For months, Nigeria’s teaching hospitals and other tertiary health institutions have been enveloped in tension.

My dad, late Pa Robinson Omorodion (may God bless his soul) used to tell us that at a certain point in a man’s life, he should pause and ask himself a question. That is mostly when almost everything he does portrays him in bad light or attracts negative comments about his actions or inactions. That […]

By mid-afternoon on Thursday in Abuja, Tamuno Briggs has stopped pretending to concentrate.

BARELY 13 months to the 2027 general elections, a wave of high-profile defections into the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has dramatically altered the political landscape across several states.

The killing of an Abuja-based lawyer, Nwamaka Chigbo, by still-to-be-identified kidnappers in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has elicited outrage across the country and thrown her family into depression.

By Idowu Bankole Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu should go home and sleep with his two eyes closed while waiting for the results of the 2027 presidential election in Rivers State. The Minister also insisted that nobody can push him and his supporters out or […]

By Wole Mosadomi Again, bandits struck in a community in Borgu local government area of Niger State, killing four and rustling cattles. This came barely one week after gunmen invaded Kasuwan Deji in the local government area, killing 42. The latest incident occured at about 11 pm on Friday in Wawa after the villagers had […]

By Peter Duru Suspected armed herdsmen have reportedly attacked farmers in Adogo, Ugbaam Council Ward of Ukum Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue State, destroying crops worth millions of Naira. The unexpected attacks have sent shockwaves through the farming community, leaving many residents fearful and fleeing for their lives. A prominent community leader in the […]

By Steve Oko Former Abia State Governor and Senator representing Abia North, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has come under fire following comments suggesting that Abia State would “lose dearly” if he does not return to the Senate in 2027. Kalu had also stirred controversy with remarks predicting that Alex Otti would be a one-term governor, […]

By Musa.Ubandawaki, Sokoto As part of activities marking the 2026 Armed Forces Remembrance Day, special prayers were on Friday offered at the Giginya Military Barracks, Sokoto, in honour of fallen Nigerian service personnel who paid the supreme price in defence of the nation. The prayer session, led by the Giginya Barracks Chief Imam, Major Tanimu […]

By Kingsley Omonobi The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said its aircraft operating under the Joint Task Force of Operation Hadin Kai have successfully struck terrorist targets at Abbagajiri in the Timbuktu Triangle area of Lake Chad, clearing the way for a coordinated ground offensive by troops. The Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore […]

By Kingsley Omonobi The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (rtd), has warned Nigerians and individuals still supporting terrorists, bandits, insurgents, and other criminal elements to desist immediately, stating that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has given security agencies a clear mandate to go after them. Speaking as the Special Guest of Honour at the Armed […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja The Presidency has firmly rejected key observations made by KPMG on Nigeria’s newly enacted tax laws, describing much of the firm’s assessment as a misunderstanding of policy intent and a misrepresentation of deliberate reform choices. In a press release issued by the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, the Federal […]

*Why endorsement, alignment with centre matter – Mbah By Nnamdi Ojiego Leaders and critical stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South-East have formally endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the 2027 presidential election and pledged to deliver bloc votes for his re-election across the five states of the region, declaring a decisive […]

By Daniel Abia Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People, MOSOP, has raised the alarm that theimpeachment proceedings by the Rivers State House of Assembly against Governor Siminalayi Fubara could pose serious threat to the peaceful resumption of oil exploration in Ogoni. MOSOP noted that Federal Government might lose the opportunity of raking in […]