Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi were among prominent Nigerians who attended the Janazah (funeral prayers) of Hajiya Umma El-Rufai, mother of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, at the National Mosque in Abuja on Sunday. Also present were the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, and Kaduna State Governor, […]

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has arraigned a suspected railway vandal in Lagos as part of its intensified crackdown on attacks against the nation’s rail infrastructure.

By Innocent Anaba The Village Boys Movement, VBM, has stepped up calls on the African Democratic Congress, ADC, to hand over its presidential ticket to Mr. Peter Obi, following a coordinated nationwide mobilisation across several states. The group, weekend, staged what it described as a “2 Million Man March and ADC Registration Drive,” with activities […]

A professor of Economics at the Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT, Nicholas Attamah, has identified economic stagnation, capital flight and weak institutions as consequences of deep-rooted corrupt practices in Nigeria.

Nigerian football administrator Samson Adamu has made history, being appointed as the acting Secretary General of the Confederation of African Football, marking the first time a Nigerian has held the position since the body’s founding in 1957. The appointment was confirmed on Sunday during a CAF congress held at the Giza Palace Hotel, Cairo, following […]