The controversy over the statement attributed to Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Olufemi Oluyede, that many indigenes of communities under the siege of insecurity collude with terrorists and bandits, is unnecessary. It is not only a statement of fact, it is one of the reasons that terrorism and insurgency have remained intractable after 17 years […]

Convener of Nigeria’s first and largest book festival dedicated to children, Akada Children’s Book Festival, ACBF, Olubunmi Aboderin-Talabi, has said children must begin to see books not as distant objects on a shelf, but as stories created by people whose lives and experiences they can relate to. Aboderin-Talabi said to ensure this, the ACBF has […]

The FCT Police Command on Monday denied claims circulating on social media that its officers shot at members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) at their Garki II headquarters, saying the reports were false and misleading.

Fuel prices in the Federal Capital Territory have surged sharply, with petrol now selling for as high as N1,371 per litre at some stations, sparking frustration among consumers.

On the evening of March 16, 2026, Maiduguri was once again forced to confront a familiar horror. Coordinated suicide bombings struck the Monday Market axis, the post office corridor, the entrance to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, and the Kaleri area, killing and injuring ordinary people who had simply been trying to end the day […]

Abia State University (ABSU) says it has regained access to Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) research grants after clearing all outstanding retirements tied to previous interventions.

The Federal Government is planning to use an unconventional strategy to address the country’s chronic electricity shortages: squeezing more power out of plants that already exist but barely operate.

Governor Chukwuma Soludo has appointed Tobechukwu Nweke (SAN) as the new Attorney General of Anambra State.

President Bola Tinubu’s support groups and All Progressives Congress (APC) loyalists in Bauchi have urged the party’s national leadership to uphold the outcome of the state congress, saying attempts to alter it could affect APC’s prospects ahead of the 2027 elections. They made an appeal on Monday at the Double Four Event Centre in Bauchi, […]

The community of Northerners residing in Enugu state have pledged total support for the reelection of Governor Peter Mbah for a second term in office. This is as the leader of the Asiwaju Renewed Mandate South East (ARMSE), and former Southeast spokesman to President Bola Tinubu, Denge Josef Onoh, has disclosed that Enugu West and […]

Victor Osimhen has successfully undergone surgery on a fractured right forearm, with his club confirming the procedure was carried out following his injury against Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League.

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has commenced a five-day hands-on training on Oracle Primavera P6 for 50 participants in Abuja.

By EBUKA UKOH Nigeria is ranked 106th on the Global Happiness Index. Noteworthy too is that Nigeria, over the years, dropped all the way from 102nd to another position before settling at 106th. At the same time, Nigeria stands among the world’s most terror-affected countries, with violence claiming lives at an alarming pace. In recent months, […]

THE High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, on Monday met with President Bola Tinubu, assuring him of stronger ties in security and trade despite global economic volatility.

“The saddest thing about betrayal is that it never comes from your enemies”– African proverb In the last four weeks we have witnessed the highest upsurge of organized violence in our country. Even for a nation that has lived with endemic violence for the last 14 years (not counting the violence over grievances in the Niger […]