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By Comrade Opara Philip Emmanuel in Ohuhu Umuahia Democracy works best when elected government officials are held accountable not only during campaigns but throughout their time in office. As the current legislative cycle enters its final phase, the people of Ikwuano, Umuahia North, and Umuahia South Federal Constituency deserve an honest assessment of representation, performance, […]
At least four vehicles and other properties worth millions of naira have been razed in a fire that ravaged a mechanic workshop in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The incident occurred at a mechanic workshop located in the Akingbade area along Old Ife Road in Ibadan. The incident, according to sources, occurred on Saturday evening. […]
Political candidates seeking elective offices in the 2027 general elections in Ebonyi State came under scrutiny at the weekend as the Ohaukwu Youth General Assembly convened an interactive forum where aspirants presented their plans and signed a peace accord committing themselves to violence-free campaigns. The event, held at Grace Garden and Event Centre in Ohaukwu […]
Not comfortable with the deplorable condition of their community road and the lack of critical infrastructure in the area, residents of Orhuwhorun community in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State have staged a peaceful protest. The protesters, mostly women, marched through the community carrying placards with inscriptions such as, “Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, Remember Orhuwhorun-Owhrode,” […]
By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin Transport unions in Kwara State have threatened mass action against the federal and state governments over the deteriorating condition of the Oko-Olowo and Ohan bridges, which they say have severely disrupted economic activities in parts of Kwara and neighbouring Oyo State. The unions, comprising the National Union of Road Transport Workers […]
At least 20 people have been killed in an attack by suspected bandits on Fesken Rafi community in Arewa Local Government Area of Kebbi State, prompting renewed concerns over insecurity in the area. The Kebbi State Government expressed deep sorrow over the incident, describing the attack as tragic and extending condolences to the families of […]
…Warns Against Vote Buying, Political Violence in Abia By Steve Oko, Umuahia Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, has said that democracy remains Nigeria’s best path to development, insisting that the country’s post-1999 challenges are a result of poor leadership choices rather than a failure of the democratic system. In his 2026 Democracy Day address […]
By Steve Oko, Umuahia Lead counsel to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Aloy Ejimakor, has raised concerns over aspects of the ongoing trial involving his client, Nnamdi Kanu, particularly regarding time allowed for the defence to present its case. Ejimakor, in a statement, said the defence was given a limited […]
Australia made a winning start to their 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign with a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Turkey in a Group D encounter on Sunday. The Socceroos produced a disciplined and determined performance to secure all three points against a Turkish side that entered the match with high expectations. Australia absorbed pressure for much […]
Two men were charged Saturday over the theft of $18,000-worth of kit and equipment from the England team at the World Cup, a US prosecutor said. Mustafa Salik and Erfan Kamal each face one count of receiving stolen property, according to a statement from the office of Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson. The offence under Missouri law carries […]
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) “over its failure to account for approximately ₦5.9 billion reportedly spent on the incorporation, transition, and rebranding of NNPC into NNPCL.” The NNPC reportedly paid N2.9 billion for incorporation expenses from petroleum product proceeds, while the […]
Sokoto State Police Command has announced plans to begin a statewide crackdown on vehicles operating without registration number plates or with concealed, altered, defaced or obscured plates as part of efforts to strengthen security and enforce compliance with traffic regulations. The planned enforcement exercise, which follows a directive from the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan […]
Security experts and rights advocates have called on the Federal Government to adopt stronger measures against banditry and other violent crimes amid growing concerns over worsening insecurity across northern Nigeria. Retired military officer and security analyst, Major Bashir Galma, urged authorities to abandon negotiations with bandits, arguing that armed groups have repeatedly failed to honour […]
Security experts and rights advocates have called on the Federal Government to adopt stronger measures against banditry and other violent crimes amid growing concerns over worsening insecurity across northern Nigeria. Retired military officer and security analyst, Major Bashir Galma, urged authorities to abandon negotiations with bandits, arguing that armed groups have repeatedly failed to honour […]
Nigeria’s First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, will visit Benue on Tuesday under the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), engage women, inaugurate key infrastructural projects and inaugurate a community ICT centre. The visit, according to a statement issued on Sunday by the chief press secretary to Gov. Hyacinth Alia, Mr Tersoo Kula, forms part of the nationwide […]
Sen. Dave Umahi, Minister of Works, says major South-East road projects conceived during the colonial era but abandoned are now being implemented under President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Umahi stated this on Saturday in Ebonyi while conducting senior journalists and government officials on an inspection tour of Federal Government projects in the state. This […]
