The Nigerian Army has said troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI, rescued six abducted women and children, neutralised terrorists, and arrested suspected collaborators during sustained operations across the North-East theatre. The Army disclosed this in…

15 May marks the 80th birthday of one of Nigeria’s most enduring revolutionary intellectuals — Edwin Ikechukwu Madunagu: mathematician, journalist, Marxist theorist, archivist, teacher, agitator, and organiser. For more than five decades, Edwin Madunagu has stood firmly on the side…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Thursday met with representatives of Congressman Riley Moore to discuss election and security concerns in Nigeria. This was disclosed in a statement by Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C., a Washington D.C.-based lobbying firm representing former Vice…

A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Gwarimpa, Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the remand of the founder of the Prophetic Victory Voice of Fire Ministry, Pastor Amos Isah, over the alleged rape of a 14-year-old church member. Justice Modupe Osho-Adebiyi…

Former Vice President Abubakar Atiku on Thursday submitted his presidential nomination and expression of interest forms at the national secretariat of African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a former Minister of Transportation,…

Kabiru Umar, popularly known as Kabiru Sokoto, has appealed against the judgment that convicted him of terrorism-related offences connected to the 2011 bombing of St. Theresa’s Catholic Church in Madalla. His lawyer, Don Akaegbu, confirmed the development in a statement,…

The Kwara State Government has unveiled an ambitious livestock industrialisation agenda aimed at transforming Nigeria’s animal production sector into a projected $70bn economy, reducing the country’s heavy dependence on imported dairy products valued at over $1.5bn annually. The Commissioner for…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed the House of Representatives primary election for the 2027 general elections by one day. The primary election, earlier scheduled for Friday, 15 May, will now be held on Saturday, 16 May. The adjustment…

Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has carried out another minor reshuffle in the Adamawa State Executive Council, reassigning two commissioners to different ministries. Under the new arrangement, Joab Sahma has been moved from the Ministry of Lands and Survey to the…

The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has approved the extension of health insurance coverage to the retirees in the state under a newly introduced scheme known as the Ogun State Retirees Health Insurance Scheme. A statement on Thursday from the…

Femi Gbajabiamila, the chief of staff to President Bola Tinubu, said that he almost lost his job because of his support for Desmond Elliot, a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly who is seeking another term in office.…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that Nigeria’s youthful population could vote him out of office if he fails to address the country’s economic challenges. Tinubu stated this on Thursday at the Africa CEO Forum, noting that Nigeria has a very dynamic…

Who says that Nigeria is not a behemoth on the world stage? Nigeria occupies a space of 923, 768 square kilometres. It is the 31st largest country in the world. “The giant of Africa” with a population of about 220…

President Bola Tinubu has called on aspirants and leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to conduct the party’s primary elections peacefully and uphold internal democracy as the party begins the process of selecting candidates for the 2027 general…

The newly deployed Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Benue State, Aminu Idris, has officially taken over leadership of the commission in the state. Idris reaffirmed INEC’s resolve to guarantee credible electoral processes ahead…