Tells INEC, security agencies to remain neutral By Dayo Johnson, Osogbo OSOGBO — The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, CDHR, has cautioned political actors in Osun State against turning Saturday’s governorship election into a violent contest, insisting that no political ambition is worth the life of any citizen. The group said its priority […]

By Christopher Ameh, Bauchi BAUCHI — Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has declared Monday, August 17, 2026, a work-free day across the state to enable workers to participate in the forthcoming local government council elections. The declaration covers civil and public servants, including workers at the local government, state and federal levels in the state, […]

By Soni Daniel ABUJA — Chairman of the Trade Union Congress, TUC, Comrade Festus Osifo, has commended the Department of State Services, DSS, for the arrest and prosecution of suspected terrorists and bandits across the country. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday, Osifo said the arrests and prosecutions were sending a strong message to criminal elements […]

…Group warns against militarisation, urges INEC to ensure credible election By Dayo Johnson, Osogbo OSOGBO — The National Association of Seadogs, also known as Pyrates Confraternity, has urged President Bola Tinubu to resist any attempt to deploy federal power to influence Saturday’s Osun State governorship election in favour of the All Progressives Congress, APC. The […]

By Favour Ulebor, Abuja ABUJA — China’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, has said the country’s zero-tariff policy for African countries is already yielding significant benefits for Nigeria, with bilateral trade and Nigerian exports recording substantial growth within months of its implementation. Yu spoke on Friday at a seminar on “China’s Zero-Tariff Measures and Africa’s […]

…Give Aiyedatiwa 14-day ultimatum or face ‘mother of all strikes’ By Dayo Johnson, Akure AKURE — Workers in Ondo State-owned tertiary institutions have issued Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa a 14-day ultimatum to implement the 2026 agreements reached between the Federal Government and university and polytechnic-based unions, threatening a total shutdown of the institutions if their […]

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has restored four more previously suppressed State House of Assembly constituencies — three in Delta State and one in Kogi State — pursuant to court judgments directing the restoration of the additional constituencies in the two states. This was disclosed in a statement issued Friday […]

By Folarin Kehinde ABUJA — President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians living abroad to move beyond sending remittances and invest in productive ventures in Nigeria, saying funds sent home for consumption alone cannot drive sustainable economic growth. Tinubu made the call at the Nigeria Diaspora Economic Conference 2026 in Toronto, Canada, where he was represented […]

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA — Governors Abiodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State and Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi State on Friday met with former Osun State Deputy Governor, Senator Iyiola Omisore, as part of last-minute consultations ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State. The meeting was disclosed in a statement by the Kogi State Commissioner […]

By Peter Duru, Makurdi MAKURDI — The three major socio-cultural organisations in Benue State have rejected the Federal Government’s proposed pilot ranching scheme in the state, insisting that the safe return and resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons must come before any allocation of land for ranches. The organisations — Mzough U Tiv (MUT), Ochetoha k’Idoma […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja ABUJA — Election observers monitoring Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State have warned accredited observers against disseminating unverified information capable of undermining the credibility of the electoral process. The warning was issued on Friday during a joint operational briefing of international observers led by the Association of World Peace Advocates and […]

By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 18 Brigade have rescued nine kidnapped victims and foiled attempted terrorist attacks on communities in Mariga and Rijau Local Government Areas of Niger State. The operations, conducted as part of intensified offensive operations against terrorists and other criminal elements in the brigade’s area of responsibility, […]

Kevin Rideout, a US missionary who was kidnapped in Niger last year, has been released, President Donald Trump confirmed Friday.

The monarch, while speaking with newsmen in Iree on Friday, said the incident occurred at about 2am when two Sienna vehicles allegedly arrived at the palace, and the occupants fired shots into the air before shooting at the gate of the palace.

Daniel Umemezie has been named the 2026–2027 US National Youth Poet Laureate, becoming the 10th young poet to hold the prestigious title and the second Nigerian-American to receive the honour.