By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo KADUNA — Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has urged Islamic scholars across the country to participate actively in politics and seek elective and appointive positions. Gumi made the call in an interview with the BBC Hausa Service monitored by our correspondent, arguing that Islam does not prohibit Islamic scholars, or Ulama, […]

Martins has become the first housemate to be evicted from the Big Brother Naija Season 11 reality show.

By Peter Duru, Makurdi MAKURDI — The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has urged residents of Benue State to become more proactive in accessing justice, monitoring government activities and demanding accountability when public spending does not translate into improved safety and wellbeing. The call was made by SERAP Senior Programmes Officer, Folashade Arigbadu, during […]

BBNaija Season 11 housemate Nomy has received a strike from Biggie, while the remaining housemates were issued a final warning for repeatedly disobeying the rules of the reality show.

By Dayo Johnson, Akure AKURE — Political analyst and grassroots advocate, Adedotun Adebumiti, has urged voters in Ondo Central Senatorial District to support the African Democratic Congress, ADC, candidate and former Senator Ayo Akinyelure in the 2027 election. Adebumiti, who spoke with journalists in Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State, said Akinyelure’s previous tenure […]

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The Allied People’s Movement (APM) has cited a report by the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) to declare that Nigeria is now a ‘full authoritarian state’, calling for international sanctions against officials allegedly undermining democracy and urging Nigerians to vote out the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027. The party […]

Oladeji, also Secretary of the Forum of Accord Party Chairmen in Southern Nigeria, described the claim as false and contrary to the party’s position.

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The Nigeria Immigration Service NIS said it has concluded a two-week capacity-building training for personnel of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Command, Abuja, the first in a series of trainings designed for NIS airport formations across the country. Service Public Relations Officer, DCI Akinsola Akinlabi, in a statement on the NIS […]

LAGOS — The Baptist Academy Old Students Association, BAOSA, has announced the death of distinguished alumnus, Professor Alfred Bandele Kasunmu, SAN. Kasunmu, a member of the Baptist Academy Class of 1953, reportedly died peacefully in the early hours of Sunday, August 9, 2026. In an obituary announcement signed by the Global President of BAOSA, Olumide […]

​By Innocent AnabaFormer Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Bayo Ojo, SAN, has paid glowing tribute to the late Prof. Alfred Kasunmu, SAN, describing him as a remarkable scholar, gentleman, and statesman who profoundly shaped Nigerian legal education, advocacy, and public service. ​Reflecting on the passing of the legal luminary, who died […]