Abia ADC calls for release of detained party chairman
The Abia State chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called for the immediate release of its state chairman, Mr. Don Norman Obinna, who is currently being detained by the police in Umuahia.
Sunny Neji, Eedris Abdulkareem, others set to headline Jojo Band Live Concert 2025
By Adesina Wahab JOJO BAND has over the years carved a niche for itself in the Nigerian music industry, growing it’s fan base in the most organic manner. The band’s music style cuts across all genres of music, delivering first class performances to music lovers across Nigeria. The band has also shown great capacity in […]
Man United to delay departures of three players for AFCON
Manchester United are set to open talks with the football federations of Cameroon, Morocco and Ivory Coast in an effort to delay the departures of three key players ahead of this year’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
Nnamdi Kanu: No assassination attempt on Justice Omotosho – FHC
The Federal High Court has debunked as false news, a report that Justice James Omotosho, who sentenced the convicted leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment, survived an assassination attempt.
IPOB condemns Nnamdi Kanu’s transfer to Sokoto
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Sunday condemned the life sentence handed to its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, and criticised his transfer to a prison in Sokoto State, saying the move jeopardises his safety and could frustrate his right of appeal.
On whose mandate do judges stand?
Sworn in as a judge a mere seven days after independence on 7 October 1960, Justice Fatayi Williams was the first person to be appointed a judge in post-independence Nigeria.
Akpabio’s aide disowns circulating letter, says document aimed at weaponising his name against Senate President
By Henry Umoru ABUJA — Dr. Jibril Lawal Tafida, Special Adviser to the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has distanced himself from a circulating document falsely attributed to him and allegedly designed to smear the Senate President. The document, presented as a letter dated November 22, 2025, and addressed to the Office of […]
CHRICED unveils new strategic plan, flags threats to Nigeria’s democracy
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) has laid out a bold new direction for its work over the next five years, placing climate justice, maternal and child health, and the alarming rise in out-of-school children at the heart of its mission. The announcement came on Saturday […]
Kebbi shuts down all public, private schools
The Kebbi Government has ordered the closure of all public and private Secondary Schools ad well as all tertiary institutions across the state, except the College of Nursing Sciences, Birnin Kebbi.
Court dismisses report of assassination attempt on Justice Omotosho
The Federal High Court (FHC) says the report that Justice James Omotosho survived an assassination attempt following the life sentence imposed on Nnamdi Kanu is fake news. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a blogger had reported on his Facebook page that Justice Omotosho survived an assassination attempt early Saturday morning, just days […]
Dismas, Gestas, and the Kingship of Christ
Valentine Obienyem Before we turn to Fr. Chigozie Jidere (Fr. Nwayo), let us pause to reflect on the story of the two thieves crucified with Christ, as recounted in today’s Gospel. Tradition, which often preserves details beyond the biblical text, gives them the names Dismas and Gestas. But what kind of “thieves” were they? They […]
Quality of infrastructure a visible barometer of governance — Unachukwu
Publisher of The Creed, Mr. John-Austin Unachukwu, has said that the provision of infrastructure such as roads, hospitals, schools, energy systems, digital networks and public utilities is a litmus test for leadership and a key determinant of democratic sustainability.
Truckers back extension of TTP contract for ETO- Call up system
By Godwin Oritse The Association of Maritime Truck Owners (AMATO) has declared its support for the renewal of the contract of Truck Transit Park Limited (TTP), operators of the eto electronic call-up system, citing the need to sustain effective traffic management. AMATO’s leadership also responded to calls for a return to the old manual call-up […]
Obuzor of Ibusa restates Anioma’s origin, says agitation began in 1939
AS the agitation for the creation of another state from the South East extraction and the South South geo- political zones of the country continues, the Obuzor of Ibusa, His Royal Majesty Professor Louis Nwaoboshi, has reiterated that the Anioma people of Delta State are historically part of Igboland.
I’ve activated strategy to secure Nnamdi Kanu’s release — Gov Otti
By Steve Oko Governor Alex Otti of Abia State says plans are in motion to secure the release of convicted Indigenous People of Biafra, IPoB, leader, Nnamdi Kanu. Otti said he had already activated a strategy to secure Kanu’s final freedom which, according to him, he had earlier initiated during Kanu’s trial. The governor, in […]
Niger: Number of abducted students, teachers has risen to 315 — Catholic Diocese
•Denies receving order to close school•More states shut schools By Wole Mosadomi, Ndahi Marama & Femi Bolaji The number of students and teachers abducted by suspected terrorists from St Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools, Papiri, in Agwarra Local Government Area of Niger State, appears to have risen to 315. This came on a day […]
