Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi were among prominent Nigerians who attended the Janazah (funeral prayers) of Hajiya Umma El-Rufai, mother of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, at the National Mosque in Abuja on Sunday. Also present were the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, and Kaduna State Governor, […]

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has arraigned a suspected railway vandal in Lagos as part of its intensified crackdown on attacks against the nation’s rail infrastructure.

By Innocent Anaba The Village Boys Movement, VBM, has stepped up calls on the African Democratic Congress, ADC, to hand over its presidential ticket to Mr. Peter Obi, following a coordinated nationwide mobilisation across several states. The group, weekend, staged what it described as a “2 Million Man March and ADC Registration Drive,” with activities […]

A professor of Economics at the Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT, Nicholas Attamah, has identified economic stagnation, capital flight and weak institutions as consequences of deep-rooted corrupt practices in Nigeria.

Nigerian football administrator Samson Adamu has made history, being appointed as the acting Secretary General of the Confederation of African Football, marking the first time a Nigerian has held the position since the body’s founding in 1957. The appointment was confirmed on Sunday during a CAF congress held at the Giza Palace Hotel, Cairo, following […]

The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has commended the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over the successful implementation of its bank recapitalisation programme, revealing that 32 banks have met the new minimum capital requirements.

“I love you and I am so proud of you,” First Lady Oluremi Tinubu declared in a heartfelt tribute to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as he marked his 74th birthday on Sunday.

By Gabriel Ewepu  ABUJA – THE Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake has hailed President Bola Tinubu as he clocked 74 years in gallant way. Alake in his congratulatory message signed by him said President Tinubu’s leadership had defined Nigeria’s destiny while acknowledging the pivotal role he played in the struggle for the […]

The Nigerian civil war of 1967 to 1970 ended with statements “No Victor, No Vanquished” but memories and scars of the war lingered in communities in the university town of Nsukka whose lands were usurped by the military and named army barracks.

Kwankwaso announced his decision in a statement, citing the need for “strategic realignment” in response to the evolving political landscape in the country.

Abdullahi questioned why a party with 31 governors and near-total control of the National Assembly was still unsettled by the opposition’s growing momentum.

In a statement marking the president’s 74th birthday, Abdullahi said Nigerians were reflecting on a presidency whose impact, according to him, has been largely negative.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a large consignment of cocaine at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Strategic Command, Lagos. A statement by the NDLEA Spokesman, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in Abuja said that the consignment was concealed in heads of imported dry stock fish. Babafemi said that operatives of the […]

Hajiya El-Rufai had reportedly been living with her son in Cairo, Egypt, before her passing.

*Demands judicial reform…Unveils scholarship, empowerment schemes By Okhumeode Momodu At a time when many Nigerians grapple with economic strain at home and suspicion abroad, the founder of Nation of Justice (NOJ), Jyde Adelakun, has drawn attention to what he describes as a persistent pattern of global stigma against citizens of the country. In this interview, Adelakun […]