Musa Muhammad Kamarawa, a former Senior Special Assistant, SSA, to ex-Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has alleged that Abubakar Idris, popularly known as Dadiyata, was killed in his presence. A screengrab containing Kamarawa’s claim, written in Hausa, is currently circulating…

The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Samuel Ogbuku, has urged students in tertiary institutions across the region to obtain their Permanent Voter Cards issued by the Independent National Electoral Commission. Ogbuku said the PVC remains a key…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday opposed a suit filed by lawyer Johnmary Jideobi seeking to stop him from contesting the 2027 presidential election. Mr Jonathan, through his lawyer Chris Uche, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), announced his objection…

Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has called on his team to put pressure on Arsenal, ahead of this weekend’s Premier League clash with Brentford. City host the Bees days after playing a dramatic 3-3 draw with Everton. The result handed the…

The wife of Anambra State governor, Dr Nonye Soludo, has commended the Red Cross Society for their disaster management and quick response to healthcare support and crucial humanitarian interventions across communities in the country. Soludo said the Red Cross Society…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused agents of the federal government of attempting to interfere in the party’s ongoing leadership dispute between David Mark and Nafiu Bala at the Federal High Court in Abuja. In a statement signed by…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Arinola Ogbara-Banjoko as a Non-Executive Director on the board of the Nigeria Commodity Exchange under the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment. According to a statement issued on Thursday by the President’s Special…

Prominent activist Aisha Yesufu has dismissed Presidential Adviser on Media Daniel Bwala as unworthy of engagement by serious-minded Nigerians. She made the remarks during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Thursday. Yesufu, a co-convener of the #BringBackOurGirls…

A former Lagos State Commissioner for Environment, Muiz Banire, has called for stronger institutional support and sustainable funding for security trust funds across Nigeria, saying effective security financing requires transparency, accountability and broad-based participation. Mr Banire, a Senior Advocate of…

Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the no-case submission made by activist, Omoyele Sowore, in the cyberbullying charge brought against him by the Department of the State Services, DSS. DSS had charged Sowore…

The Majority Leader of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Mr Sanjo Adedoyin, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party. Adedoyin’s resignation, as of this report, brings the total number of PDP state lawmakers to have resigned to four. Adedoyin…

Emeka Ozumba, a media aide to former Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State, has declared his intention to contest for the seat of Njikoka 1 State Constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly. Mr Ozumba made the declaration at…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the National Assembly have been called upon to ratify the African Union’s Malabo Protocol to strengthen Nigeria’s fight against terrorism and other transnational crimes. The appeal was made during a security and governance dialogue held…

The Senate has confirmed Rabiu Umar as Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority following his screening on May 5, 2026. A statement from Umar’s media team on Thursday said lawmakers commended his professionalism, industry knowledge…

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has unveiled a formidable 45-athlete contingent for the 2026 Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) Senior Athletics Championships in Ghana, with world record holder Tobi Amusan leading a star-studded squad that also features sprint sensation…