Justice in Every Story
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Justice in Every Story
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
National Crime Agency and Border Force officers have seized 25 inflatable boats that were due to be shipped to gangs involved in people smuggling across...
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday struck out the cyberbullying charge brought against Omoyele Sowore on the petition of Senator Ned Nwoko, and...
A United States court has sentenced a Nigerian, Ifeanyi Emmanuel Ugwu, to one year in prison for operating an unlicensed money transmitting business that moved...
The Nigerian Air Force has confirmed that all 25 people on board an ATR 42 aircraft were killed when the plane came down in the...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared three days of national mourning for Nigerian Air Force personnel who died in the crash of a military aircraft...
The United States Department of Justice has filed denaturalization actions in multiple federal district courts against 40 naturalised citizens, including two Nigerians, in what officials...
A United States lobbying firm has confirmed that it filed a civil action on 28 September 2026 in the United States District Court for the...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Lagos for Abuja this evening, bringing to an end a six day visit to Nigeria’s former seat of government....
President Bola Tinubu has expressed profound sadness over the crash on Monday morning of a Nigerian Air Force ATR 42 jet near a naval base...
MINNEAPOLIS, 5 October 2026 A Liberian national, Bhator Konah Bryant, aged 61, has been charged in the United States with making a false claim of...
The trial of a former Governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, before Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja could not continue...
A Nigerian Air Force aircraft carrying 32 people has crashed in the swampy riverine area of Igbokoda, Ondo State, prompting a search by residents and...
The United States Air Force has withdrawn all bomber aircraft from RAF Fairford following a suspected terror attack at the base last month, the Pentagon...
The All Progressives Congress has launched a scathing attack on former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi, describing him as a loafer who is unable to...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a 38 year old businessman, Philip Tunde, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos,...
Dafroza Gauthier, who spent nearly thirty years tracking Rwandan refugees in France suspected of taking part in the genocide against the Tutsi, has died in...
Mike Arnold has submitted a further briefing to a man who advises President Trump on international security. The adviser circulates these briefings to the White...
Professor Pat Utomi has warned that Nigeria’s crisis is not simply a crisis of individuals. It is a crisis of institutions and of the absence...
Houston police arrest three men over alleged prostitution offences in the southwest of the city Houston police have arrested three men, named as Sunday Okorie,...
The United States Department of Justice has unsealed an indictment charging Saleem Alzaq and announced the arrests of Omar Adhami, Abdel Adhami and Raed Yousef...
A Washington lobbying firm retained by Atiku Abubakar has claimed that the United States is already assessing a Nigeria after President Bola Tinubu, and that...
A Richmond, Texas man has been sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for a student financial aid fraud that ran for about five years...
Cameroon national convicted of rape deported from the United States The United States Department of Homeland Security has confirmed the deportation of Pekings Aziwung, a...
The Flydubai co pilot accused of attacking the captain of a Dubai to Tel Aviv flight has been identified in multiple reports as Hamam Alhamami,...
An Eritrean man has been jailed for 18 months after piloting an overcrowded small boat carrying 27 people, including six children, across the English Channel....
Members of a crime group that smuggled almost £30 million in cash from the United Kingdom to the United Arab Emirates have been sentenced. A...
A Federal High Court in Lagos has refused bail to businessman Afolabi Michael Kazeem, popularly known as KC Luxury, and two others accused of conspiring...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken by video call to Captain Smit Machchhar, the Indian Flydubai pilot who was stabbed in the cockpit of a...
From today, employers caught hiring delivery riders or other zero hours workers who have no right to work in the United Kingdom can be fined...
London, 1 October 2026 Police on Thursday arrested a dual British and Iranian national on suspicion of plotting a terrorist attack, following a security incident...
Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has called on Nigerians to treat the sixty sixth anniversary of independence as a moment of honest national examination rather...
A man arrested by the National Crime Agency has been convicted in France over the deaths of at least 27 people who drowned while attempting...
The Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has adjourned until 4 November 2026 the hearing of a suit seeking to disqualify the All Progressives Congress...
President Bola Tinubu’s Independence Day broadcast of 1 October 2026, styled “From Reform to Prosperity,” is less a national address than a defence of a...
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Commission obtained the order on Tuesday, 29 September 2026. Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in...
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday, 29 September 2026, arraigned a businessman, Christopher Elendu Enyinnwa, before Justice...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared Isaac Chinyere Mbalaso wanted in connection with alleged financial offences. In a public notice issued on Wednesday,...
Abuja, 30 September 2026 Social media commentator and activist Justice Mark Chidiebere, popularly known as Justice Crack, has filed a fundamental rights action against the...
An Indian airline captain has been praised as a hero after he fought back against a stabbing attack in the cockpit of a flydubai flight...
A new judgment from the Bayelsa State High Court has returned an old wound to the surface of Nigerian public life. On 28 September 2026...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will address the nation at 7 a.m. on Thursday 1 October 2026 to mark Nigeria’s 66th Independence anniversary. The announcement was...
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has named Tesla and SpaceX chief Elon Musk, Anduril founder Palmer Luckey and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich as co-leaders...
The Nigeria Police Force has brought Adeniyi Mathew Adeyemi, the detained alleged director-general of the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, before the Federal High...
Federal prosecutors in the United States have charged 17 people with defrauding Social Security benefit programmes of more than $1.3 million, after a month-long enforcement...
A 29 year old man from West Haven, Connecticut, has been sentenced to 92 months in prison and lifetime supervised release after attempting to travel...
Human rights lawyer Chidi Odinkalu has called on Justice Sylvanus Oriji of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory to recuse himself from a...
A Flydubai passenger aircraft travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after the co-pilot allegedly stabbed the...
Two Nigerians who served in the United States Air Force have been sentenced for their part in an international cyber fraud scheme that targeted victims...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has begun investigating a passenger arrested with $265,000 in undeclared currency at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport. The suspect,...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ended his working vacation in Europe and departed Paris for Nigeria on Tuesday. His aircraft is expected to land at...
Billionaire businessman Femi Otedola has praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic programme after a private dinner with the Nigerian leader in Paris on Monday evening....
Federal sources say the UMass Dartmouth student charged with murder after a fatal stabbing in Providence is a Nigerian national who entered the United States...
A Nigerian national who lived in Olathe, Kansas, has been arrested and charged after federal investigators alleged that he falsely claimed to be a United...
Sokoto, 28 September 2026 Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso said on Monday that he accompanied the Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on a courtesy...
ABUJA, 28 September 2026 Omoyele Sowore appeared at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday for the latest hearing in the case brought against...
Kaduna The Independent National Electoral Commission will begin collection of permanent voter cards on 9 October, the commission chairman Professor Joash O. Amupitan, SAN, announced...
The African Action Congress has filed an originating summons at the Federal High Court in Abuja against President Bola Tinubu, the Attorney General of the...
The Presidency has said President Bola Tinubu is hale and hearty and will return to Nigeria this week after a working vacation in Europe. The...
Zaria, 27 September 2026 The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Joash Amupitan SAN, visited the Emir of Zazzau, Ambassador Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli...
Lagos, 27 September 2026 The Socioeconomic Rights and Accountability Project has given the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Olayemi Cardoso, and the...
Abuja, Sunday 27 September 2026 President Bola Tinubu has postponed his planned return to Nigeria after a late change of travel plans, sources familiar with...
Nigeria, Sunday 27 September 2026 Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, has questioned the whereabouts of President Bola Tinubu after Ghana’s...
Air Peace has cancelled its Abuja to Maiduguri service of Saturday 26 September 2026 after a fuel shortage delayed operations in the capital and air...
NEW YORK, 27 September 2026 Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu Ojukwu, has met the Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Maria Theresa P Lazaro,...
In a country where power is too often sought, contested and exercised through ethnicity and corruption, Peter Obi, the former governor of Anambra State, still...
United States immigration officers have taken a Nigerian woman into custody after she was convicted in Maryland of first degree assault and abuse of a...
ABUJA, 25 September 2026. Nigeria’s Supreme Court has restored key provisions of the Electoral Act 2026 that govern political party membership registers and the nomination...
A Lagos Federal High Court on Friday remanded luxury goods dealer and social media personality Afolabi Kazeem Michael, widely known as KC Luxury, together with...
Lagos, 25 September 2026 The Lagos State Police Command has identified the inspector who appeared in a viral video and has begun disciplinary action against...
LAGOS, 25 September 2026 Nigerian political economist Professor Pat Utomi has restated his support for former Anambra State governor Peter Obi as a candidate for...
Former Anambra governor and Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidate Peter Obi has said he has no disagreement with Governor Chukwuma Soludo and has rejected claims...
Temitope Oluwaseun Bashua was sentenced last year over a pandemic relief scheme that netted more than $290,000 US immigration officers say they have removed Temitope...
Professor Kingsley Moghalu has said he was neither consulted nor gave consent for his name to appear on former vice president Atiku Abubakar’s policy team...
ABUJA, 24 September 2026. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, has named the senior leadership of his campaign organisation ahead...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has returned N80 million to a 42 year old businessman after investigators recovered the money from a man accused...
New York Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shettima is due to deliver the country’s national statement at the United Nations General Assembly this evening, speaking on...
A 19 year old man has been jailed for piloting a severely overcrowded boat carrying 165 people across the English Channel. Chan Atak was sentenced...
A federal jury in Indianapolis has convicted a 56 year old citizen of Niger republic of unlawfully possessing a firearm after he had already been...
It is no longer news that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not in New York for the 81st United Nations General Assembly. Vice President Kashim...
Court rules that Nigerian man’s personal conduct since 2023 release from prison does not show a serious threat A judge has rejected the deportation of...
Amos Sheik Massaquoi, a 55 year old Liberian national described by US officials as a criminal illegal immigrant, has been removed from the United States...
A self confessed fraudster who took a million pounds from investors in a boiler room scam has been jailed for five and a half years....
Nasir Ahmed El Rufai has addressed concern over the silence of some former colleagues, friends and family members, saying he will neither condemn their choices...
Abuja Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared Abdulrasheed Abdullahi Maina wanted in an alleged case of receiving stolen properties. The public notice, issued...
President Tinubu linked to more than one United States drug investigation, including possible sealed case, US journalist says Empowered Newswire23 September 2026 Aaron Greenspan, the...
Four members of a drugs smuggling gang have been sentenced for their part in a plot to import cannabis worth £13.8 million into the United...
A Washington lobbying firm says it has been authorised to file a $36 million federal lawsuit against Nigerian President Bola Tinubu and Nigeria’s High Commissioner...
Lagos, 23 September 2026 Air Peace has offered human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong a 25 per cent discount on a one-way domestic ticket, exclusive of...
Tigrayan forces seized the main airport in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region overnight, three local sources said on Wednesday, and Ethiopian Airlines immediately suspended flights to...
Joseph James Nantomah, who called himself The Black Mentor, was sentenced on 18 September 2026 in the Eastern District of Wisconsin. He must repay $2,762,798.37...
A doctor living in north London has become the first person in the United Kingdom to face criminal charges relating to the genocide against the...
A 35 year old Nigerian national has pleaded guilty in a federal court in Idaho to conspiracy to commit money laundering after taking part in...
