The City Boys Movement, Anambra State chapter, a youth-driven support group for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027, has sensitised female students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, on menstrual hygiene and distributed hundreds of sanitary pads to students…

A Human Rights lawyer, Chidi Odinkalu, has said that sustainable governance in Nigeria must move beyond physical infrastructure to prioritise people, dignity and institutional integrity. Mr Odinkalu, a professor, said this on Thursday in Umuahia while delivering a keynote lecture…

President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to continue praying for terrorists and bandits to have a rethink and abandon their evil ways as security agencies intensify efforts to restore peace across the country. He made the remark on Thursday, May…

The Governor of Kebbi State, Nasir Idris, has approved a special cash support package of 350 Saudi Riyals for each of the over 4,000 pilgrims from the state currently performing the 2026 Hajj in Saudi Arabia. The State Amirul Hajj,…

On 9 May, British Barrister Martin Hackett was sworn in as The Gambia’s Special Prosecutor for crimes committed under Yahya Jammeh’s rule from 1994 to 2017. His mandate covers serious human rights violations and international crimes, including torture, extrajudicial killings…

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has called on the leader of the Kwankwasiyya movement, Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, to set aside his grievances and align himself with his administration’s efforts to build a new Kano. “I call on…

The President of the National Association of Nigerian Students, Akinteye Babatunde, on Friday announced the mobilisation of all structures of the association and allied stakeholders for a solidarity and advocacy rally in Oyo State over the abduction of students and…

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has urged the federal government to stop deceiving Nigerians over the proposed creation of state police, insisting that states can establish their own policing structures through legislation. Governor Makinde spoke on Thursday during the…

Rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore has defended calls for a N500,000 minimum wage in Nigeria while criticising what he described as excessive spending by political office holders. The remarks were contained in a statement posted on Sowore’s…

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria has distanced the Fulani community from criminal groups operating across the country, stating that the estimated 30,000 militants and bandits cited in a recent report by the U.S. Commission on International Religious…

Terrorists have killed a councillor and a director of Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State, after rejecting ransom offered for their release. The chairman of the council, Yahaya Yari, disclosed this on Thursday. Mr Yari said Muslim Habibu,…

The 2027 African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar on Friday, disclosed that his campaign would be based on ideas and not insults. According to Atiku, his 2027 campaign “will be driven by ideas, not insults; by solutions, not…

Defence Minister Christopher Musa has scored the Tinubu administration 65 to 70 per cent on security performance. He said terrorism had been drastically reduced to isolated kidnapping incidents, even as a wave of school abductions across several states continues to…

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has launched investigations into some catering companies and tour operators participating in the 2026 Hajj exercise following allegations of food safety violations and the exploitation of pilgrims in Saudi Arabia. The commission disclosed…

The Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on Thursday, urged the troops of the Joint Task Force North Central, JTF-NC, Operation Savanna Shield, OPSS, to enhance their ongoing operations aimed at effectively eliminating kidnappers, bandits, and other criminal…