Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde on Tuesday confirmed that a lieutenant of the Nigerian Army was killed during ongoing efforts to rescue abducted schoolchildren and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of the state. The governor disclosed this while addressing…

A fresh controversy has erupted in Gombe State over the political status of former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Ali Pantami, as the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party laid conflicting claims to his party membership. The…

In a statement posted via his verified X handle shortly after the appellate court’s order on Tuesday, Atiku described the intervention as significant, particularly because the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) supported the application for a stay of execution. “I…

A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited to pay Mrs. Joy Ezetah the sum of $5,906.50 in damages after it failed to allow her board a scheduled Lagos-London flight, an incident that disrupted her onward…

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday said it recorded 268,787 human rights complaints in May, an increase of 2,000 compared to April. It said the record makes May a devastating month for human rights in Nigeria. As in…

Senator Adams Oshiomhole has clarified his earlier comments on the controversy surrounding the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, denying that he alleged that signatures of lawmakers were forged in the report that recommended the Kogi Central senator’s suspension. FILE: Natasha…

The Abia State Government has directed that all transport operations in Umuahia will henceforth be centralised at the Nnenna Otti Bus Terminal in the state capital. The Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, said this on Tuesday while briefing reporters in…

Kylian Mbappé struck twice as France national football team opened their 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign with a dramatic 3-1 victory over Senegal national football team in a tense Group I clash at the New York/New Jersey Stadium on Tuesday.…

When Governor Umo Eno reconstituted Akwa Ibom’s Direct Labour Committee in March 2024 and named himself chairman, few anticipated the scale of projects that would come under its watch. Today, the committee oversees some of the state’s most expensive public projects and…

The Nigeria Democratic Congress has introduced a strict anti-defection policy requiring all its candidates for elective offices to sign indemnity and affidavit forms committing to vacate their seats if they defect from the party after winning elections. The policy, unveiled…

On a sunny Thursday afternoon in June in Uyo, silence hung over the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly complex, which ought to be under rehabilitation. The legislative headquarters of one of Nigeria’s richest oil-producing states, with a revenue of…

A Nigerian cleric, Bisi Adewale, has said that a man’s primary responsibility in marriage is not financial provision or emotional expression, but spiritual leadership. Speaking in a viral video circulating on social media on Tuesday, Adewale argued that many men…

The nomination of Mustapha Kwankwaso as the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) deputy governorship candidate in Kano State has sparked intense criticism of his father, with many labelling the choice a political miscalculation ahead of the 2027 general elections. Mustapha Kwankwaso…

The United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on a Nigerian firm accused of supporting a financial network allegedly used by Russia to evade international sanctions imposed over its war in Ukraine. The move is part of a broader sanctions package announced…

The Commissioner of Police in Akwa Ibom State, Baba Azare, has dismissed allegations by a skit maker known as Local Man concerning the posting of the governor’s Chief Security Officer (CSO) and the welfare of a deceased police officer who…