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Nigeria Nation News API

Get the live top nation headlines from Nigeria with our JSON API.

Get API key for the Nigeria Nation News API

API Demonstration

This example demonstrates the HTTP request to make and the JSON response you will receive when you use the news api to get the top headlines from Nigeria.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=ng&category=nation&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 5826,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "d3a0e45b92ee5f48d0f510c02d2734de",
            "title": "DSS Nabs Doctor Who Supplies Kidnappers with Drugs in Kwara",
            "description": "A medical doctor who supplies kidnappers has been arrested by the DSS in Kwara for allegedly transporting medical supplies to criminal gangs in the region.",
            "content": "A medical doctor has been arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services for allegedly transporting medical supplies from Sokoto State to suspected kidnapping gangs operating in Kwara State.\nThe Kwara State Government disclosed the arrest... [1523 chars]",
            "url": "https://punchng.com/dss-nabs-doctor-for-allegedly-supplying-drugs-to-kidnappers/",
            "image": "https://cdn.punchng.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/20151904/DSS-logo-1029x630.jpeg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-06T03:31:30Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "2881b10152726230ad56a8b1c0fa1653",
                "name": "Punch Newspapers",
                "url": "https://punchng.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "3a0722e2691b64e0eabfb2bc81eadaa7",
            "title": "Akpabio files fresh N200bn defamation suit against Natasha",
            "description": "The Nation Newspaper Akpabio files fresh N200bn defamation suit against Natasha",
            "content": "The rift between Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan deepened on Friday after Akpabio filed a fresh N200 billion defamation lawsuit against the Kogi lawmaker.\nAkpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central, confirmed r... [2384 chars]",
            "url": "https://thenationonlineng.net/akpabio-files-fresh-n200bn-defamation-suit-against-natasha/",
            "image": "https://cdn.thenationonlineng.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/07195408/Akpabio.png",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-05T21:55:19Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7eef5661f7420d5f50a133da8d8590e9",
                "name": "The Nation Newspaper",
                "url": "https://thenationonlineng.net"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "91f67f5430aea774d98f9383cc00c35b",
            "title": "Akpabio slams Natasha with N200bn defamation lawsuit",
            "description": "Senate President Godswill Akpabio files a N200 billion defamation lawsuit against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan over sexual harassment claims.",
            "content": "Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has slammed a fresh N200 billion defamation lawsuit on Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.\nAkpoti-Uduaghan representing Kogi Central disclosed this in a Facebook post on Friday where she attached the notice of the sui... [2880 chars]",
            "url": "https://punchng.com/defamation-akpabio-slams-natasha-with-fresh-n200bn-lawsuit/",
            "image": "https://cdn.punchng.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/22181949/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-22-at-18.18.27_087dea21-1200x630.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-05T20:36:25Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "2881b10152726230ad56a8b1c0fa1653",
                "name": "Punch Newspapers",
                "url": "https://punchng.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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