Danladi assumes duty as Nigeria’s Ambassador to Sudan, presents credentials to Al-Burhan
Nigeria’s new Ambassador to the Republic of Sudan, His Excellency Yakubu Nyaku Danladi has formally assumed his diplomatic responsibilities after presenting his Letters of Credence to the President of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council, His Excellency General Abdalfattah Al-Burhan Abdalrahman. The ceremony took place on August 25, 2026, at the Republican Palace in Khartoum and was […]
Fuel hike: Labour, CSOs accuse FG, operators of gang-up, exploitation
Organised Labour and Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, have accused the Federal Government and petroleum industry operators of contributing to the mounting hardship faced by Nigerian workers and the masses through successive increases in petroleum product prices.
Nigeria’s Election Results Are Public: Making sense of them is the next challenge
During the Ekiti governorship election, Mundx processed 2,272 handwritten polling-unit result sheets in its first major real-time governorship deployment
EDEN launches report on Nigerian environment, honours activists
Frontline rights activists and advocates converged on Benin, Edo State, for the launch of “State of the Nigerian Environment Report” by Environmental Defenders Network, EDEN, on Friday, August 28. The event, which also featured the conferment of post-humous awards on environmental defenders, was convened to draw attention to the perilous state of Nigeria’s environment and […]
Nguru dominates Yobe Spelling Bee, wins all three top prizes
By Maryam Abdul-Aziz Usman DAMATURU — Nguru Local Government Area has emerged dominant at the third edition of the Yobe State Spelling Bee Competition, producing all three top winners. Zainab Mohammed Grema of Reading Model School, Nguru, emerged winner of the Yobe Spelling Bee 3.0. Mohammed Ishaq Madaki of Government Day Junior Secondary School, Nglewa, […]
Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III: A Sultan for All Seasons, by Azu Ishiekwene
It was five years on Tuesday since I wrote a tribute to the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, who was 65 at the time. Our paths first crossed after he was named Sultan following the tragic death of his brother, Muhammadu Maccido, in the 2006 ADC air crash in which 93 persons were killed. […]