Arsenal legend, Paul Merson, has ranked his top five favourites to win the 2026 FIFA World Cup. In his column for Sportskeeda, Merson ranked Spain and France as the number one and two favourites because of the array of talent in their squads. He also included Germany in the list because of its history in […]
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru Former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.), on Saturday dismissed the allegation that Chief Moshood Abiola was poisoned, insisting that an autopsy conducted by pathologists from four countries attributed his death to natural causes. The revelations were contained in Chapter 21 of Ge.n. Abubakar’s 264-page, 27-chapter autobiography titled ‘Call of Duty,’ […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has alerted Nigerians over the recall of some Impala brand gel nail polish products following safety concerns linked to a harmful chemical substance found in the products. NAFDAC disclosed that it received a notification from the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency, Agência Nacional de Vigilância […]
By Henry Umoru Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, ahead of the 2027 polls, has promised to engage and listen to agitators across Nigeria as part of efforts to foster national unity and address the root causes of unrest if elected president. In a statement on Saturday by the spokesman of […]
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru Major General Abdulrasheed Aliyu (retd), Chief Security Officer, CSO, to former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, on Saturday revealed that the former head of state rebuffed pressures from the military circle to extend his six-month transition programme. Aliyu, who was chairman of the organising committee of the public presentation of three […]
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru President Bola Tinubu on Saturday directed the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to allocate land along the Airport Road in Abuja for the development of Abdulsalami Abubakar’s African Resource Centre. President Tinubu also pledged that the Federal Government would fund the construction of the facility amid over ₦2 billion […]
Renowned author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has publicly accused Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital in Lagos of obstructing a coroner’s inquest into the death of her son, alleging negligence in his medical care and a subsequent cover-up attempt by the hospital. In a statement released on Facebook on Saturday, Adichie said she decided to make her concerns public after […]
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday recounted how he personally intervened to overcome widespread opposition to the Land Use Act. Speaking at the public presentation of three books in honour of General Abdulsalami Abubakar on his 84th birthday at the Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja, Obasanjo said Abubakar engaged community leaders across […]
The Police Command in Oyo State has arrested five suspected armed robbers, and recovered firearms, ammunitions and charms. This is contained in a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, made availabe to newsmen on Saturday in Ibadan. Ayanlade said that the operational breakthrough was a result of the command’s sustained efforts […]
A legal practitioner and Chief Operating Officer of UBIIJUS Intelligence, Dr. Blessing Agbomhere, has criticised social media activist, Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, VDM, over calls for protests against insecurity, describing the move as capable of undermining national stability. In a statement personally signed and released weekend, Agbomhere said Nigeria’s security challenges require unity, […]
By Emmanuel Okogba Former FIFA President Joseph Sepp Blatter has stressed that FIFA must uphold the core principles governing World Cup host nations, including ensuring security and allowing unrestricted entry for all qualified participants. Blatter made the remarks while commenting on the case of Somali referee Omar Artan, suggesting that the situation could conflict with […]
By Omeiza Ajayi The Federal Government has announced plans to move to the next stage of its 2024/2025 paramilitary recruitment exercise, involving physical screening and document verification for shortlisted candidates. A statement signed by the Secretary of the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB), Maj. Gen. A. M. Jibril (retd), said applicants […]
A former Head of State, Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar, rtd, has disclosed that MKO Abiola was not poisoned, insisting that an autopsy conducted by pathologists from four countries attributed his death to natural causes. Abdulsalami made the disclosure in Chapter 21 of his 264-page, 27-chapter autobiography titled ‘Call of Duty’, launched on Saturday in Abuja. The […]
Operatives attached to the Idiroko Division of the Ogun State Police Command have foiled a cross-border vehicle trafficking attempt, arrested two suspects and recovered a stolen 28-seater Toyota Coaster bus belonging to a company. The suspects, Seun Lawal, 46, and Ademola Oriyomi, 38, were arrested on Friday. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Police Public Relations […]
By David Nnasom & Dickson Omobola Faith-based Group, Concerned Christian Youth Forum, CCYF, has debunked a report claiming that the private aircraft with registration number N989BC, which landed on a road in the Ogwashi-Uku area of Delta State, belongs to Dunamis International Gospel Centre. CCYF, in a statement, Friday, said the church had consistently maintained […]
By Gift Chapi Odekina, Abuja The House of Representatives has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Rep. Yaya Bauchi Tongo, who represented Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency of Gombe State. In a statement issued on Friday by the House spokesman, Rep. Akintunde Rotimi, the Green Chamber described the late lawmaker’s death as a painful loss to […]
By Luminous Jannamike As Anambra’s crackdown on alleged fake miracles gathers momentum, a bigger question arises among Nigerians: where does faith end and fraud begin? Read Also: We can fight terrorists with ‘juju’ – Yoruba monarchs agree with Ooni of Ife Imagine trying to put a miracle on trial. Not a bank robbery. Not a kidnapping. Not […]