Aloy Ejimakor, a Nigerian lawyer who trained and practised in the United States, has set out the narrow circumstances in which President Bola Tinubu could,...
Abuja An investigation published on Tuesday has linked 61 current and former Nigerian officials to 284 properties in the United States worth nearly $271 million,...
Human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong has called on the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to convene an emergency...
Omoyele Sowore has hit back at Paul C Nwabuikwu after the communications specialist published a lengthy article questioning why Nigerians do not take Sowore’s presidential...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has set up a special team to investigate transactions linked to the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project following the ruling...
New York, 22 September 2026 President Donald Trump will spend Tuesday addressing the United Nations General Assembly and holding a tightly packed series of meetings...
President Bola Tinubu has extended his working holiday by a few days and will return to Nigeria at the weekend, the Presidency said on Monday....
Washington 21 September 2026 A Washington lobbyist has filed an amended federal complaint that adds a Nigerian television network, a New York news agency and...
NEW YORK, 21 September 2026 Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in New York to represent President Bola Tinubu and lead Nigeria’s delegation to the...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has demanded that President Bola Tinubu explain his decision to miss the United Nations General Assembly for the third year...
A Washington lobbying firm has accused the Nigerian Presidency of issuing a direct threat of extrajudicial detention and physical harm against its founder, Dr Karl...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima will represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and lead Nigeria’s delegation to the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New...
Agency recovers more than 1.3 million opioid pills and six tonnes of high-potency cannabis in operations from Lagos to Gombe, and detains two teenagers found...
London, 20 September 2026 Kemi Badenoch has accused the Prime Minister and his Cabinet of burying their heads in the sand as fresh disruption to...
Ukraine’s General Staff said its units hit the Gazprom Neft Moscow Oil Refinery in the Kapotnya district of the capital. It said the AVT 6...
Sunday 20 September 2026 A cluster of security warnings diplomatic withdrawals and military alerts issued over the past forty eight hours has left governments and...
Lagos, Saturday 19 September 2026 Peter Obi, the Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidate for 2027 and a former governor of Anambra State, has dismissed as...
Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru has sacked the Commissioner for Works Stanley Lebechi Mbam. The governor’s Chief Press Secretary Monday Uzor announced the development in...
The reported decision by President Bola Tinubu to stay away from the 81st United Nations General Assembly is becoming harder to dismiss as an ordinary...
The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has declared Atiku Abubakar unfit to be President of Nigeria after an International Chamber of Commerce arbitration tribunal...
An EndSARS organiser has again published certified autopsy papers from an unidentified man who died in Lekki in the early hours of 21 October 2020,...
Nigeria has evacuated another 33 of its nationals from South Africa following continued xenophobic incidents in the country, the Nigerian Foreign Minister, Mrs Bianca Odumegwu...
Abuja, Friday, 18 September 2026 The Court of Appeal in Abuja has set aside a Federal High Court judgement that had stripped the Nigeria Democratic...
Former vice-president Atiku Abubakar has condemned the deaths of dozens of Nigerians held by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State,...
Kaduna, 18 September 2026 Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) has restated its commitment to closer co-operation with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)...
Abuja 17 September 2026 Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has warned point-of-sale operators to stop helping fraudsters, money-launderers and those who move ransom and...
NDLEA officers made the arrest on Maiduguri Road and later handed the man and the notes to Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, which has warned the public...
Enugu / Awka — 17 September 2026 Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Basil Iwoba Ochili, managing director of Debasilio Construction and...
Former vice-president uses courtesy visit from late president’s widow to highlight rising living costs ahead of 2027 race Abuja — Former vice-president Atiku Abubakar received...
Former Kaduna State governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai has spent 212 days in custody, a milestone highlighted in a campaign graphic circulating on social media and...
Two of Nigeria’s most prominent traditional rulers have stepped into the 2027 presidential contest after receiving the All Progressives Congress campaign council, triggering a row...
ADDIS ABABA / ACCRA : African governments are now at the centre of the most organised international campaign for slavery and colonial reparations in a...
A Washington-based lobbyist working for Nigeria’s former vice-president Atiku Abubakar has filed a $26 million (£19.4 million) federal defamation lawsuit in the United States against...
Former Nigerian deputy senate president must serve two-thirds of a nine-year, eight-month sentence for organ trafficking, the Old Bailey ruled. A Nigerian bid to bring...
Lagos — 15 September 2026 There is a sentence Nigerians recite with the confidence of people who believe they have diagnosed their country. It is...
ABUJA / LONDON — President Bola Tinubu is in Paris on the second leg of a three-week working leave that began in London, while Vice-President...
Lagos / Washington 14 September 2026 A 23-year-old letter from a United States legal attaché in Lagos has been revived as political ammunition in Nigeria....
Acquitted of six bribery charges at Southwark Crown Court, the former petroleum minister is now at the centre of a fierce argument over double jeopardy,...
President Bola Tinubu arrived in Paris on Sunday for the second stage of his three-week annual holiday in Europe, after spending the first part of...
The Cross River State Commissioner for Power and Renewable Energy, Prince Eka William, has died suddenly in a hospital in Abuja, his family has announced....
Yola — The remains of Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have been laid to rest in his hometown...
ABUJA — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final list of presidential candidates and their running mates for Nigeria’s January 2027 general...
Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bamanga Tukur, has died at the age of 90, his family announced in a statement on Saturday....
The Federal Government of Nigeria has expressed profound shock at the killings of two Nigerian citizens in South Africa and called on Pretoria to launch...
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja for permission to amend his suit against...
Nigeria is using this weekend’s BRICS Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi to press for closer economic and diplomatic ties with major emerging economies, more than...
Lagos — Twelve Nigerians who were left behind after the last Federal Government evacuation flight from South Africa have arrived in Lagos, after a Johannesburg-based...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced that the Federal Government has completed the cash rewards promised to Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, saying each...
Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has condemned the killing of Ibrahim Khalil Dan Shagamu, a well-known Kano social media commentator, and called on the state government...
MAKURDI — The Benue State Police Command has arrested 46 people suspected of obstructing the convoy of Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic...
A Washington-based lobbying firm retained by former Nigerian vice-president Atiku Abubakar has alleged that its founder received unsolicited offers totalling $3 million and an invitation...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned until 28 September a case brought by former vice-president Atiku Abubakar and the African Democratic Congress (ADC)...
A Washington lobbying firm says the FBI has identified 399 pages of records relating to Nigerian President Bola Tinubu in a long-running United States Freedom...
President Bola Tinubu has urged a federal court in Washington not to compel the US Department of Justice, the FBI and the Drug Enforcement Administration...
Two Nigerian men have been returned to the United States to face federal charges linked to alleged financially motivated sextortion schemes targeting teenage boys, one...
Two days before he handed Nigeria back to civilians, General Olusegun Obasanjo signed a law that closed the courts to Igbo families trying to recover...
Cambridge Nigeria’s anti-corruption chief has appealed to whistleblowers around the world to come forward with intelligence on stolen Nigerian assets hidden overseas, offering them between...
For more than forty years Chinua Achebe’s verdict has shaped how Nigerians and the wider world understand the country’s persistent failures: “The trouble with Nigeria...
A 2021 meeting between then-Liberian Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor and prominent Nigerian businessmen Obi Cubana, E-Money and Ned Okonkwo has resurfaced following the former vice...
A young graduate trainee at United Bank for Africa was asking a question during the Graduate Management Acceleration Programme (GMAP) when she said, “Good morning,...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has formally constituted its Presidential Campaign Council ahead of the January 2027 general elections, with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and...
Arsenal opened their 2026/27 Premier League title defence with a commanding 3-0 victory over newly promoted Coventry City at the Emirates Stadium on Friday night....
A United States federal judge has granted the Federal Bureau of Investigation permission to submit certain documents privately for judicial review in a long-running Freedom...
Yesterday, at the National Peace Committee event, I met Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, Datti Baba-Ahmed’s elder brother and PRP chairman. I gently tapped him on the...
Lagos, 19 August 2026 – A fresh group of 83 Nigerian nationals is due to leave South Africa today under a privately funded evacuation, bringing...
Lagos — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled an international cocaine trafficking cartel that used Nigeria as a transit hub for shipments...
A United States District Court judge has granted Trump-appointed US Attorney Jeanine Pirro only four additional days to comply with orders concerning the release of...
Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike has declared that he would have travelled to Osun State and ensured an All Progressives Congress victory in the...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has urged Nigeria to set clearer limits on the involvement of serving governors and senior political figures in off-cycle state elections,...
Claims that President Bola Tinubu struck a secret deal with Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke are not dishonest so much as simply inane. The evidence...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has formally declared Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party the winner of the Osun State governorship election, as...
Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu over the alleged forgery of his...
A common response to public or private conflict is the advice to “settle it within the family.” This counsel assumes that blood ties guarantee safety,...
Afrobeats star David Adeleke, known as Davido, has called on United States President Donald Trump and the international community to pay close attention to the...
A senior Islamic cleric has once again injected toxic religious majoritarianism into Nigeria’s already fragile political discourse. On 9 August 2026, Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir,...
Yaoundé, 28 July 2026 – Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has been out of the country for more than seven weeks, prompting opposition parties to question...
A Kebbi State High Court judge, Justice Faruku Hassan Bunza, has been abducted by bandits from his home in Bunza Local Government Area. The judge...
New York / The Hague 24 July 2026 The Assembly of States Parties to the International Criminal Court has voted to remove Karim Khan as...
American lawmakers have taken a significant step towards freezing US economic and security assistance to Nigeria unless the country demonstrates measurable progress in tackling violence...
The Nigerian presidency has released a statement presenting US President Donald Trump’s correspondence as high praise for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s leadership, while carefully framing...
12 Reasons Why Seyi Makinde Is Right to Demand an International Investigation into Terrorism in Nigeria Governor Seyi Makinde’s call for United Nations involvement in...
Abuja – The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has strongly condemned the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over allegations that its officials...
Ukrainian Special Operations Forces have conducted a successful strike on the Omsk oil refinery in Russia, nearly 2,500 kilometres from Ukraine’s border, according to Ukrainian...
Former presidential candidate accuses Bola Tinubu of failing to show compassion or leadership more than 50 days after schoolchildren were abducted in Oyo State Peter...
The explosive controversy surrounding the so-called Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFICP) has thrown up a disturbing theory: Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi was not chosen as...
In the long and dismal history of Nigerian governance failures, few episodes illustrate the interplay of ethnic loyalty, bureaucratic capture, and elite rent-seeking as clearly...
Kaduna, 2 July 2026 A Kaduna State High Court has refused bail to former Kaduna State Governor Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai in an ongoing corruption...
Abuja, 2 July 2026 Payment records have shown that the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC), which the Tinubu presidency has publicly described as fictitious, received...
Abuja, 2 July 2026 A Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled in favour of Senator David Mark’s leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC),...
Abuja, Nigeria , July 2026 A major controversy has erupted at the heart of Nigeria’s government, pitting a self-proclaimed agency head against the Presidency in...
The Presidency has claimed that Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew is an impostor who fabricated official documents to present himself as the Director-General of a non-existent government...
Nigerian opposition politician Peter Obi has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to resign, describing the current state of the country as the “worst possible condition”...
