By Ndahi Marama Come May 29, 2027, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State is expected to draw the curtains on governance, having served his eight years/end of second tenure in a state hitherto characterized by challenges associated with insecurity and paucity of funds. In tidy up to the task, the governor, who vowed not […]

Sweden crushed Tunisia 5-1 on Sunday to leave the North African nation’s defensive reputation in tatters and seize control of World Cup Group F.

By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto The internal crisis in the Sokoto State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has escalated, with rival factions now producing separate governorship candidates and parallel state executive committees ahead of future elections. The development highlights ongoing divisions within the opposition party in the state, with each faction claiming legitimacy and […]

By Gift ChapiOdekina, Abuja The House of Representatives has convened an emergency sitting to consider a bill seeking to extend the implementation period of the capital component of the 2025 budget by an additional three months. In a notice dated June 11, 2026, and signed by the Acting Clerk of the House, Ibrahim Sidi, lawmakers […]

Troops of the Nigerian Army, in collaboration with the Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), have arrested 46 foreign nationals during a security operation in Ogun State.

By Kingsley Omonobi Troops of Operation Fansan Yamma have launched a major offensive, codenamed Operation Clean Sweep III, targeting terrorist and bandit groups operating in Matazu Local Government Area and adjoining communities in Katsina State. According to a statement by the Media Information Officer of Operation Fansan Yamma, Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja, the operation was […]

By all indications, the N100 million defamation judgment secured against the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) may become one of the most consequential civic rights cases in Nigeria’s recent democratic history.

WARRI – Prominent Ijaw leader and Eye-la-Ere of the Ijaw Nation, Chief Vero Tangbowei Emmanuel, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, to critically examine the ward allocation structure in Warri South-West Local Government Area, warning that the current arrangement is unfair and capable of generating tension […]

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, yesterday warned that Nigeria’s democracy cannot thrive amid worsening insecurity, declaring that security was central to the country’s democratic survival. Marking Black Sunday in honour of victims of violence across the country, CAN mourned those killed, displaced and traumatised by insecurity, demanding urgent action […]

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has urged Nigeria’s defence industry to deepen local capacity for building arms, instead of relying on imports.