…Haul in 1,071 rounds of ammunition, 17 AK-47 rifles, GMPG, rocket propelled rifle, grenades, others …Leave Enugu or face the music, Mba warns remnant criminal elements …Charges property owners on background checks of prospective tenants …Hails Tinubu for releasing funds to revamp security training institutions …Lauds passage of State Police Bill In major joint operations, […]
Imagine a dockworker in Liverpool in 1966, a mechanic in Buenos Aires in 1978, a schoolteacher in Lagos in 1994, and a taxi driver in Casablanca in 2022. They would have spoken different languages, carried different passports, and lived under different governments, yet something unspoken would have connected them in a way that required no translation. Football […]
By Sola OgundipeA new cancer study is attracting global attention after researchers reported that injecting an experimental immunotherapy into a single tumour appeared to spark an immune response against cancer cells in other parts of the body. The findings, which emerged from an early-stage clinical trial, have generated considerable excitement among scientists and cancer specialists. […]
By Sola Ogundipe In an impressive medical breakthrough, scientists in China successfully reversed Type 1 diabetes in a female patient by using her own stem cells. The 25-year-old woman has remained insulin-independent for over a year. For the first time since her diagnosis, her body began producing insulin naturally, eliminating the need for daily injections. […]
A few nights ago, after a morning rain had washed the dust from the compound and left the earth dark and fragrant, I found myself standing alone beneath a light bulb gathering termites. Read Also: World Cup and the fading republic of humanity, by Stephanie Shaakaa At first, it felt like nothing more than coincidence, the kind […]
By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto Former Deputy Governor of Sokoto State and former Minister of Water Resources, Muktari Shagari, has urged the National Assembly to approve the establishment of state police, warning that Nigeria can no longer afford to delay a key security reform amid worsening insecurity across the country. Speaking in an interview on the […]
…as Burna Boy, Shakira light up the stadium By Benjamin Njoku Afrobeats superstar Burna Boy and Colombian icon Shakira opened the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Thursday with a stellar performance that’s still trending across Mexico. The duo performed “Dai Dai”, the tournament’s official song, at a high-octane ceremony in the historic Azteca Stadium. Their […]
Governor Hyacinth Alia’s Special Assistant on Youths and Media Mobilization, Atu Terver Joseph has resigned from his position. In a letter addressed to the Secretary to the Benue State Government, Atu thanked the government for the opportunity and confidence reposed in him to serve in Governor Alia’s administration. “I am sincerely grateful for the opportunity […]
Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused the Accord Party and some members of the National and State Assemblies in the state of spreading false allegations against the opposition party ahead of the August 15 governorship election. In a statement issued on Friday by the party’s Director of Media and Information, Kola Olabisi, the APC […]
….IK Ogbonna, other stars bid Alex Ekubo farewell at emotional Service of Songs By Benjamin Njoku Grief and sorrow filled The Monarch Event Centre in Lekki, Lagos, on Wednesday as Nollywood held a Service of Songs for late actor Alex Ekubo. The all-white event drew who’s who in the Nigerian entertainment industry. Stars stormed the […]
By Emeka Anaeto, Business Editor Nigeria’s leading economists and financial experts have disagreed with some of the latest policy prescriptions by the International Monetary Fund, IMF, for Nigeria, even as they endorsed the Fund’s warning against the Federal Government’s proposed $5 billion loan from a bank in Abu Dhabi. Highlights of the IMF positions contained in its […]
By Clifford Ndujihe, Politics Editor WITH the conclusion of primaries by political parties, three women have emerged as presidential candidates ready to challenge President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for Nigeria’s topmost job. Although 18 presidential flag bearers are on the prowl, only 14 will remain when the chips are down because 14 political […]
By Ayo Onikoyi Veteran actor and theatre icon, Dr. Kola Oyewo, best known for his memorable role in the classic movie Saworoide, has passed away at the age of 80. The death of the renowned Nollywood actor, dramatist, filmmaker and scholar was announced on Friday by fellow actor Kunle Afod, who paid tribute to the […]
By Dayo Johnson As Nigeria marked the 2026 Democracy Day, leaders across the country reflected on the nation’s democratic journey, urging vigilance, unity, welfare and accountability. Governors, civil society groups, political actors, and pro-democracy movements, all reflecting on 27 years of uninterrupted civilian rule, emphasizing that democracy remains the nation’s best hope for progress, while warning […]
Plateau State Governor, Barr. Caleb Mutfwang, has vowed that his administration will never bow to pressure and negotiate with bandits and terrorists, but will instead do everything possible to protect residents and democratic institutions in the state. Mutfwang, who made the declaration during the state’s Democracy Day celebration held in Jos on Friday, stated categorically that […]
Lagos State Government has announced a temporary traffic diversion on Baale Animashaun Road in the Ifako-Ijaiye area to enable the construction of a culvert as part of ongoing drainage improvement works targeted at enhancing stormwater management. According to the government, the diversion will take effect from June 15, 2026, and remain in place for eight weeks. […]
Edo North Senator, Adams Oshiomhole, has said that the late MKO Abiola refused to sell his presidential mandate to the late former military Head of State, Sani Abacha. Oshiomhole disclosed this during a lecture on June 12 titled “June 12 and Beyond,” which focused on the development of democracy and security issues. The event took […]