The Enugu State Government has announced that it will hold a major Stakeholders’ Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, as part of its ambitious Digital Land Transformation Programme. The meeting, which will take place at The Dome Hall of the Enugu International Conference Centre beginning at 10:00 a.m. prompt, is expected to bring … [Read more…]
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has officially registered as a member of the African Democratic Congress in Adamawa State, signalling a major development in Nigeria’s opposition politics ahead of the 2027 general elections. The registration took place on Monday, following Atiku’s announcement to ADC supporters and stakeholders in Adamawa over the weekend. Abdul Rasheeth, an … [Read more…]
-By Abdul Mahmud Contemporary Nigeria feels like a country pulling against itself. Every day brings shock and surprises. Every night brings deeper worries. The country moves, but it moves without directions. It is not collapse, yet it is not order. It is something in between. Something that drags Nigerians down and wears them out. It … [Read more…]
…Federal Government Delegation, US Officials Strengthen Security Partnership Discussions and engagements held last week between a high-level Nigerian delegation and US officials will help strengthen security partnerships between the two countries and open new avenues for cooperation to protect Nigerian citizens, a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and … [Read more…]
The Kwara State government has announced the rescue of 38 persons abducted by bandits during an attack on the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Oke-Isegun, in Eruku, Ekiti Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday. Similarly, 51 out of the missing students of the Catholic School in Niger State, have been recovered. In a statement, … [Read more…]
The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has criticised the Federal Government’s handling of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu’s case, insisting that dialogue remains the only viable path to peace. Obi stated this in an X post on Saturday, warning that Kanu’s conviction could worsen national tension. The … [Read more…]
For millions of Nigerians, the fear of being kidnapped on the road, at home, or even in school has become a grim part of daily existence. From the outskirts of Abuja to rural communities in Kaduna, Kwara, Niger, Katsina, Plateau, Benue, Rivers, and Zamfara, the wave of abductions continues to rise, eroding public confidence and … [Read more…]
Nigeria’s Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, says security agencies have killed more than 13,000 terrorists and arrested over 17,000 others since President Bola Tinubu assumed office in May 2023. Mr Idris disclosed the figures on Friday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, while responding to concerns raised by United States … [Read more…]
…227 students, teachers kidnapped from St. Mary’s Catholic School – CAN The federal government, Katsina, Plateau and Taraba States ordered the immediate closure of schools, a move underscoring the urgency of protecting children trapped on the frontlines of insecurity.This comes two days after Kwara State Government directed the closure of schools across four Local government … [Read more…]
Aloy Ejimakor, a former lawyer and consultant to the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has stated that the judgment sentencing him to life imprisonment will be appealed. Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja sentenced Kanu to life imprisonment on counts one, two, four, five, and … [Read more…]
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has rejected Thursday’s judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which sentenced its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment on seven terrorism-related counts. In a statement on Friday, IPOB’s spokesperson, Emma Powerful, insisted that Kanu “committed no offence known to Nigerian law,” arguing that his activities amounted solely … [Read more…]
Engr. Barr. Steve Avah has expressed deep sorrow over the death of his brother-in-law, Barr. Obiora Dom Nwobodo, describing the loss as a painful blow to both family and community. The late Barr. Obiora, from Akpugo in Nkanu West LGA of Enugu State, was the Deputy Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the … [Read more…]