No evidence of external hacking or breach of wider voter records, Commission says Abuja, 2 June 2026 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has begun...
Abuja, 31 May 2026 Mr Peter Obi has formally accepted his nomination as the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2027...
Mr Aloy Ejimakor, lead counsel for Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has strongly denied claims that he and...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has sent a special letter to both the President of the United States and Congress, calling for swift action to provide...
The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has nullified the Independent National Electoral Commission’s guideline requiring political parties to submit their membership registers by...
Rivers State Governor Simi Fubara has withdrawn from the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primaries. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the governor said the...
Lagos, Nigeria – Opposition leader Peter Obi has sharply criticised President Bola Tinubu’s recent state visit to the United Kingdom, arguing that diplomacy must deliver...
President Donald J. Trump has stated that American and Nigerian armed forces carried out a successful operation to eliminate Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, whom he described as...
The son of former Kaduna State Governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has accused the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) of violating his...
Abuja, Nigeria – Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said he will “consult widely” on a possible return to the presidential race in 2027, delivering his...
In the intricate tapestry of Nigerian politics, the principle of zoning has long served as a delicate mechanism to promote equity and national unity. Yet...
Arsenal have booked their place in the 2026 UEFA Champions League final after a 1-0 victory over Atlético Madrid in the second leg of their...
In a significant development in Nigeria’s opposition politics, Peter Obi, the former Governor of Anambra State and Labour Party presidential candidate in 2023, has announced...
Security measures of unprecedented severity have been introduced in the Kremlin in recent weeks as Russian President Vladimir Putin braces for a possible coup or...
Former Anambra State governor and 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi has spoken candidly about the personal toll of Nigerian politics, announcing his departure from the...
The possibility of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) fielding a presidential candidate for the 2027 Nigerian general elections is extremely low, bordering on negligible, given...
A US federal jury has convicted three men in connection with an international fraud operation that used hacked emails to defraud more than 1,000 victims...
Abuja – In a landmark unanimous decision, Nigeria’s Supreme Court has quashed the “status quo antebellum” order previously imposed on the African Democratic Congress (ADC),...
Abuja, 30 April 2026 – Nigeria’s Supreme Court has delivered its judgments in the appeals concerning leadership disputes within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and...
Abuja, 29 April 2026 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu as Nigeria’s new Minister of Foreign Affairs, the State House announced today....
Abuja, 29 April 2026 – The Supreme Court of Nigeria will tomorrow, Thursday 30 April 2026, deliver judgment in several political appeals listed for Registry...
A Nigerian man has been jailed for his part in an international scam that sold fraudulent nursing qualifications to unqualified individuals, enabling them to work...
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) have promptly completed an inquiry into an “unacceptable incident” in which a soldier vandalised a Christian statue in a Lebanese...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a minor reshuffle of the Federal Executive Council, with two ministers departing and their successors named. According to a...
Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has accused Nigeria’s political and economic system of “institutionalised corruption on a massive scale” after a World Bank report revealed...
Boko Haram insurgents have killed a Nigerian Army colonel and 21 soldiers in a deadly overnight ambush on a military outpost in Monguno, Borno State,...
Tampa, Florida — United States Central Command (CENTCOM) forces will begin enforcing a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports from 10am...
At least 200 people are feared dead after Nigerian military jets struck a village market while pursuing Islamist militants in the northeast of the country...
Abuja, 10 April 2026 – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the postponement of its proposed nationwide voter revalidation exercise, which will now...
Abuja, 10 April 2026 – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has paid tribute to Brigadier-General Oseni Omoh Braimah and other Nigerian soldiers killed in a terrorist...
The United States Embassy in Abuja has closed for visa appointments, the US Mission to Nigeria has announced. This development comes shortly after the embassy...
Thursday, 9 April 2026 Insurgents from the Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram killed a senior Nigerian Army officer and several soldiers in a fierce...
The United States Department of State has authorised non-emergency US government employees and their family members to leave the US Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria. The...
Abuja, Nigeria A fresh battle over control of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has erupted after Dr Hafsatu Danladi declared herself the party’s legitimate...
Paul Biya’s son Franck Emmanuel Biya has assumed the roles of Vice President and Head of the Armed Forces, consolidating the family’s grip on power...
Kano, Nigeria – 4 April 2026 The Obidient Movement Worldwide has issued a strongly worded press statement warning of a “sinister scheme” by Nigeria’s ruling...
Abuja – Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has described her recent engagement with the new Saudi Ambassador to Nigeria as “very...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has announced the establishment of a Special Representatives Network in key international capitals, as part of a new initiative aimed...
Abuja, 1 April 2026 – Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has ordered a complete freeze on all activities of the African Democratic Congress (ADC),...
Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the former governor of Kano State and 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), has announced his resignation...
The Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) has lodged an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) challenging the Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) decision...
US President Donald Trump has said the United States and Iran have held “very good and productive” discussions over the past two days aimed at...
Lagos, 22 March 2026 – Nigerian politician Peter Obi has described the security situation in Sokoto State as a “tragic” collapse of both governance and...
Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has stepped forward with an extraordinary proposal to cover the wages of thousands of unpaid Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers, as...
A major international coalition has issued a strongly worded joint statement condemning Iran’s recent attacks on commercial vessels and its effective closure of the strategically...
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have announced the elimination of Esmaeil Khatib, Iran’s Minister of Intelligence, in a precision strike carried out in the Iranian...
The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) Appeal Board has ruled that Senegal forfeited the final of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco...
U.S. forces have carried out a targeted operation against hardened Iranian missile positions along the country’s coastline near the Strait of Hormuz, according to U.S....
Abuja, 17 March 2026 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered all political appointees in his administration who intend to contest elective positions in the 2027...
Abuja, Nigeria – 9 March 2026 Former Nigerian presidential candidate Peter Obi has raised alarm over what he describes as an “unbearable” wave of insecurity...
Jerusalem/Tehran, 28 February 2026 Israel, acting in close coordination with the United States, has begun a significant military operation against targets inside Iran. Israeli officials...
27 February 2026, Abuja Prominent Nigerian lawyer and activist Abdul Mahmud has been remanded in prison custody following the revocation of his bail by a...
Abuja, 24 February 2026 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accepted the resignation of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun and appointed Assistant Inspector General...
Washington, D.C. — A bipartisan congressional investigation has culminated in a comprehensive joint report delivered to the White House, commending President Donald Trump for his...
A Nigerian man has been sentenced to eight years in prison in the United States for his role in a sophisticated cyber fraud operation that...
Abuja, 16 February 2026 – Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, has been charged with three separate criminal counts at the Federal...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticised President Bola Tinubu for attending the Argungu International Fishing and Cultural Festival amid a surge in insecurity across...
Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has written to Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, seeking urgent clarification over reports that the Office of...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has faced criticism after announcing that Nigeria’s 2027 general elections will take place during the Muslim holy month of...
Abuja, 13 February 2026 – Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has formally released the official timetable and schedule of activities for the 2027 general...
Washington, D.C. – Republican congressmen have introduced legislation aimed at tackling the ongoing religious persecution and mass atrocities targeting Christians in Nigeria, calling for greater...
King Charles III and Queen Camilla will host Nigerian President Bola Tinubu and First Lady Oluremi Tinubu for a state visit to the United Kingdom,...
US Congressman Riley Moore has reaffirmed his commitment to addressing the persecution of Christians in Nigeria, while firmly rejecting suggestions that dividing the country would...
Abuja, 5 February 2026 – Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has lodged a notice of appeal at the Court...
I am using the last ounce of energy left in me to type this. A rural community in Kwara State’s Kaiama Local Government, which is...
Jan 31, 2026 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s state visit to Türkiye this week dramatized two uncomfortable realities: the visible toll of age or ill health...
London, 17 January 2026 In the opening weeks of 2026, as geopolitical tensions swirl around the Arctic, Denmark continues to maintain sovereign oversight over Greenland,...
12 January 2026 In a scathing critique posted on X, former Labour Party presidential candidate and ex-Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has called for...
Renowned Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has spoken out in profound grief following the death of her 21-month-old son, Nkanu Nnamdi, one of her twin...
Abuja, 14 December 2025 – In an unprecedented development in the 50-year history of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), President Bola Tinubu...
Sometime in 2022, when it became clear to me that Tinubu would win the APC presidential nomination and go on to win the presidency, I...
Ouagadougou, 9 December 2025 – Burkina Faso’s military government has announced that a Nigerian Air Force aircraft carrying 11 Nigerian soldiers violated the country’s airspace...
Cotonou, Benin – 7 December 2025 – In a swift and decisive response to an attempted military takeover, the Economic Community of West African States...
Cotonou, Benin – 7 December 2025 In a dramatic escalation of political turmoil, Benin has been plunged into chaos this morning following an audacious military...
Abuja, 5 December 2025 – President Bola Tinubu has forwarded to the Nigerian Senate a list of 68 ambassadorial nominees that includes the name of...
Port Harcourt, 5 December 2025 – In a stunning political realignment, seventeen members of the Rivers State House of Assembly elected on the platform of...
US Imposes Visa Restrictions on Perpetrators of Religious Persecution, with Nigeria in Focus Washington, DC – The United States has announced new visa restrictions targeting...
Abuja/Washington, 3 December 2025 – A coalition of American religious freedom advocates, human-rights organisations, and conservative lawmakers has called on the United States Congress to...
Abuja, 2 December 2025 – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated General Christopher Gwabin Musa, the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, as Nigeria’s new...
Abuja, 1 December 2025 – Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has tendered his resignation with immediate effect, citing health reasons, the Presidency...
Abuja – Labour Party presidential candidate and former Anambra State Governor, Mr Peter Obi, has likened the unexplained “technical glitch” that disrupted the electronic transmission...
Abuja, 29 November 2025 – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has launched a blistering attack on President Bola Tinubu over his long-awaited list of ambassadorial...
Abuja, 29 November 2025 – Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has forwarded the names of 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation, comprising 15...
Abuja, 29 November 2025 – The appointment of Malam Nuhu Ribadu, Nigeria’s National Security Adviser and a Fulani himself, to head the federal government’s delegation...
Abuja, 28 November 2025 – A fierce debate erupted in Nigeria’s House of Representatives today as Bello El-Rufai, son of former Kaduna State governor Nasir...
Washington, DC – In a provocative Thanksgiving post on his social media platform Truth Social, US President Donald Trump unleashed a scathing critique of America’s...
Abuja, 27 November 2025 – The Federal Government of Nigeria has issued a scathing condemnation of the military coup that has overturned the constitutional government...
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau – 26 November 2025 Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan is stranded in Guinea-Bissau following a military coup that has halted the presidential election...
Bissau, 26 November 2025 Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embaló was detained by armed men on Wednesday in what he described as a military coup attempt,...
The 24 schoolgirls kidnapped from Government Girls Secondary School in Maga, Kebbi State, have been rescued, security sources have confirmed. The girls were freed on...
In a decision that has reverberated across international corridors, the United Kingdom has rebuffed Nigeria’s formal request to repatriate former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremmadu...
Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria – 25 November 2025 – Kebbi State Governor Nasir Idris has renewed calls for a full investigation into the Nigerian military’s sudden...
25 November 2025 Obiageli “Oby” Ezekwesili, a former Nigerian education minister and prominent anti-corruption campaigner, has issued a blistering condemnation of President Bola Tinubu’s administration,...
