Homepage Abuja from Monday, October 27th, 2025

Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has been elected President of the Nigeria Boxing Federation (NBF) following an elective congress held in Abuja.

Cameroon’s long-serving President, Paul Biya, has been declared winner of the country’s October 12 presidential election, securing a 53.7% majority to extend his rule into an eighth term.

At least 13 people have been rescued after a two-storey building collapsed on Monday morning in the Oyingbo area of Lagos State, according to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).

​​​​​​​The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticised Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, over his recent comment describing some internet fraudsters, popularly known as Yahoo boys, as “geniuses who need redirection, not condemnation.”

The detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has dropped his earlier plan to call defense witnesses in his ongoing trial for alleged terrorism offenses. 

​​​​​​​The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, has warned activist Omoyele Sowore and others against mobilising protests over the recent demolitions in the state.