By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA—A Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, yesterday, deferred the trial of the detained commander of the Ansaru terrorist sect, Mahmud Usman, till November 19. Ansaru, a breakaway faction of the Boko Haram terrorist group, was linked to several high-profile attacks and kidnappings across the country. Usman, also known as Abu Bara’a, […]

A strong wave of political support is building around Alhaji Abubakar Abdullahi Gumbi (AA Gumbi) as a coalition of 11 youth and students’ associations in Sokoto State has formally endorsed him for the 2027 governorship election under the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

By Gift ChapiOdekina The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Control to investigate the utilisation of over $4.6 billion received by Nigeria from the Global Fund and the United States Agency for International Development, USAID, between 2021 and 2025 for the fight against HIV, tuberculosis, TB, and malaria. The […]

By Udeme Akpan, Energy Editor The NNPC Limited’s profit after tax dropped by 59.93 per cent to N216 billion in September 2025, compared to N539 billion in August 2025. The company’s revenue also decreased by 8.39 per cent to N4.26 trillion in September 2025 from N4.65 trillion in August. According to the company, crude oil […]

Members of Team Europe, led by the EU Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Gautier Mignot, joined the Afrobeat Rebellion Exhibition in Lagos alongside several European ambassadors and senior diplomats representing Poland, Finland, Belgium, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Portugal.