The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested a 27-year-old man, Kabiru Nuhu, for allegedly setting his 60-year-old father on fire in Kazaure Local Government Area of the state. Confirming the incident in a statement...

AGOS —  MMELI Arts Foundation, in partnership with Alliance Française de Lagos, has brought together women writers and creatives for an intensive storytelling workshop designed to strengthen their creative voices and open pathways to...

Prominent legal scholar Prof. Chidi Anselm Odinkalu has alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, acted under undue external pressure when INEC withdrew recognition from the African Democratic Congress...

A former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, that it cannot impose a single candidate on Nigerians in the 2027 elections. Kwankwaso said this in a...

On April 2, 2026, U.S. lawmaker Mark Harris urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio to impose sanctions on Nigeria, saying violence against Christians is escalating and requires immediate U.S. attention. In a letter dated...

Nigeria needs more than passion right now—we need honest reflection. Somewhere along the line, critical thinking started losing ground to blind loyalty. And that should worry all of us. A growing concern in today’s...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will stop recognising and dealing with the African Democratic Congress (ADC) leadership led by Senator David Mark, as well as the faction led by Rafiu Bala....

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to order the permanent forfeiture of 57 properties it says are linked to former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of...

Criticism is growing over President Bola Tinubu’s recent visit to Plateau State, with many questioning why his stop was limited to the airport and lasted only about 10 minutes. Critics say the visit did...

Popular Nigerian social media critic, VeryDarkMan, VDM, has issued a strong warning to human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, vowing to take legal action if his image is used without permission. In a video posted...

The Nigerian Senate has approved the request of President Bola Tinubu to go for external loans totalling $6 billion. The approval is coming barely four hours after the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, read the...

A Borno-based pastor, Kallamu Musa-Dikwa, has raised serious concerns about his safety following his public allegations against the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). The cleric had earlier accused CAN of receiving ₦7 billion from...

Tensions are rising in South Africa’s Eastern Cape after a controversial coronation of an Igbo traditional leader reportedly took place in East London. Protests broke out, led by members of ActionSA along with traditional...

A Birthday That Echoed Silence: What Nigerians Are Really Saying Nigerians did not celebrate President Bola Tinubu’s 74th birthday on March 29, 2026. It came and went quietly across Nigeria’s Digital space. It was...

Investigations into Nigeria’s port corridors have revealed that the Western Ports Authority Police Command arrested no fewer than 118 suspects and investigated property losses worth over N689 million in 2025. The figures, compiled from...

Former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, says the African Democratic Congress (ADC) may be finished if Peter Obi fails to secure the party’s presidential ticket for the 2027 election. Speaking to Channels Television at...

The Abdulrahman Mohammed-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on members to embrace inclusiveness as the party repositions itself for the 2027 general elections.   “Today, we choose a higher path. We choose inclusiveness...

A revolt is brewing within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State ahead of the 2027 elections, with some party stakeholders warning that the crisis could cost the party its hold in...

The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Convention Central Coordination Committee, Alhaji Aminu Masari, has said that members publicly complaining about alleged denial of access to the party’s nomination forms ahead of Saturday’s...

A former mayor of Blanco City, Texas, Mike Arnold, has claimed that the British government opposes the creation of an independent Republic of Biafra because it wants to avoid paying massive reparations—estimated at about...

Ghana is pushing a new diplomatic push at the United Nations: it wants the international community to recognize the transatlantic slave trade as a crime against humanity. Former President John Dramani Mahama spoke in...

The National Association of Government-Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has rejected a petition calling for the suspension of Nigeria’s National Single Window (NSW) project. In a statement issued by its Secretary General, Godfrey Nwosu, NAGAFF...

Former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, says the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) forcefully evicted him and his family from his Abuja residence, despite ongoing court proceedings over the property. Malami disclosed...

Women’s groups have mounted pressure on the National Assembly for the swift passage of the Special Seats for Women Bill ahead of the 2027 general elections. A statement released on Wednesday said the leadership...

A Nigerian court has upheld the final forfeiture of $13 million linked to Lagos socialite Aisha Achimugu and her company, Oceangate Engineering Oil & Gas Ltd., ordering the money to be permanently handed to...

Traders and property owners are counting heavy losses after a midnight fire gutted the Plumbing Materials Section of the Head Bridge Market near the Ogbo-Ogwu Medicine Market in Onitsha. The fire, which broke out...

Before the sun rises over Benue’s plains, the camps begin to move. Not with the familiar rhythm of village life, but with the restless motion of people who have nowhere else to go. A...

SEXUAL ASSAULT ON WOMEN AT OZORO FESTIVAL IS A NATIONAL DISGRACE. A society reveals its true character in how it treats its women. Where women are chased, stripped, groped, violated, and publicly humiliated by...

A throng of supporters of Rabiu Kwankwaso repeatedly chanted Peter Obi’s name as the former Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate attended the annual Kwankwasiyya Eid festival in Kano on Sunday. The 2023 presidential candidate...

The Nigerian government says it is working to secure military support from France following a phone conversation between President Bola Tinubu and French President Emmanuel Macron. Tinubu disclosed this on Sunday in Lagos while...

At least 150 suspected bandits have reportedly drowned after a boat conveying them capsized in the Sabon Gida area of Sokoto State. A counter-insurgency and security expert in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama,...

The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Thursday, 19th March, and Friday, 20th March 2026, as public holidays to mark the celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr, which signifies the end of the holy month of Ramadan....

President Bola Tinubu has directed all political appointees in his administration seeking to contest elective positions in the 2027 general elections to resign their appointments on or before March 31, 2026. The directive came...