A lightning strike which erupted in the Maiduguri Metropolitan Council of Borno State has claimed the life of a policeman, Abdulkadir Garba, known as ‘Buratai’, while on duty.

No fewer than four persons have been killed in separate violent incidents in Plateau State, including a fresh attack on a community in Riyom Local Government Area and a clash involving security operatives and residents in Pankshin LGA.

By Dickson Omobola Professor Obiora Okonkwo is spokesperson for the Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, and the Chairman of United Nigeria Airlines, UNA. He was a panelist  at the 2026 edition of International Air Transport Association, IATA, Focus Africa Conference, themed: ‘Elevating Aviation Safety, Connectivity, and Operational Efficiency in Africa,’ held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. During […]

In global agriculture, Nigeria stands as the world’s largest cassava producer. Hence, it can be described as the undisputed heavyweight champion of cassava

Fr. George is not your everyday cleric. With a PhD. in Systematic Theology from the prestigious Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome Italy and a PGD in Ratzinger Studies

Traditional processing methods have been replaced by practices driven by speed, profit, and rising demand

By Ndahi Marama, Damaturu Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have killed 50 members of Boko Haram/ISWAP fighters in a failed assaults launched on Headquarters 27 Brigade at Buni Gari and the Buni Gari Checkpoint of Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe state. The incident which took place in […]

Nze Olaedo Basil Anuniru is one of the most respected Igbo men in Germany. In this chat, the reacts to xenophobia against Africans in general

Prof Uche Vasser is founder, Director of Centre for Spanish Language Advancement in Nigeria, SLANG Global.

By Ndigwe Ifunanya The Federal Government’s plan to phase out university courses considered irrelevant to the national economy has brought about criticisms from student leaders and undergraduates who view the move as an attack on academic freedom. This follows recent comments by the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, who described several disciplines, particularly in the social […]

The Chancellor of Osiri University, Prof. John Kalu Osiri, is a scholar bridging science, leadership, and business. He laments educational curriculum

Suspected armed herdsmen are reported to have taken over the Gyungu Aze-Yogbo road in Mbayer/Yandev Council Ward of Guma Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue state, attacking commuters and leaving a female passenger severely injured during one of the assaults.

Residents of the Ishaga close, Safejo, Amukoko, Ojo road, Ajegunle, Alaba Oro, Amusa and Suru-Alaba, aswell as other Community Development Area of Lagos State, have called on the state government to save them from being totally displaced, as many of them have abandoned their homes due to severe flooding.

By Kingsley Omonobi Operatives of a Special Operations Unit of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in close coordination with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Lagos Country Office and law enforcement partners from Switzerland, France, and Greece have successfully dismantled a transnational criminal organisation involved in drug laundering operations running into hundreds […]

Many persons are feared killed, with several others wounded, after gunmen attacked mourners during a mass burial in Nding Fan District of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State.