Abuja, 23 November 2025 – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu tonight convened an extended high-level security meeting at the State House with the nation’s top defence...
Sokoto, Nigeria – Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has described his recent conviction on terrorism-related charges as legally unfounded,...
Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced the rescue of all 38 worshippers kidnapped in Eruku, Kwara State, and the recovery of 51 students...
Abuja 23 November 2025 Former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has launched a blistering attack on the Federal Government,...
Abuja, 23 November 2025 – Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has launched a blistering attack on President Bola Tinubu’s government, accusing...
23 November 2025 – Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization and Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, has spoken out emotionally about the continuing...
Nigeria, a country of over 200 million people and more than 250 ethnic groups, has long struggled with the tension between the ideal of national...
November 23, 2025 Atanda Fatayi Williams, the fourth Chief Justice of post-colonial Nigeria (CJN), has not always received the kind of credit that he probably...
Sunday 23 November 2025 Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor’s statement of 22 November 2025, titled Nnamdi Kanu’s Avoidable Ordeal: How Amateur Legal Showmen Led a High-Profile Case...
Abuja, 22 November 2025 – In a blistering public statement released today, Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, the lawyer who led the defence of IPOB leader Mazi...
22 November 2025 Nigeria’s security crisis has deepened dramatically this week, with armed gangs abducting a staggering 240 pupils from schools in the north-western and...
21 November 2025 Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has issued a strong condemnation of the latest wave of attacks in Nigeria, highlighting the abduction of...
21 November 2025 Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, the widow of the late Biafran leader Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, has called for restraint and constructive engagement among the...
Abuja, 21 November 2025 – Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been moved from the Department of State...
When a judge recuses himself/herself midway through a trial and a new judge is assigned, Nigerian law especially under the Administration of Criminal Justice Act...
Abuja, 21 November 2025 – The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, was yesterday sentenced to life imprisonment by Justice...
In the annals of Nigeria’s turbulent political history, few cases exemplify the weaponization of the judiciary against dissent more starkly than that of Nnamdi Kanu,...
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Riley M. Moore has held high-level discussions with a senior Nigerian delegation in Washington, focusing on the persistent persecution of Christians...
Abuja, 19 November 2025 – Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has launched a scathing attack on the administration of President Bola Tinubu following the controversial...
19 November 2025 Armed muslim terrorists attacked a branch of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) in the Oke Isegun district of Eruku, a community in...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has issued a scathing statement condemning the killing of Brigadier General Musa Uba by terrorists, describing the incident as a...
15 November 2025 A prominent chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State, Umar Moriki, has been shot dead by suspected armed bandits...
Ibadan, Oyo State – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expelled Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), along with former Ekiti...
Maiduguri, Nigeria – 15 November 2025 In a shocking escalation of violence in Nigeria’s restive northeast, fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP)...
Washington, DC – Two senior US senators have issued a scathing rebuke of Tanzania’s recent elections, accusing the government of orchestrating widespread political repression, abductions,...
By Prof. Sebastine Hon, SAN(Constitutional Lawyer and Author) Brushing sentiments aside, I hereby condemn in totality the actions of the Naval Officer, A.M. Yerima, who...
Lagos, Nigeria – 12 November 2025 In the shadow of Nigeria’s turbulent history, a disturbing pattern emerges: repeated instances where the nation’s military and security...
Abuja, Nigeria – 12 November 2025 – A recent confrontation in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has ignited fierce debate over the role of the...
Nigeria’s online and offline discursive arenas have been suffused with frenetic, impassioned, and intensely heightened dialogic exchanges in the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s designation...
One month after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu proclaimed a state of emergency over Rivers State last March, on 18 April 2025, former Rivers State Governor,...
Abuja, Nigeria – 6 November 2025 In a poignant letter dated today, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB),...
6 November 2025 – The United States military has prepared contingency plans for potential strikes against Nigeria, prompted by President Donald Trump’s directive to address...
Washington, DC – In a strongly worded statement, Republican Senator Ted Cruz has criticised President Joe Biden for allegedly ignoring the slaughter of Christians by...
Lagos, Nigeria – 5 November 2025 Peter Obi, the former governor of Anambra State and Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, has extended...
Washington, DC – 3 November 2025 Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has publicly appealed to President Donald Trump to provide military assistance to Nigeria, describing the...
Lagos, Nigeria – Prominent Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola has publicly praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for imposing a 15 per cent import tariff on petrol...
Abuja, Nigeria – 3 November 2025 – In a decisive operation against criminal elements, troops from the Nigerian Army’s 12 Brigade have successfully rescued two...
02 November 2025 In a statement on social media, Daniel Bwala, former spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign and currently Special Adviser to President...
Washington, 2 November 2025 – In a bold escalation of US rhetoric towards Nigeria, Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth has warned that American forces are...
November 2, 2025Among the doctrines that underpin the legal process in Nigeria, few are as profound and pervasive as judicial independence, but no doctrine in...
Washington, 2 November 2025 – US President Donald Trump has issued a vehement warning to the Nigerian government, threatening to immediately cease all aid and...
Abuja, 2 November 2025 – The National Working Committee (NWC) of Nigeria’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended four high-ranking officials for one month, citing...
Nov 1, 2025 I was initially disinclined to write about the alleged attempted coup to dislodge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu from power because the Defence...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed dismay over the judgment delivered on Friday, October 31, 2025, by Justice James Kolawole Omotosho of the Federal...
Washington, D.C. – US Senator Ted Cruz has hailed President Donald Trump’s decision to designate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) due to...
Washington, DC – 31 October 2025 – US President Donald Trump has re-designated Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC), citing what he described...
Abuja, 29 October 2025 – Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally exercised his constitutional powers to grant pardons and clemency to a select group...
28 October 2025 Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has revealed that his United States visa has been permanently revoked, a move he attributes to his...
Lagos, Nigeria – A prominent Nigerian human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has sparked a debate among legal professionals by defending the participation of counsel in...
In April 2020, then governor of Kano State in north-west Nigeria, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, took time off his expensive preoccupation with denying the ravages of...
25 October 2025 – The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to provide Nigerians with transparent explanations regarding the abrupt...
–24 October 2025 Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has made significant changes to the leadership of the Armed Forces, appointing new service chiefs in what the...
Abuja, 24 October 2025 – Prominent Nigerian activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore was allegedly assaulted and re-arrested by police officers shortly after a...
Abuja, 23 October 2025 – In a striking display of solidarity amid ongoing legal proceedings, human rights activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore shared...
Abuja, 22 October 2025 – Detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has named former Attorney-General of the Federation Abubakar Malami...
Lagos, Nigeria – The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called on the federal government to provide immediate clarity on reports of an alleged coup plot,...
Abuja, 20 October 2025 – Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, has faced sharp criticism for his remarks on...
Lagos, Nigeria – 20 October 2023 Nigerian politician and former presidential candidate Peter Obi has appealed to state and federal authorities to investigate the prolonged...
Abuja, 20 October 2025 – Aloy Ejimakor, the lawyer representing Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been arrested...
In a dramatic escalation of their public marital troubles, Nigerian Senator Ned Nwoko has accused his wife, Nollywood actress Regina Daniels, of battling drug and...
October 19, 2025 In September 1887, Harry Johnston, Acting Consul of the Oil Rivers Protectorate (Niger Delta) procured the arrest in the wharfs of the...
18 October 2025 In a recent statement that has sparked debate, Massad Boulos, a senior advisor to US President Donald Trump on Arab and African...
17 October 2025 The United States Embassy in Abuja has issued a security alert to American citizens, cautioning about possible demonstrations in the Nigerian capital...
Lagos, Nigeria – 16 October 2025 In a pointed open letter posted on social media platform X, former Texas mayor Mike Arnold has called on...
Nigeria’s Super Eagles are set to clash with Gabon in the semi-finals of the African play-offs for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, as they fight...
Nairobi, 15 October 2025 – Raila Odinga, the veteran Kenyan politician and former Prime Minister, has passed away at the age of 80 while receiving...
In a commanding display at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Nigeria’s Super Eagles dismantled Benin Republic with a resounding 4-0 victory in their penultimate 2026...
Gaza City, 13 October 2025 – Hamas has released the names of 20 living Israeli hostages expected to be handed over to the International Committee...
Lagos, 13 October 2025 – Mr Olayemi Cardoso, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, is leading the country’s delegation to the annual meetings of...
LAGOS, Nigeria – Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has lambasted President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent exercise of presidential pardon powers, describing it as a “reckless”...
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu The ritual of the “Call to Bar” is the formal ceremony for the admission of new entrants into Nigeria’s legal profession....
Lagos, 11 October 2025 – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has extended presidential pardons and clemency to 175 convicts and former convicts, including high-profile figures such...
Abuja, 9 October 2025 – The National Council of State has given unanimous approval to the nomination of Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan as the new...
It is commendable that the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Mr Uche Nnaji, has resigned following the controversy surrounding discrepancies in his academic certificates....
Lagos, Nigeria – 9 October 2025 – Former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar has publicly called for the release or fair prosecution of Mazi Nnamdi...
Jerusalem, 9 October 2025 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced a major breakthrough in efforts to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza,...
Two years have passed since the October 7 attack – the horrific slaughter of our brothers and sisters, residents of the Western Negev, and participants...
Abuja, 7 October 2025 – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accepted the resignation of Geoffrey Uche Nnaji, the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, following...
Abuja, Nigeria – Professor Mahmud Yakubu has formally concluded his decade-long tenure as Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), handing over administrative duties...
London, 7 October 2025 – On the second anniversary of the horrific Hamas attacks on Israel, Kemi Badenoch, the Leader of the Conservative Party and...
A week ago, a team of concerned leaders visited the demolished Aspamda Market in Lagos. Since then I have carefully followed the reactions trailing the...
Lagos, Nigeria – 6 October 2025 – Former Nigerian presidential candidate Peter Obi has launched a scathing critique of the country’s electoral system, accusing it...
When Olusegun Obasanjo took over in the middle of 1976 from the slain Murtala Mohammed as Nigeria’s military Head of State, the regime was already...
Uyo, Nigeria – 4 October 2025A once-cordial relationship between Akwa Ibom State’s current governor, Pastor Umo Eno, and his predecessor, Udom Emmanuel, has descended into...
Lokoja, Nigeria – The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has issued a passionate plea for the immediate release of Onyesom Peace Udoka, a newly called lawyer,...
Nigeria has long grappled with ambitious infrastructure projects that have drained billions from its coffers, often yielding little to no benefit due to corruption, inefficiency,...
Abuja, Nigeria – 26 September 2025 – The Obidient Movement has issued a firm response to a recent directive from the African Democratic Congress (ADC),...
Abuja, 26 September 2025 – In a significant development in the ongoing trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB),...
I left Lagos yesterday, the 24th of Sept, for a 3-day trip to the USA, covering Washington and Chicago, with a stopover in Atlanta. I...
Abuja, 22 September 2025 – The United States Mission in Nigeria has reiterated its commitment to combating corruption, stating that even prominent individuals involved in...
“The judiciary have a wide scope for making political decisions.” J.A.G. Griffiths, “Constitutional and Administrative Law’ in Peter Archer & Andrew Martin (Eds), More Law...
The Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) signature bonus fund has again become a subject of controversy and suspicion. What was initially conceived as a revenue buffer...
Abuja, Nigeria – 16 September 2025In a bold stand against alleged state-sponsored censorship, Nigerian activist and journalist Omoyele Sowore has instituted proceedings at the Federal...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected a motion by Biafra nation agitator Nnamdi Kanu, who sought an order to transfer him from the...
In January 1993, Ibrahim Babangida was Nigeria’s military ruler. He was supposedly in the last year of an interminable transition at the end of which...
Anambra State’s First Lady, Nonye Soludo, has thrown down the gauntlet to Senator Uche Ekwunife, challenging her to swear an oath of fidelity before the...
In a post on X, Obi wrote “Lest we forget, If I Don’t Give You Constant Electricity in The Next 4 Years, Don’t Vote For...
When the House of Lords, as the upper chamber of the UK Parliament is called, debated the Courts Bill introduced by the government of Edward...
Since assuming office on 29 May 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration has been under intense scrutiny, with critics accusing it of setting unprecedented records...
Abuja, 4 September 2025 – Nigerian President Bola Tinubu departed Abuja today for France, embarking on what his office has described as a 10-day annual...
Nigeria – President Bola Tinubu’s government continues to face intense scrutiny over a series of alleged misrepresentations, fuelling a deepening crisis of public trust. Critics...
Abuja, 31 August 2025 – Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has launched a scathing attack on the recent local government elections in Rivers State, branding...
Seven years ago, in 2018, my good friend and former Dean of Law at the University of Ghana at Legon, Professor Raymond Atuguba, undertook a...
Nigeria boasts one of the largest and most vibrant diasporas in the world, with significant populations residing in the United Kingdom and the United States....
Lagos, Nigeria – In a poignant outburst at the funeral of former Super Eagles goalkeeper Peter Rufai, ex-defender Taribo West has lambasted the Nigeria Football...
The empty Nigerian booths in the ongoing Ninth Tokyo International Conference, TICAD9, in Japan do not just define the empty promises of this government for...
Lagos, Nigeria – Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has praised the Nigerian security agencies for their recent successes in combating terrorism, kidnappings, and banditry, describing...
Lagos, Nigeria – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), a prominent anti-corruption advocacy group, has given Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House...
Lagos, Nigeria – 15 August 2025 – Nigeria and India have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening bilateral ties during a recent visit by Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu,...
Amid the deplorable state of our nation in all ramifications, we have a virtually indifferent President who has continued to display insensitivity to our situation....
Lagos, Nigeria – 14 August 2025 In a continent rich with diverse traditions and natural beauty, a growing chorus of voices is questioning the widespread...
Abuja, 13 August 2025 – President Bola Tinubu is set to depart Abuja on Thursday, 14 August, for an official two-nation visit to Japan and...
Lagos, Nigeria – 13 August 2025 – Critics have accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of exhibiting tribalism, nepotism, and Igbophobia in its approach to high-profile...
Lagos, Nigeria – In a significant move to resolve recent disruptions in the country’s aviation sector, Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development,...
Abuja, 13 August 2025 – The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has launched an investigation into renowned Fuji musician Mr Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as...
Lagos, 12 August 2025 – The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has issued a scathing rebuke of Ibom Air and the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON)...
Lagos, Nigeria – 11 August 2025 – Former Anambra State Governor and Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has strongly criticised what he describes as...
Lagos, Nigeria – 11 August 2025 The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has imposed a lifetime ‘no fly’ ban on a passenger accused of assaulting...
Lagos, Nigeria – 11 August 2025 – Former Nigerian presidential candidate Peter Obi has issued a stark warning about the escalating hunger and poverty plaguing...
Princess Olatorera Oniru recently delivered one of the most blistering assessments of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s leadership. She insisted that Tinubu’s public persona was built...
In a recent development highlighting tensions between freedom of expression and administrative procedures in Nigeria, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on...
Lagos, 9 August 2025 – Audu Ogbeh, a prominent Nigerian politician who served as Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development from 2015 to 2019 and...
Washington, DC – 8 August 2025 – The United States has escalated its pursuit of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by doubling the reward for information...
Abuja, 7 August 2025 – Prominent Nigerian activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, has reportedly suffered a broken arm following a confrontation with...
In Nigeria, there’s a disturbingly haunting temporariness in the appellative identity of every university that derives its name from its location. If the current trend...
Lagos, Nigeria – 7 August 2025 – In a nation battling rampant inflation, widespread poverty, and a crumbling currency, the revelation that President Bola Tinubu’s...
Lagos, Nigeria – The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has lambasted the Nigeria Police Force for what it describes as an “overreach” and “affront to the...
Lagos, Nigeria – 6 August 2025 – Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has lambasted the Federal Government of Nigeria for approving a ₦712.3 billion budget...
If Service is the motive Turning the Tide in Four Years is Possible I still find it baffling that my decision to do a term...
In an era where political longevity is often equated with stability and success, a closer examination reveals a striking contrast: some leaders who held power...
Lagos, 3 August 2025 – The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has lambasted the Tinubu administration’s decision to allocate over ₦712 billion for the renovation of...
One of the greatest American Presidents, Abraham Lincoln, served only four years, yet his legacy endures as a model of principled leadership. Another iconic figure,...
Lagos, Nigeria – Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has voiced strong dismay at the ongoing disregard for court orders in a protracted property dispute involving...
Abuja, 3 August 2025 – In a move that has deepened the rift within Nigeria’s Labour Party (LP), the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has...
Abuja, Nigeria – 3 August 2025Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has been accused of orchestrating a multibillion-naira digital campaign aimed at manipulating public opinion...
Enugu, Nigeria – Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has filed a defamation suit against social commentator Reno...
Lagos, Nigeria – 31 July 2025 – Former Nigerian presidential candidate Peter Obi has urged governments at all levels to prioritise disaster management and invest...
When former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan pushed for the resignation of Alh Bamanga Tukur as PDP National Chairman, he had a clear goal to position...
I have consistently maintained that leadership failure lies at the heart of Nigeria’s problems. Until we confront it head-on, the country cannot move in the...
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, touched down at Kotoka International Airport in Accra on Tuesday, marking a key diplomatic effort...
LAGOS, 29 July 2025 — As Nigerians grapple with severe economic challenges, a recent report by The Africa Report has sparked outrage by revealing that...
On July 22, 2025, the Nigerian Senate approved an additional $21 billion, €2.2 billion, ¥15 billion of external borrowing for the 2025–2026 fiscal cycle. It...
Lagos, 28 July 2025 – Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has launched a scathing attack on President Bola Tinubu, accusing him of manipulating...
Lagos, Nigeria – July 27, 2025 – The Bariga Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Lagos State has officially renamed the popular Charly Boy Bus...
Three different decisions of the highest court in the country over the past two decades illustrate how the judicial conspiracy against popular sovereignty in Nigeria...
Rabat, Morocco – 26 July 2025 – In a thrilling comeback victory, Nigeria’s Super Falcons overcame a two-goal deficit to defeat hosts Morocco 3-2 in...
The ADC has recently emerged from the shadows as a serious political contender with the potential to disrupt Nigeria’s political status quo. Once a fringe...
Calabar, Nigeria – 25 July 2025 – In a bid to avert a potential crisis in dental education, former Nigerian presidential candidate Peter Obi has...
Port Harcourt, Nigeria – 25 July 2025 – A proposed cultural event dubbed “Igbo Fest” in Port Harcourt has ignited a fierce debate on ethnic...
Abuja, 24 July 2025 – In a significant development for Nigeria’s ruling party, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda has been selected as the new national chairman of...
Abuja, 24 July 2025 – Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, was briefly detained by immigration officials at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on...
Senator Ireti Kingibe, representing the Federal Capital Territory, has expressed deep outrage over a tragic incident in Karana, Abuja, where police allegedly opened fire on...
A Nigerian civil society organisation has formally petitioned the United States Embassy in Abuja, urging the imposition of a visa ban on Edo State Governor...
In a significant development amid the ongoing leadership crisis within Nigeria's Labour Party, Senator Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, the party's 2023 vice-presidential candidate, attended a National...
Farooq Kperogi, a Nigerian-American academic and columnist based in the United States, has publicly apologised to former First Lady Aisha Buhari for a Facebook post...
The United States Mission in Nigeria has issued a stern warning about visa fraud and illegal immigration, stating that those involved could face permanent exclusion...
Elumelu, the chairman of Heirs Holdings and the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Group, shared insights drawn from his extensive career in business and finance.
Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has refuted allegations that he threatened former Anambra State Governor and Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, emphasising that his...
Former Anambra State Governor and Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has expressed heartfelt gratitude to Nigerians and supporters worldwide for the overwhelming birthday wishes...
Former Super Eagles captain Sunday Oliseh has announced the heartbreaking death of his younger brother, Uche Levi Oliseh, who passed away on Thursday following a...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has issued a stark warning to President Bola Tinubu, criticising his administration's failure to appoint ambassadors to Nigeria's foreign missions
Enforcing Citizens’ Rights in Election Petitions Under the Nigerian Constitution
Two dominant narrative strands have emerged in Nigerian discursive spheres in the aftermath of former President Muhammadu Buhari’s death: whether it offends decency to celebrate...
Abuja, Nigeria – The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), alongside four concerned Nigerians, has filed a lawsuit against the administration of President Bola Tinubu...
Mahdi Shehu Criticises EFCC Over Alleged Inaction on High-Profile Cases
A press release from the Statehouse, penned by Special Adviser Sunday Dare, has ignited widespread criticism for its aggressive tone and what detractors call a...
Jude Ezenwafor, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the forthcoming Anambra State governorship election, has escaped an assassination attempt after being shot by unknown...
The Niger Delta Congress (NDC) has strongly criticised Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo for his recent statements that appear to caution and indirectly threaten former...
Olumide Akpata, the former Labour Party gubernatorial candidate for Edo State, has strongly criticised Governor Monday Okpebholo for issuing what he described as a "deeply...
Security agencies in Kaduna State have intervened to prevent a planned rally from taking place, citing directives from higher authorities, according to reports from the...
Following my visit yesterday to the Faculty of Dental Studies at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), I was inundated with reports concerning developments at...
In a poignant message shared on social media, prominent Nigerian human rights activist and economic analyst Serah Ibrahim has paid tribute to Peter Obi on...
The death of former President Muhammadu Buhari has created a vacuum in Northern Nigerian politics one that may prove difficult to fill. Much like the...
Professor Mike Ozekhome, SAN, Chairman of the Resolution Committee of The Patriots, has outlined key outcomes from a two-day summit in Abuja focused on crafting...
Obidients Condemn Edo Gov's Warning to Obi as Threat to Nigeria's Unity
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) has categorically denied any involvement by the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN)
(EFCC) has secured the conviction of nine Chinese nationals for offences related to cyberterrorism and internet fraud
Peter Obi donates to UNN Dental Students
Abuja, Nigeria – 18 July 2025 – In a significant boost to economic development in Nigeria’s South East region, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved...
The United States Mission in Nigeria has announced the arrival of its new Consul General, Rick Swart, in Lagos, marking the beginning of a three-year...
