By Haruna Aliyu, Birnin Kebbi BIRNIN KEBBI — Governor Nasir Idris has approved the dissolution of the Governing Council of Abdullahi Fodio University of Science and Technology Aliero (AFUSTA), alongside the removal of the institution’s Vice Chancellor and other top officials. The decision followed recommendations of a Visitation Panel set up to review the affairs […]

The traditional ruler of Mbulu Owo community in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State, Igwe Godwin Arum, has raised the alarm over what he described as repeated intimidation of his people by armed military personnel, calling on the leadership of the Nigerian Armed Forces to urgently intervene and rein in officers operating in the area.

— Friends procure nomination form for Ize-Iyamu; denies withdrawal rumour By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY — The contest for the Edo South Senatorial District seat ahead of the 2027 general elections has gathered momentum, with Osagie Ize-Iyamu and Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama declaring their intentions to run on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). This […]

Global rights group Amnesty International has called on Nigerian authorities to investigate the reported deaths of at least 150 members of the Fulani community allegedly detained at a military-controlled facility in Kwara State.

Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested three suspected members of an armed robbery syndicate and recovered three stolen vehicles, along with a pistol, in coordinated intelligence-led operations.

  By Cynthia Alo The Group Managing Director of Xtralarge Farms and Resorts, has called for a radical transformation of Nigeria’s agricultural sector, urging stakeholders to “re-adorn” farming and reposition it as a profitable, modern enterprise capable of driving food security and economic growth. Speaking at the 2026 Vanguard Economic Discourse in Lagos, the agribusiness leader […]

NIGERIAN airlines continued flying, yesterday, despite threatening a shutdown over sky-high jet fuel prices roiling the industry in Africa’s top crude producer and most populous nation.

The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, under the umbrella of the five Bar Branches in Abia State, has handed a 14 day ultimatum to the state government over the strike embarked upon by the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, Abia State chapter.

A governorship aspirant in Nasarawa State, Professor Mohammad Sani Haruna, has declared that no contender in the 2027 governorship race can match his record of projects and contributions to human capital development across the state. Haruna made the assertion while addressing journalists after submitting his governorship nomination and expression of interest forms in Abuja on […]

A Federal Capital Territory High Court has dismissed the suit filed by, FHT Mega Express Limited, the logistics firm, against Parallex Bank Limited over a N4.5 billion debt. The logistics firm had claimed N7.1billion against the Bank.  In the suit, the Court upheld Parallex Bank’s preliminary objection that the case amounted to a gross abuse of […]