On Monday this week, the story of another United States military operation in Nigeria trended. Sebastian Lukacs Gorka, United States Senior Counterterrorism Director and President Donald Trump’s confidant, made startling revelations about a counter-terrorism operation in Nigeria that took place three weeks ago at an undisclosed location. According to him, he watched the operation from the […]

By Chinedu Adonu For decades, the people of Umabor Eha-Alumonah in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State have remained faithful to successive governments. They voted during elections, supported political leaders and patiently waited for the dividends of democracy. Today, many residents say that patience has yielded disappointment. Across the community, crumbling school buildings, dilapidated […]

I do not know whether to say the eagle has landed for the Digital Switch-Over (DSO) or simply to say that a convoluted process has simply been resolved in the manner of deus ex machina. But whichever will apply, the fact that the DSO was launched on Wednesday June 17, 2026, under the Big Picture Initiative, […]

By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo The Executive Chairman of the Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS), Jerry Adams, has attributed the sharp rise in tax compliance and internally generated revenue (IGR) in the state to Governor Uba Sani’s people-centred style of governance. Adams said the administration’s emphasis on inclusivity, peace-building and workers’ welfare had restored public confidence […]

By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – DESPITE the crisis rocking the party, the Edo South Senatorial Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon Don – Pax Osifo on Tuesday said the party would shock other political parties by winning the district and other areas in the 2027 elections. Accompanied by the Edo South Senatorial […]

By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo The Institute of Security Nigeria (ISN) has endorsed a newly published book, Military Transformational Leadership in Action: The Buratai Era, describing it as a major contribution to security scholarship and a comprehensive account of the leadership reforms and institutional transformation undertaken during the tenure of former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur […]

The Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Delta State, Mr. Fred Akpewe, has expressed confidence that the party’s 2027 governorship candidate, Chief Great Ogboru, possesses the experience and leadership qualities needed to change the political narrative in the state. Akpewe stated that his confidence stems from Ogboru’s long-standing influence in Delta politics […]

Immediately the executive arm bill for the establishment of state police sailed through the National Assembly, some Nigerians, including longtime supporters of decentralized policing, started bellyaching. Everyone from news anchors to activists, not to mention opposition politicians, suddenly started trembling at the lips and appeared to be suffering from something akin to buyer’s remorse in their […]

By AISHA AGBEREBI  Should the federal government allow states to police themselves? It is one of the oldest arguments in Nigeria’s constitutional history and one of the most urgent. At its simplest, state policing is territorial policing: a model common in federal systems, in which state governments raise, fund, and direct their own officers, separate from a […]

— -Seeks FG urgent intervention By Henry Ojelu Stakeholders have raised concerns over the deteriorating condition of the Armed Forces Specialist Hospital, Kano, calling for urgent intervention of the federal government to rehabilitate, expand and equip the facility to better serve members of the Armed Forces of Nigeria. Speaking on the state of the hospital, […]