The ongoing trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been adjourned until 10 October 2025. The Federal High...
The trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, recommences today at the Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called for a comprehensive independent audit of Nigeria's state-owned refineries before any privatisation proceeds, accusing the federal government of...
Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah of Enugu State has reaffirmed his administration's unwavering commitment to transparency and anti-corruption measures during a meeting with the Chairman of...
In a significant move to bolster the state's administration, Enugu Governor Dr Peter Ndubuisi Mbah has approved the appointment of six new commissioner-nominees, whose names...
politician Dele Momodu has formally resigned from the People's Democratic Party (PDP), citing its alleged hijacking by "antidemocratic forces" as the primary reason for his...
Keyamo Accuses Atiku of being insensitive over the release of his resignation letter from PDP
That moment has been the thought I have had since the news of his demise. His concern for the poor should remain a reminder to...
Aisha Halilu Was Not Married to Buhari at the Time of His Death, Says Farooq Kperogi
In a significant development that could reshape Nigeria's opposition landscape, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has formally resigned from the People's Democratic Party (PDP), citing...
Former Senator Shehu Sani has issued a stark warning to Nigeria's current and future leaders, urging them to draw lessons from the raw and unforgiving...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has declared a three-day mourning period in honour of former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who died on Sunday at the...
The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Tuesday, 15 July 2025, a public holiday to commemorate the life and legacy of the late former President...
Maryland, USA – 14 July 2025 – The Concerned Citizens of Igbo Nation in Diaspora (CCIND), a US-based advocacy group, has issued an urgent open...
The passing of former President Muhammadu Buhari signifies the end of a complex era marked by high hopes and mixed legacies. His tenure was characterized...
Muhammadu Buhari slaughtered hundreds of Shiites, men, women, and even children He ordered soldiers of the Nigerian Army to open fire on peaceful #EndSARS protesters...
The death of former President Buhari in London should offer the Nigerian political class another opportunity for sobriety and circumspection. As President, Buhari had 8...
Peter Obi Mourns Passing of Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari
The African Democratic Congress (ADC), a Nigerian opposition party, has demanded that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu provide a clear explanation for his whereabouts during the...
Muhammadu Buhari, the former President of Nigeria has died at the age of 82. The announcement was made by his family on Sunday afternoon, confirming...
Governors Otti and Mbah Vow to Strengthen Regional Ties in South-East
– Julius Abure, the factional National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), visited Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), at the...
An Air Peace aircraft operating flight P47190 from Lagos to Port Harcourt experienced a runway excursion shortly after landing at Port Harcourt International Airport on...
In 2007, the contest to rule Nigeria was between two sons of Katsina State. From the Katsina Emirate, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua ran on the ticket...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has returned to Nigeria following a two-week official tour to Saint Lucia and Brazil, where he focused on strengthening international ties...
In a bold move to combat corruption and promote transparency in Nigeria's oil sector, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit...
Aregbesola Hailed by Supporters in Ijesaland Upon Return Amid Opposition Mobilisation Drive
Onitsha, Anambra State – 12 July 2025 Former Nigerian presidential candidate Peter Obi has thrown his weight behind the Labour Party’s bid for the Anambra...
A storm of controversy has erupted over the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)'s handling of the admission process for Chinedu Okeke, a standout candidate...
Calls Intensify for Investigation into Former NNPC Management Led by Mele Kyari
The Ministry of Interior, Nigeria, has announced that recruitment into its parastatals will begin on Monday, 14 July 2025. The exercise aims to fill vacancies...
Shettima to Represent Tinubu at São Tomé’s 50th Independence Amid President’s Five-Day Absence
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent diplomatic engagements in Saint Lucia and Brazil have been hailed as a triumph for Nigeria’s global standing, yet his apparent...
Nigerian Court Orders Forfeiture of Properties, Cars, and Millions in Bank Fraud Case
The Former Governor of Benue State -Suswam Awaits Ruling on No-Case Submission in N3.1bn Fraud Trial
Suspected Internet fraudsters arrested in Abeokuta, Nigeria
The U.S. Mission Nigeria has issued a statement addressing misconceptions surrounding the recent reduction in validity periods for most nonimmigrant U.S. visas for Nigerian citizens...
Chimamanda Adichie has vixited her Kindergerton teacher Mr Idoko in Nsukka.
The Nigerian Vice President has declared that the President has no power to remove a sitting Governor.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has issued a stern warning to the public, distancing itself from a circulating list of alleged state chairmen and condemning...
Peter Obi, former Governor of Anambra State and prominent Nigerian politician, visited Kano yesterday to offer condolences and support to local communities facing recent challenges.
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has upheld the election of Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the governor of Edo State, dismissing...
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that Green Card holders with criminal histories, including Nigerians and other nationals, risk having their lawful...
NBA Stands Firm on Mandatory Continuing Professional Development Programme
Obi Boosts Kaduna's Education and Healthcare with Donations
Max Verstappen today paid Tribute to Christian Horner following the news of Horner's dismissal by Red Bull Racing
Abuja, 9 July 2025 – The United States has introduced significant changes to its non-immigrant visa policy for Nigerian citizens, effective 8 July 2025. The...
Kaduna, Nigeria – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has apprehended nine individuals suspected of illegal mining activities in Niger State, the agency announced...
Abuja, 8 July 2025 – The United States Department of State has introduced changes to its non-immigrant visa policy, affecting Nigerian citizens among others. As...
Abuja, 8 July 2025 – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the list of top performers in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation...
Kano, Nigeria – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has initiated a thorough investigation into Ahmad Salisu, who was apprehended by the Nigeria Customs...
Lagos, Nigeria – The Labour Party is set to suspend and expel its former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, according to a statement from the party’s...
Lagos, Nigeria – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the minimum scores required for admission into tertiary institutions for the 2025/2026 academic...
Abuja, 8 July 2025 – The Nigeria National Assembly has heightened security measures in anticipation of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s return to the Senate today, following...
Benin City, Nigeria – Peter Obi, a prominent Nigerian politician and advocate for human capital development, has reaffirmed his commitment to improving healthcare and education...
Abuja, 7 July 2025 – Three members of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, have filed a lawsuit at the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking...
I don’t think I prày like everyone else, I also know this is not just me. While others may lift their voices or go to...
Enugu, Nigeria – Renowned Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was warmly welcomed by Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah at the Government House in a visit that...
The United States has implemented a significant change in its visa application process, effective immediately, which could have far-reaching implications for individuals worldwide. All applicants...
Lagos, 7 July 2025 — A staggering 83 per cent of Nigerians have lost confidence in President Bola Tinubu’s administration, according to the Nigeria Social...
7 July 2025, Rio de Janeiro – US President Donald Trump has announced a new trade policy targeting countries aligned with the BRICS bloc, threatening...
7 July 2025 – Engr. Babachir David Lawal, a prominent figure in Nigerian politics, has officially resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC). The announcement...
Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, and other prominent figures in Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress, APC have repeatedly claimed that the...
Abuja, Nigeria – In a scathing interview on Politics Today with Channels Television, hosted by Seun Okinbaloye, former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi launched...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has issued a public statement refuting claims of a circulating recruitment shortlist, labelling it as fraudulent and misleading. The announcement,...
“The mind grows old, no less than the body.” Aristotle, The Politics, Book II, Ch. 9, 146 (Penguin Classics, 1981) A little over two decades...
Nigeria – 6 July 2025 Prominent Nigerian political commentator, Abdul Mahmud, known as the “Great Oracle Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary” on social media, has sparked debate...
Washington, D.C., 6 July 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump has invited the leaders of five African nations—Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal, to the White...
Lagos, 6 July 2025 – As Nigeria approaches the 2027 presidential election, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is emerging as a significant threat to the...
Lagos, Nigeria – Rauf Aregbesola, a prominent Nigerian politician, received a warm welcome from supporters and members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) upon his...
Ukwulu, Anambra – On Friday, 4th July 2025, Peter Obi, former Governor of Anambra State and prominent Nigerian political figure, visited St. John Vianney Science...
Abuja, Nigeria – 5 July 2025 Former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar has pledged to combat electoral malpractice and poor governance, declaring “enough is enough”...
By Farooq A. Kperogi The Nigerian political space and preparations for the 2027 general elections have been electrified with the high-decibel announcement of the migration...
Owerri, 4 July 2025 – Emeka Ihedioha, former governor of Imo State, has officially declared his allegiance to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), marking a...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has declared the six-month suspension of Kogi State Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan unconstitutional and ordered her immediate reinstatement to the...
By Umar Sani After watching the recent media chat with Nyesom Wike and reading the earlier comments from both Bayo Onanuga and the reaction from...
Lagos, Nigeria – 3 July 2025The Nigerian football community is in mourning following the death of former Super Eagles goalkeeper Peter Rufai, fondly known as...
Abuja, FCT – July 3, 2025The All Progressives Congress (APC) has fiercely criticised the recent unveiling of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition, describing it...
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea – Baltasar Engonga Ebang, the former Director General of Equatorial Guinea’s National Financial Investigation Agency (ANIF), is standing trial for alleged financial...
Abuja, 2 July 2025 – Former Minister of Transportation and ex-Governor of Rivers State, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress...
Introduction Sean Combs, known by aliases such as P. Diddy, Puff Daddy, and Diddy, is a multifaceted figure in the entertainment industry, renowned for his...
Abuja, 2 July 2027 – Prominent Nigerian opposition figures gathered today at the Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja for a high-profile media conference, signalling the formation...
I have consistently maintained that our underdevelopment is due to Leadership failure. It is heart-breaking that our President, who is the leader of a country...
Abuja, Nigeria – The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has announced a significant event to formally unveil itself as the party of a coalition today, Wednesday,...
2 July 2025 – Senator David A. B. Mark, the former President of the 6th and 7th Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, has...
Abuja, Nigeria – Wednesday, 2 July 2025In a significant political development, leaders from the northern wing of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have agreed to...
By Umar Sani In an era where truth is often buried under a mountain of sycophancy and opportunism, Colonel Abubakar Dangiwa Umar (Rtd) continues to...
Lagos, Nigeria – 1 July 2025 In a scene straight out of a heist film, a man was apprehended at a First City Monument Bank...
It is alarming that we now live in a country of titles and honours without any passion for the people’s plight. While the Presidency basks...
Abuja, Nigeria – 1 July 2025 – Former Vice President and 2023 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has described a recent gathering...
By Ifeanyi Ejiofor It is with an overwhelming sense of grief, deep outrage, and utter condemnation that I address the tragic, senseless, and cold-blooded massacre...
Abuja, Nigeria – 30 June 2025 Nigeria and Malawi are set to strengthen their bilateral ties following a courtesy visit by Malawi’s Minister of Foreign...
Abuja, 1 July 2025 – A Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice Emeka Nwite, has rejected the bail applications of three promoters...
Abuja, 1 July 2025 – A coalition of opposition parties in Nigeria is set to formally adopt the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as its political...
Washington, DC – The United States Department of Justice has announced charges against several Nigerian nationals implicated in large-scale health care fraud schemes targeting Medicare...
Abuja, 30 June 2025 – The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Rivers State has issued a stern 48-hour ultimatum to Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas...
