key passage of his first papal encyclical, Leo said the Church had taken centuries
Lagos State Government has disbursed over eight billion Naira to its retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme and Defined Benefit Scheme. This is in an effort to improve workers’ welfare and public service delivery. The Lagos State Head of Service, Mr Bode Agoro, gave the figure on Monday during the