The latest news from Leading Reporters: breaking stories from Abuja and across Nigeria, updated throughout the day.
The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the rescue of 15 abducted National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, members and six other victims following a joint security…
Ndigbo resident in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, have been urged to support the candidacy of former Senator Philip Tanimu Aduda in the 2027 senatorial election.…
The Nigerian Association of Medical and Dental Academics, NAMDA, has announced plans to embark on a three-day warning strike beginning Tuesday, September 1, 2026. The strike…
A political analyst has described the local government financial autonomy being promoted by President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration as a “scam,”…
Foreign investors are increasingly retreating from the Nigerian equities market despite a powerful rally that has pushed the NGX All-Share Index to gains of about 60…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared that President Bola Tinubu has already secured victory in the 2027 presidential election, insisting that…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has capped campaign spending for presidential and governorship candidates at a combined N571 billion ahead of the 2027 general elections.…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested a Lagos-based socialite, Afolabi Kazeem, popularly known as KC Luxury, in connection with a 184.5kg cocaine consignment…
The European Union has ruled out deploying a full election observation mission to Nigeria for the 2027 general elections, citing worsening insecurity and what it described…
Nigerians have raised concerns over the rising cases of mob justice across the country, as citizens increasingly take the law into their own hands to punish…
