There is a particular kind of silence that settles over a village when the rains fail and the yams come up stunted and grey.

For more than a decade, Nigeria’s power sector laboured under a burden that made reliable electricity commercially impossible. The problem was not merely infrastructure—though the gaps were severe. The fundamental challenge was financial. Years of unpaid obligations had accumulated across the value chain, eroding the credibility of market commitments and making it impossible to attract capital […]

By Prisca Sam-Duru In the quiet, dusty environment of Opi-Agu, Nsukka, Enugu State, the air on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, was thick with more than just the afternoon heat. It was laced with a brand of miracle that doesn’t come easy. This miracle lifted a very heavy burden from the shoulders of a weary widow. […]

Adewole Adebayo has emerged as the presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party ahead of the 2027 general elections following his unanimous adoption at the party’s national convention held in Bauchi on Saturday

The governments of Nigeria and the United States are intensifying their strategic partnership on security, counterterrorism, regional stability, and beyond.

The Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards, AMVCA, went down last night at Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos in a blaze of glory, with Nollywood stars stealing the spotlight.

President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has said nation-building should not be left to President Bola Tinubu alone, urging Nigerians to contribute actively to the country’s development.

Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has debunked the narrative that Germany rejected Chief Femi Fani-Kayode as ambassador. Executive Director of the organization, Professor Ishaq Akintola, insisted that it was Fani-Kayode who requested for reassignment. MURIC also thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for graciously hearkening to the request made by Chief Femi Fani-Kayode. Akintola, who issued a press […]

Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has zoned its 2027 presidential ticket to  Southern Nigeria for a single four-year term and the vice presidential slot to the North.

By Peter Duru, Makurdi The Benue State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), in partnership with UNICEF, has stepped up efforts to tackle the rising number of out-of-school children in the state with the development of a strategic implementation plan under Project BRACE-UP. The initiative, known as Building Rights to Access and Compulsory Education for Un-enrolled […]