Since coming into power in 2023, the APC-led administration under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has shown a troubling pattern of intolerance toward critics, opposition leaders,...
Dangote Refinery has announced the free nationwide distribution of refined petroleum products, marking a significant milestone in Nigeria’s energy sector. The refinery says it is...
In a development that has sparked widespread concern, the recent peace agreement between Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, now Minister...
Abuja, Nigeria – 29 June 2025 His Excellency Peter Obi, a prominent Nigerian politician and former presidential candidate, has reaffirmed his commitment to integrity and...
Enugu, Nigeria – Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State hosted a high-profile delegation of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leaders at the Government House on Sunday,...
Abuja, Nigeria – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has underscored the indispensable role of soldiers’ loyalty in driving the transformation...
Abuja, 29 June 2025 – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reaffirmed that its 100th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting will take place as planned...
Lagos, 29 June 2025 – Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has sharply criticised President Bola Tinubu’s decision to embark on a trip to Saint Lucia,...
Lagos, Nigeria – 29 June 2025 The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), a prominent Nigerian anti-corruption organisation, has issued a seven-day ultimatum to Nigeria’s...
In a move that has sparked widespread criticism, President Bola Tinubu arrived in Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia, on Saturday for a state visit, as Nigeria...
“On matters of security, the bulk stops at the President’s table.” Bola Ahmed Tinubu April 2014 On 26 January 2009, Mamman Bello Ali died. He...
Port Harcourt, 28 June 2025 – Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike made a public appearance together on Saturday...
Lagos, 28 June 2025 – As Nigeria’s political landscape prepares for the 2027 presidential election, Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s (LP) 2023 candidate, faces scrutiny...
On June 24, 2025, Justice E.C. Mwita of the Kenyan High Court in Nairobi ruled that the abduction, detention, and rendition of Nnamdi Kanu from...
Lagos, Nigeria – 28 June 2025 In a subtle yet pointed statement, Peter Obi, the former Labour Party presidential candidate, has appeared to call for...
Lagos, Nigeria – A contentious legal dispute over a demolished property in Ikeja has escalated, with former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi alleging further unlawful...
In a shocking development, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, the National Chairman of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has announced his immediate resignation, citing health concerns....
Abuja, 27 June 2025 – President Bola Tinubu is set to embark on a significant diplomatic journey, departing Abuja on Saturday, 28 June 2025,...
Nairobi, 27 June 2025 – A High Court in Nairobi has ruled that the abduction and detention of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has issued a stark public notice, alleging a coordinated sabotage campaign targeting its leadership. This comes amidst...
In a chilling attempt to stifle dissent, the Togolese government has plunged its nation into digital darkness, severing internet access to curb a surging tide...
Lagos, 27 June 2025 – In a significant development aimed at resolving the political crisis in Rivers State, President Bola Tinubu has mediated an agreement...
The National Judicial Council (NJC) of Nigeria has recommended the compulsory retirement of ten judges from the Imo State Judiciary following investigations into allegations of...
I remember the good old days with a warm sense of nostalgia when life was simple, and three square meals were never a struggle. Childhood...
The recent demolition of business premises belonging to the younger brother of former presidential candidate Peter Obi has ignited widespread controversy, raising serious questions about...
Lagos, 26 June 2025 – Confidential discussions are reportedly underway between Nigeria’s Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) and the Attorney General of the...
The Nigerian Army has announced a three-day mourning period from 25th to 27th June 2025 to honour 17 soldiers who tragically lost their lives in...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of Nigeria has released the timetable and schedule of activities for bye-elections set to take place on Saturday, 16th...
Lafia, Nasarawa State – A High Court in Lafia, Nasarawa State, has sentenced gospel singer Oluwatimileyin Ajayi to death by hanging for the brutal murder...
Lagos, Nigeria – The Lagos State Government has firmly rejected claims by Mr. Peter Obi that it was responsible for the demolition of a property...
LONDON, 26 June 2025 – Kingsley Moghalu, a prominent Nigerian economist and former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, has sparked a fresh...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would sign four transformative tax bills into law today, aiming to overhaul Nigeria’s tax and revenue system. These include the Nigeria...
In a statement today President Zelenskyy wrote: I congratulated President Trump on the successful operation in the Middle East. It is important that the U.S....
In response to the demolition of a property belonging to Peter Obi’s brother in Ikeja, Lagos, by the Lagos State Government, Dr. Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, wife...
Our collective descent into lawlessness has reached a disgraceful and terrifying new low. On Saturday, around 7:30PM, Hon. Justice E.G. Umokoro of the Bayelsa State...
Any society where lawlessness overrides the rule of law is not destined to be a haven for investors. Recent reports showing that Nigeria’s human...
In an era where silence often buys favour and sycophancy replaces sincerity, former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has once again proven that he is...
Abuja, 24 June 2025 – The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has confirmed the arrest of 28 suspects linked to a devastating attack in Yelewata...
Peter Obi, former Governor of Anambra State and prominent Nigerian political figure, has reiterated his stance that poverty and criminality in Nigeria are deeply intertwined,...
Enugu, Nigeria – Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah welcomed Super Eagles and Udinese goalkeeper Maduka Okoye to the Lion Building, celebrating the achievements of a true...
Makkah, 24 June 2025 – The Muslim World League (MWL) has issued a strong condemnation of recent Iranian aggression against the State of Qatar. In...
Jerusalem, 24 June 2025 – The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have announced a robust military response following what they describe as a “severe violation” of...
In a controversial statement made during an appearance on ARISE TV’s Morning Show, Senator Ben Birabi, a former representative of Rivers South East in the...
Abuja, 24 June 2025 – Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has made a bold prediction about Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election, asserting that President Bola...
Recent claims suggesting a classmate connection between Nigerian President Bola Tinubu and Belarusian engineer Alex Zingman have sparked widespread debate. The assertion, which implies the...
23 June 2025, Jerusalem – The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has conducted extensive military operations targeting Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) facilities across Iran, including...
LAGOS, 23 June 2025 – The legacy of Nigeria’s June 12, 1993, presidential election, widely regarded as the nation’s freest and fairest, has once again...
Former ECOWAS Chairman and Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has voiced concerns over the sluggish activation of the ECOWAS Standby Force, urging West African leaders...
Ose Anenih, son of the late Chief Tony Anenih, has issued a strongly worded rebuttal to what he describes as an “untrue” account of his...
African Stream, a platform dedicated to reshaping global perceptions of Africa, has collapsed, underscoring a harsh reality: challenging Western narratives on Western-controlled infrastructure is a...
President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone has been appointed the new chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), succeeding Nigeria’s President...
June 22, 2025 – The world has entered a new era of “balance of power” politics, where might and strategic imperatives dictate international security, according...
President Donald Trump, I am constrained to ask you the following question. With respect do you really believe there can be peace after you have...
The B-2 Spirit, a cornerstone of modern aerial warfare, is a stealth bomber designed to penetrate the most advanced anti-aircraft defences undetected. Its ability to...
As a lawyer, Joe worried about two intractable and interrelated problems: delay in justice delivery and judicial performance. His intellect and temperament were well suited...
22 June 2025 In a move that has sent shockwaves through the athletics world, Nigerian sprinting sensation Favour Ofili has officially switched her allegiance to...
22 June 2025, Nairobi – African Stream, a prominent Pan-African media platform, has announced it will cease operations on 1 July 2025, citing relentless censorship...
In a groundbreaking medical achievement, a Florida-based surgeon has successfully performed prostate surgery on a patient 7,000 miles away, marking a global first. Dr. Vipul...
USA, 22 June 2025 – In a dramatic escalation of tensions, the United States has announced the completion of a highly successful military operation targeting...
LAGOS, 21 June 2025 – Nigeria is grappling with an alarming surge in violence that has transformed even once-peaceful regions into killing fields, according to...
Makurdi, Nigeria – 21 June 2025 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Dr Mkor Aondona, the Special Adviser to the Executive Governor...
Abuja, 21 June 2025 – President Bola Tinubu has called on West African leaders to harness the region’s youthful population and vast mineral resources to...
Lagos State Police Command scored a major victory against crime on June 20, 2025. Operatives nabbed Wasiu Akinwande, a 44-year-old alleged hired killer, in a...
Who Owns Nigeria – The People or Their Predators by Ifeanyi Ejiofor Just 48 hours after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu visited Benue State – purportedly...
Lagos, 20 June 2025 – The National Coalition Group (NNCG) has formally submitted an application to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the registration...
Young African women are lured to Russia with false job promises. The Alabuga Start programme targets women from poorer nations. It offers well-paid careers via...
It is both distressing and disheartening to hear Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State, himself a former Reverend Father, openly discourage the very people he...
Lagos, Nigeria – On Thursday, 19 June 2025, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned Ibrahim Abubakar before Justice Alexander Owoeye at the Federal...
Lagos, Nigeria – On Thursday, 19 June 2025, Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, sentenced Olukeye Adedayo to 76 years...
Abuja, 19 June 2025 – Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan appeared before the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court today, facing charges of criminal defamation brought by...
Abuja, Nigeria – The Tinubu administration has been urged to drop a criminal defamation lawsuit against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who faces charges at the Federal...
Abuja, 19 June 2025 – The Federal Republic of Nigeria has concluded its case against Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of...
Former Kaduna State Governor Nassir El-Rufai has declared that President Bola Tinubu has no chance of securing re-election in 2027, asserting that Nigerians, not politicians,...
Enugu, Nigeria – Governor Peter Mbah has reaffirmed Enugu’s status as one of Nigeria’s safest states, following a productive meeting with Assistant Inspector General of...
We pleaded that the President should show Leadership and visit Benue and Niger States in the spirit of deep national mourning, to offer compassion and...
Makurdi, 19 June 2025 – The escalating violence perpetrated by Fulani herdsmen across Nigeria has reached a boiling point, with the recent massacre of 200...
19 June 2025 Former Vice President of Nigeria, Arc. Mohammed Namadi Sambo, GCON, has firmly rebutted claims circulating on social media and in certain media...
Makurdi, 18 June 2025 – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu visited Benue State on Wednesday, calling for economic transformation and dialogue to address the state’s persistent...
Accra, Ghana – President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana has confirmed his participation in the inaugural West African Economic Summit, scheduled for 20th-21st June 2025...
Abuja, 18 June 2025 – The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the high-profile trial of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous...
In a recent interview with Arise News, conducted by Charles Aniagolu, former Nigerian Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, revisited the contentious Aburi Accord of...
Borno State, Nigeria – In a fierce confrontation, Nigerian troops from Operation Hadin Kai successfully repelled an attempted infiltration by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists at the...
Tehran, 17 June 2025 – In a daring operation, the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) eliminated Ali Shadmani, Iran’s War-Time Chief of Staff and de-facto top...
Enugu, Nigeria – A devastating attack in Ikpakpara village, Agamede, Eha-Amufu community, Enugu State, has left the region reeling, with reports of innocent farmers brutally...
Cotonou, Bénin – On 17 June 2025, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, met with His Excellency Patrice Talon, President of the...
On 17th June 2025, the Benue State Government, led by Governor Hyacinth Alia, announced a public holiday for Wednesday 18th June 2025. This move honours...
17 June 2025 The Nigerian state of Benue is once again engulfed in grief following the brutal massacre of over 200 innocent civilians over the...
