Voter apathy, late commencement of voting and allegations of vote-trading yesterday, shaped the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja Area Council elections and bye-elections in Kano and Rivers states, even as the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and security agencies described the exercises as peaceful and orderly.

The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has declared that the proposed Armed Forces College of Medicine and Health Sciences will deliver the desired healthcare vision for both military personnel and civilian Nigerians. Matawalle spoke in Abuja during a high-level strategic meeting between the Ministries of Defence and Education on the establishment of the […]

World leaders are reacting to the United States Supreme Court’s landmark decision striking down former President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, with many welcoming the ruling as a reaffirmation of the rule of law, while others are studying its implications for global trade.

When President Donald Trump announced plans to raise the nation’s effective tariff rate to levels not seen since 1930 last year, most CEOs were silent. They’d seen how opposing the president’s ambitions – let alone his signature economic policy – could prove even more costly than the policies he enacted.

“…While the opinion for Nuhu got 45 percent, El-Rufai got seven percent, and so on and so forth. So, it was on that basis that Tinubu reached out to Nuhu and adopted him as a (presidential) candidate. But I think that was when the bad blood set in, you know, with Nasir and Nuhu, and that kind of elevated Nuhu above him. And I think he never really got out of that disappointment.”

The House of Representatives Committee on Polytechnics and Other Higher Technical Education on Friday adjourned its 2026 budget defence session following the absence of several rectors of federal polytechnics.

Content creator and actress, Nonsmiraj, has opened up on how she handles online criticism, misconceptions about her success, and her personal life.

In the often overheated arena of Nigerian politics—where speculation frequently substitutes for substance—a curious narrative has been circulating: that Senator Dr. George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and a towering figure in Benue politics, is locked in a political duel with Benue state Governor, Hyacinth Alia.

El-Rufai’s reputation for confrontation took shape nearly 23 years ago, in July 2003, when President Olusegun Obasanjo nominated him as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, on Saturday, confirmed that the country recorded 70 deaths from Lassa fever in the first seven weeks of 2026, with 318 confirmed cases out of 1,469 suspected infections reported nationwide.

The De Renaissance Patriots Foundation, on Sunday, raised concern over the ongoing market redevelopment projects across Lagos Island, Mainland, Badagry, Ikorodu and Epe warning that the projects risk displacing traditional traders and eroding the city’s mercantile heritage.

By Ayo Onikoyi Gospel artiste, Moses Abutu, has released a new worship single titled Higher, describing it as a personal testimony of faith and reassurance rooted in God’s word. The singer said the song was inspired during a difficult season of his life. “I received an assurance from God in a place of worship when […]

The Federal Capital Territory High Court has granted interim injunctions restraining activist Omoyele Sowore and Sahara Reporters from publishing alleged defamatory statements against Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, and two other senior police officers.

I’ve been teaching Muay Thai for over twenty years at a professional fight camp in Bangkok’s Chatuchak district at Sor.Dechapant MuayThai School.

Nigerian cinema is poised for a defining cultural moment as Eleko (Oba Esugbayi), the first full-length historical biopic cinema film on colonial Lagos, makes its highly anticipated debut.