Ahead of the 2027 presidential election, renowned cleric and Convener of the Initiative for a Better and Brighter Nigeria, Prophet Isa El-Buba, has declared support for the presidential ambition of Social Democratic Party (SDP) leader, Adewole Adebayo, saying he is better positioned to lead Nigeria than other opposition contenders.

Blanche, the former number two in the Justice Department, has since pursued indictments for Trump’s perceived enemies, including former FBI director James Comey.

…Petitions appeal c’ttee, demands justice By Steve Oko UMUAHIA — An aspirant of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, for Ikwuano/Umuahia Federal Constituency, Abia State, Mrs Nkasiobi Madumere, has alleged gender discrimination and gross bias against her during the party’s May 29 primary. She raised the alarm over what she described as “the highest form of […]

By Steve Oko UMUAHIA — Abia State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Enoch Ogbonna Uche, has challenged graduates of the National Health Fellows Programme to deploy the knowledge and skills acquired during their training to drive transformative changes in healthcare delivery across the state’s 17 local government areas. Speaking yesterday at the graduation ceremony of 34 […]

Far-reaching proposals capable of overhauling the nation’s legal education system dominated discussions at the 2026 Legal Education Summit organised by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).

•Families beg FG for rescue of travellers By Ndahi Marama MAIDUGURI — Fear and anxiety have gripped families in Borno State following the abduction of 13 travellers, including women and a seven-month-old baby, by suspected Boko Haram insurgents along the Biu–Damaturu highway through the Kamuya axis of the state. The victims were reportedly abducted on […]

Former Governor of Sokoto State and Senator representing Sokoto South Senatorial District, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, and the Governorship Candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in the state, Manir Muhammad Dan’iya, have raised fresh alarm over the worsening insecurity in Sokoto following renewed deadly attacks on communities in Tureta Local Government Area.

THE operations and effectiveness of the Western Nigeria Security Network, WNSN, code-named Amotekun, have come under scrutiny.

By Nkiruka Nnorom with agency report U.S President, Donald Trump, yesterday claimed that Iran has agreed it will not have a nuclear weapon and that the country’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, was involved in negotiations with the US. The bold claims were made during an interview on the New York Post’s Pod Force One podcast, […]

By Babajide Komolafe The Nigerian Economic Summit Group, NESG, has reported an improvement in business confidence in May 2026, driven largely by a strong recovery in the manufacturing sector and robust consumer demand despite persistent cost pressures. According to the latest NESG Business Confidence Monitor, BCM, the Current Business Performance Index rose to 104.6 points in […]