Senator Neda Imasuen, representing Edo South, has publicly acknowledged his disbarment by the New York Bar Association, attributing the action to professional negligence rather than...
The Nigerian Police Force’s press release on June 16, 2025, detailing the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun’s visit to Benue State in response...
Abuja, 16 June 2025 – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has issued a scathing condemnation of the recent massacre in Benue State, where over 200...
President Bola Tinubu’s decision to reschedule his visit from Kaduna to Benue State on 18 June 2025 has sparked debate, with many questioning the timing...
16 June 2025 The escalating violence in Benue State, Nigeria, has reached a critical point, prompting a passionate plea from former Vice President Atiku Abubakar...
Benue state, once Nigeria’s prized food basket, is today soaked in blood. Fields that once blossomed with yam tendrils and swaying maize stalks now lie...
Lagos, Nigeria – Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, a prominent Nigerian opposition figure, has launched a scathing critique of President Bola Tinubu’s response to a recent massacre in...
Leadership of a nation is such that it’s either succeeding or failing, none can be hidden. There are critical areas of leadership that must exist...
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced the commencement of a significant national initiative to transform Nigeria’s fuel distribution landscape. Effective 15th August 2025, the refinery will...
The Niger Delta Congress (NDC) has issued a scathing rebuke of the Nigerian government’s failure to protect the people of Benue and the Middle Belt,...
Montreal, Quebec – 15 June 2025 George Russell delivered a commanding performance to claim Mercedes’ maiden victory of the 2025 Formula 1 season at the...
When he opened the All Nigerian Judges Conference in February 2003, then Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mohammed Lawal Uwais, who died on 6 June 2025,...
Abuja, 15 June 2025 – President Bola Tinubu has faced sharp criticism over his administration’s handling of the ongoing violence in Benue State, where deadly...
Port Harcourt, Nigeria – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has made significant strides in its fight against drug trafficking, with a series of...
Tomorrow, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will mark a significant milestone by laying the foundation stone for a new national headquarters of the Independent National Electoral...
Banjul, Gambia – Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, met with Gambian President Adama Barrow at the Presidential Villa in Banjul on...
LAGOS, 15 June 2025 – Nigeria is reeling from a horrific massacre in Benue State, where over 200 internally displaced persons (IDPs) were brutally killed...
Katsina, Nigeria – 15 June 2025 In a significant development in Dan Musa Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina State, several notorious bandit leaders have...
In a June 9, 2025, interview with TVC, Maryam Abacha claimed that the more than $3.8 billion recovered from the United States, United Kingdom, France,...
Yelemata Massacre
The United States is contemplating imposing travel restrictions on 36 countries, including Nigeria, in a significant escalation of the Trump administration’s immigration policies. The proposed...
The troubling image circulating on social media, featuring members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) G5 group including Samuel Ortom, a member of the Party’s...
Yelewata, a border town between Nasarawa and Benue States, was struck by a devastating attack in the early hours of Saturday, as gunmen suspected to...
Abuja, 14 June 2025 – The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has extended the grace period for enforcing tinted glass permit requirements until 12 August 2025,...
Abuja, 14 June 2025 – The Federal Republic of Nigeria has issued a strong condemnation of Israel’s preemptive strike on Iran, which has triggered a...
London, 14 June 2025 – The Nigerian judiciary faces fresh scrutiny over its commitment to impartiality following a controversial incident involving a senior Justice of...
London, 14 June 2025 – Peter Obi, a prominent Nigerian politician and former presidential candidate, has commended Air Peace for their professionalism and consistency on...
On 11 June 2025, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security in Abuja issued an internal circular inviting all staff to a solemn prayer...
A Nigerian Supreme Court Justice previously accused of corruption by Nigeria’s State Security Service (SSS), was seen loitering at the Protea Hotel in Benin, Edo...
In a recent address at The Platform Nigeria on 12 June 2025, Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo lauded President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms, crediting them...
Benin City, June 13, 2025 – Legal scholar and human rights advocate Chidi Odinkalu has raised questions about potential impropriety in the ongoing Edo State...
London, 13 June 2025 – With the Wimbledon Championships set to commence on 30 June 2025, tennis enthusiasts across the globe are gearing up for...
Jerusalem, 13 June 2025 – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the launch of Operation Rising Lion, a targeted military campaign aimed at countering what...
Ahmedabad, Gujarat – A devastating plane crash has claimed the lives of 242 people, including a doctor couple and their three children, aboard an Air...
Enugu, Nigeria – On 11 June 2025, the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, officially commissioned the Government Technical College (GTC) Enugu, a pioneering...
Abuja, 12 June 2025 – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s address to the Nigerian National Assembly on Democracy Day, marking 26 years of uninterrupted democratic rule,...
June 12, is slated as Democracy day. Most unfortunately, in our present state, our dear country Nigeria cannot be justifiably classified as a democratic country....
Abuja, 12 June 2025 – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s address to the Nigerian National Assembly on Democracy Day, marking 26 years of uninterrupted democratic rule,...
Lagos, Nigeria – Air Peace, a leading Nigerian airline, has strongly refuted allegations of extortion levelled against it by Senator Adams Oshiomhole, describing his claims...
Ahmedabad, India – 12 June 2025 – A catastrophic plane crash involving Air India Flight AI171 has left the city of Ahmedabad reeling, as the...
Lagos, Nigeria – 11 June 2025 – Senator Adams Oshiomhole, a former governor of Edo State and current senator representing Edo North, caused a significant...
Abuja, 12 June 2025 – In a compelling address marking Nigeria’s Democracy Day, Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in 2023, urged swift government...
Lagos, Nigeria – 11 June 2025 – Senator Adams Oshiomhole, a former governor of Edo State and current senator representing Edo North, caused a significant...
Lagos, Nigeria – On the eve of Nigeria’s Democracy Day, 12th June 2025, the Lagos State Police Commissioner, CP Olohundare Jimoh, convened a crucial meeting...
Lagos, Nigeria – Air Peace has issued a strong condemnation of the disruptive conduct exhibited by Senator Adams Oshiomhole, a prominent Nigerian politician from Edo...
Abuja, Nigeria – Peter Obi, former Governor of Anambra State, has taken action to address the dire state of education in Chibok, Borno State, where...
Abuja, 11 June 2026 – President Bola Tinubu has extended an open invitation to Barrister Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),...
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At a time when Nigerians are groaning under the weight of inflation, food insecurity, joblessness, and decaying infrastructure, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s decision to spend...
Abuja, 10 June 2025 – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu returned to Abuja on Tuesday, concluding a visit to Lagos where he observed the Sallah holiday...
Frederick Forsyth, the celebrated British author, journalist, and former spy, passed away on Monday, 9 June 2025, at his home in Jordans, England, aged 86,...
A recent social media post by Kingsley Moghalu, a prominent Nigerian economist and former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, has sparked heated...
A recent gathering of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholders, convened by Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has ignited fierce debate within...
Some of us may be familiar with the phrase, “One man’s meat is another man’s poison.” I would have reason think about this, albeit from...
Alhaji Dr. Aliyu Audu, the Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, has tendered his resignation, effective immediately, as announced in a letter dated...
Senator Neda Imasuen, representing Edo South Senatorial District, has announced his intention to defect from the Labour Party (LP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress...
His Excellency Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai (Rtd) CFR, Betara of Biu, Garkuwan Keffi, former Chief of Army Staff, and former Nigerian Ambassador to the...
Paris, 8 June 2025 – Carlos Alcaraz clinched the Roland Garros men’s singles title in a gripping five-set final against world number one Jannik Sinner,...
Abuja, 8 June 2025 – The coalition opposing President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid is grappling with internal divisions, as conflicting interests among its key figures...
Uyo, 7 June 2025 – Comrade Ini Ememobong, a prominent figure in Akwa Ibom State’s administration, has tendered his resignation as Honourable Commissioner for Special...
Paris, 7 June 2025 – Coco Gauff, the 21-year-old American tennis sensation, clinched her second Grand Slam singles title at the French Open, defeating world...
Enugu, Nigeria – The Nigerian music community and Enugu State are in mourning following the death of iconic musician Gentleman Mike Ejeagha, a cultural titan...
The U.S. Mission in Nigeria has strongly condemned a recent attack by a non-state armed group along the Gwoza-Limankara road in Borno State, which resulted...
2 June 2025, Zamfara, Nigeria – The Nigerian military has once again come under intense scrutiny following yet another deadly airstrike that killed at least...
2 June 2025, Abuja – A recent statement from General Michael Langley, commander of the US Africa Command (AFRICOM), has attributed the escalating insurgency in...
Niger State, Nigeria – On Monday, 2 June 2025, Peter Obi, former Governor of Anambra State and prominent Nigerian politician, visited Niger State to express...
Nnewi, Anambra State, 2 June 2025 – On Sunday, 1 June, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, recently nominated as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, led...
Marrakech, Morocco, 2 June 2025 – The African Union (AU) faces a critical challenge in achieving true sovereignty, with 70% of its $650 million annual...
Abuja, 2 June 2025 – The Nigeria Police Force has achieved significant breakthroughs in its fight against crime, rescuing 12 trafficked children in Abia State...
Kyiv, 1 June 2025 – Ukrainian forces have successfully destroyed approximately one-third of Russia’s strategic air force in a meticulously planned operation targeting multiple Russian...
Why the anti-Tinubu Coalition Isn’t Coalescing -by Farooq KperogiThere is supposed to be a formidable coalition of powerful regional and national political forces working to...
Houston, 30 May 2025 – The World Igbo Congress (WIC), the leading organisation representing Ndi Igbo in the diaspora, held its annual Heroes and Heroines...
Kukawa, Borno State – In a significant victory for Nigeria’s counter-terrorism efforts, Special Forces under Operation Hadin Kai conducted a precision strike on 30 May...
30 May 2025Today marks the solemn anniversary of the death of Bruce Mayrock, a young American who sacrificed his life in 1969 to draw attention...
30 May 2025, Enugu, Nigeria – Today, Igbo communities across Nigeria and the diaspora solemnly mark Biafra Heroes and Heroines Remembrance Day, a poignant commemoration...
30 May 2025Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, has drawn sharp criticism for his recent statement defending the Tinubu...
Maiduguri, Nigeria – Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have arrested 18 serving soldiers and 15 police officers accused of selling arms to terrorists and...
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 30 May 2025 – The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has elected Dr Sidi Ould Tah of Mauritania as its ninth president,...
Enugu, Nigeria – Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah delivered a compelling address at Okpara Square, outlining the significant strides made by his administration in just two...
Abuja, Nigeria – 29 May 2025In a significant development in the ongoing trial of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra...
LONDON, 29 May 2025 – Former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar has fiercely criticised President Bola Tinubu’s plan to secure over $24 billion (£19 billion)...
agos 29 May 2025 – Omoyele Sowore, a prominent Nigerian activist and publisher, has launched a scathing critique of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration as...
On 29 May 2025, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu delivered a statement marking the second anniversary of his administration, proclaiming what he described as “undeniable progress”...
Abidjan, Ivory Coast – 21 May 2025Unverified posts on X have sparked alarm with claims of a possible coup attempt in Ivory Coast, alleging significant...
