Category: News

Minister of Defence Mohammed Badaru Abubakar has debunked rumours the he lost his polling unit to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) during the by-election into Garki/Babura federal constituency of Jigawa State. Badaru Abubakar, a former governor of the state and member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) insisted that his party defeated the PDP and […]

Plateau State Central Senatorial District has endorsed Governor Caleb Mutfwang for a second term in office in 2027. The endorsement followed what stakeholders described as his people-centered and transformational leadership, which has positively impacted both urban and rural communities across the state. The decision was reached during an expanded meeting of key stakeholders comprising party […]

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State has inaugurated the Kwara Central APC Elders Caucus. It charged the members to ensure cohesion and unity among party members in Kwara Central Senatorial District. The inauguration of the caucus was presided over by the state secretary of APC, Mustapha […]

Vice President Kashim Shettima has charged students and researchers in Cross River State to cultivate the habit of reading so that they can make use of the just renovated state library in Calabar, the state capital. He urged the students to make the state library their second home so that they could improve themselves academically […]

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has explained why the house of former Military President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) remained a ‘Mecca’ for all. Jonathan, who led other well-wishers on an 84th birthday visit to IBB at his hilltop residence in Minna, said in an interview that Babangida was a committed leader. He said, “Nigeria has produced […]

The 12 Nigerian workers trapped and abused in the Central African Republic (CAR) have been assured of justice by the chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa. It was an emotionally laden moment for the rescued as they narrated how their Chinese employers sexually abused them while working for the miners […]

Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old woman, Hajiya Jamila Nura, of Kofar Arewa Quarters, Daura LGA, for unlawful possession of government-donated food supplies for vulnerable groups. The police spokesman,  DSP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, in a statement, said operatives of the Anti-Kauraye Unit intercepted eight bags of “Super Cereal Maizoya” – a fortified corn […]

Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, says collateral damage from Nigerian Air Force (NAF) operations nationwide has decreased in recent months, despite sustained air strikes against terrorists and other criminals. He attributed it to the Civilian Harm Mitigation (CHM) training provided for personnel directly involved in operations. Air Marshal Abubakar, in a […]

I don’t like conspiracy theorists. They make you think of so many things, including impossible ones. But sometimes their truth is wrapped, and it takes an extra effort to unpack to see the main content. This is what I hold against conspiracy theorists because they are influenced by logical fallacies, where they begin with what […]

With the recent targeted killing of five Al-Jazeera journalists, Anas Al-Sharif, Ibrahim Zaher, Muhammad Nofal Moamen and Mohammed Quraiqa, by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) in Gaza, Reporters Without Borders, a nongovernmental organisation (NGO) claims that 200 journalists have so far been killed in that war. The United Nations, on its part, said its record […]