Latest News from Friday, May 8th, 2026

The Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) has corrected the official appellation of President Bola Tinubu following recurring errors by some organisations and media outlets.

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday dismissed a no-case submission filed by activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore in a cyberbullying case brought by the Department of State Services (DSS).

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday again adjourned indefinitely a suit filed by an African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain, Nafiu Bala Gombe, challenging the party’s leadership under former Senate President David Mark.

English football has reached a historic milestone, with clubs qualifying for the finals of all three major UEFA competitions in the same season.

Former Lagos deputy governor Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele has warned that Nigeria is facing serious political, economic, and security challenges under the current administration.

The Minister-Designate for Power and the Director-General of the Nigeria-China Strategic Partnership, Joseph Tegbe, has denied reports claiming he promised to fix Nigeria’s electricity grid within three months.

A public health advocate, Saleh Farouq Gagarawa, has warned that Nigeria’s efforts to eliminate leprosy may continue to fall short unless the government expands its response beyond medical treatment to include stronger social protection, anti-discrimination policies, and poverty reduction measures.

Two civil society groups have defended a court ruling ordering the Socio-economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) to pay damages to two Department of State Services operatives over defamatory claims.

Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have killed three suspected terrorists and recovered weapons and ammunition during an operation in Zamfara State, the military said on Thursday.

Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Burna Boy is set to feature on the official song for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, continuing the growing influence of Nigerian music on global football stages.

Nigeria's meteorological agency, NiMet, has warned that 19 states face an elevated risk of flash flooding as the rainy season intensifies, a span that stretches from Zamfara in the north-west to Bayelsa in the south, and takes in some of the country's most densely populated urban centres, including Lagos, Rivers, Oyo, and Anambra.

The World Health Organisation moved on Thursday to contain mounting public anxiety over a hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship, saying the situation, while serious, bears no resemblance to the early stages of a pandemic, and that the pathogen involved is fundamentally unlike the viruses that cause global health crises.

Nigeria's Senate on Thursday passed an amendment to the Electoral Act aimed at ending a practice that has long plagued the country's pre-election legal landscape: the filing of the same dispute in multiple courts across different states in search of the most sympathetic ruling.