Members of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) on Tuesday staged a protest in Ikeja, Lagos State, demanding urgent action over the abduction of school children and teachers in Oyo State. The demonstration, which drew a large number of teachers ...
Ahead of 2027 general elections, Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has cautioned Ndi Igbo to avoid wasting their votes in the 2027 elections for President, Senate, Federal House of Representatives, and State House of Assembly seats, emphasising that the ...
Renowned scholar, economist, and former presidential candidate, Pat Utomi has described the defection of former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the New Democratic Congress (NDC) as a strategic and timely move, while ...
Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai (retd.), has said Nigeria’s security agencies have the capacity to trace and locate bandits and terrorists just as they are able to track ordinary citizens and social media personalities. Buratai made the ...
Nigerian author and public affairs commentator, Okey Ndibe, has regained his freedom after being questioned by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Ndibe confirmed his release on Tuesday, hours after reports ...
Six schoolchildren, their driver, and two other passengers abducted by suspected bandits along the Akwando–Kachia Road in Kaduna State have regained their freedom after 36 days in captivity. The victims were kidnapped on April 26, 2026, when armed men attacked ...
The Department of State Services (DSS) has clarified the circumstances surrounding the interface with Professor Okey Ndibe at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on June 1, 2026. In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Favour Dozie, the DSS explained ...
A viral video currently circulating on social media has sparked massive outrage and anxiety across the country, as it allegedly shows armed bandits in possession of a fresh batch of pristine Nigerian Army uniforms. The video, which went viral after ...
Nollywood actor and House of Representatives aspirant, Emeka Ike, on Monday protested at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja over the outcome of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) primary election for the Abuja Municipal Area ...
In a statement issued on Monday, Adelabu said only the national leadership of the APC is authorised to announce the final outcome of the primaries. He urged party members to disregard unofficial lists of successful candidates circulating on social media ...
Publisher and politician, Dele Momodu, has described former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, as “confused” and possibly motivated by envy over his recent criticism of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential primary, which was won by ...
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has expressed concern over the deteriorating security situation across the country, citing recent incidents of killings, kidnappings, and the continued captivity of schoolchildren abducted in Borno and Oyo states. ...
The reinstated Emeka Beke-led executive of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has declared all candidate nominations from the party’s just-concluded primaries null and void. The nullified primaries had notably produced House of Representatives member Kingsley Chinda, a ...
Jigawa State Governor Umar Namadi has suspended four of his political aides indefinitely. Governor Namadi is a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. The decision was announced in a government statement issued on Monday, signed by the Secretary ...
Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court in Lagos has stepped down from the ongoing $42.48 million fraud case involving a British citizen and two Indian nationals accused of defrauding Ecobank Plc through a failed rice importation transaction. The ...
Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has stirred controversy after alleging that the recent abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo State may have been orchestrated to discredit President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Fayose made the claim during a television interview ...
The Chief of Staff to Anambra State Governor, Dr. Ben Nwankwo, narrowly escaped death after armed men attacked his convoy along the Amansea–Ufuma Road in the state. The attack, which occurred on Sunday night, reportedly left two police officers attached ...
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has said President Bola Tinubu would record an easy victory in the 2027 presidential election if electoral manipulation determines the outcome of the poll. Lawal made the remark during ...
The Jigawa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended a sitting member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ibrahim Usman Kamfani. Kamfani was suspended alongside six other party members over what the APC described as alleged anti-party ...
The Atiku Media Office has hit back at former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, describing his recent attacks on the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate as completely false and driven by personal hatred. In ...