•Aiyedatiwa bans night okada operations, cart pushing in Ondo, orders mandatory registration •Reps raise alarm over rising kidnappings, killings in Ekiti communities •Senate asks military to intensify counter-insurgency after deadly attack in Borno By Dayo Johnson, Kingsley Omonobi, Henry Umoru, Peter Duru & Gift Odekina Following the escalating insecurity, which has resulted in the killings of […]

–How Wabara-led BoT plans peace –Enough of litigation, Wike-backed PDP declares lReconciliation yes; APC appendage no — Turaki-led By Omeiza Ajayi, Adeola Badru & Luminous Jannamike ABUJA —STAKEHOLDERS and elders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, were, last night, ready to pursue reconciliation as advised by the Court of Appeal, Ibadan Division. The court, yesterday, […]

The  Naira yesterday  depreciated  to N1,426 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,420 per dollar on Tuesday.

No fewer than 100 lawyers are currently under the radar of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Despite the reduction of Dangote Petroleum Refinery gantry price of petrol by N100 per litre to N1, 075 per litre, due to the drop in crude oil price to $88 per barrel from $110 per barrel in the global market, oil marketers are yet to reduce price at filling stations.

By Matthew Johnson No fewer than 30 traders at the Bonny Camp Mammy Market in Lagos have received financial support from the Rotary Club of Falomo, as part of efforts to strengthen small businesses and boost local commerce. Each beneficiary received N30,000. The intervention is separate from about N2.5 million interest-free loans previously extended to […]

…Warns against malpractice, irregularities By Steve Oko Determined to safeguard the credibility of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Abia State, the State Chief Examiner of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Christopher Okoro Kalu, has engaged operators of JAMB-accredited Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres on the need to uphold strict examination standards. […]

In a society where success often builds walls between leaders and their communities, Dr. Mohammad Musa Maikaya stands out as a man who has refused to let power distance him from his roots.

Youth leaders from Zangon Kataf Local Government Area have called for the House of Representatives seat for the Zangon Kataf/Jaba Federal Constituency to return to Zangon Kataf ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Professional Comedian and youth advocate Ekene Smith Adigwu has unveiled a new initiative, LAFF Supper, a comedy and talent discovery event aimed at empowering young creatives and giving emerging entertainers a platform to showcase their abilities.

By Matthew Johnson The Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission, Mrs. Hulayat Omidiran, has called for stronger commitment to gender balancing and inclusive governance as critical drivers of national unity, sustainable development and democratic stability. Omidiran made the call while delivering a keynote address at a high level side event titled “Global Women Partnership […]

By Matthew Johnson President Bola Tinubu has lost one of his most devoted elderly supporters, Alhaja Shafaw Ayinla Alanamu, a 98-year-old woman whose unwavering faith in the President’s leadership earned national attention during the build-up to the 2023 general elections. Alhaja Shafaw Ayinla Alanamu, a native of Ilorin in Kwara State, passed away a few […]

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has welcomed the launch of Nigeria’s first Toumai Robotic Surgery platform at Nisa Hospital, Abuja.

I am gravely worried about the 2027 elections. Other well-meaning Nigerians, who want the best for the country, are worried too. And this is not about being an alarmist. No! It is realism. The augury is too stark that one needs not be endowed with the gift of clairvoyance to read the handwriting on the wall. […]

The strength of every genuine democracy is tested not only at the ballot box but by the vitality of opposition parties. Today in Nigeria, the troubling question is whether the visible disarray within opposition ranks signals something deeper — a slow drift towards one-party dominance under the All Progressives Congress, APC. Across the country, defections […]