In a heart-wrenching tale from Shuwari area of old Maiduguri, life of Amina Jiddah, a 16-year-old displaced Shuwa orphan girl from Kala Balge LGA of Borno State , has brought to light the harsh realities faced by many young girls in poverty-stricken regions. Amina, who lost her parents at...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the provision of Haday (sacrificial rams) for 1,725 indigent pilgrims from the state currently performing the 2026 Hajj exercise in Saudi Arabia. The Hadaya, an Islamic ritual involving the sacrificial slaughter of a ram (or equivalent livestock), is a mandatory...
The Plateau State High Court sitting in Jos, on Tuesday, granted leave to four persons standing trial for their roles in the deadly Angwa Rukuba attacks, to each produce five defence witnesses. This came on a day the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja reserved judgment in the trial...
Foreigners who have lived in Nigeria or interacted with Nigerians at various levels may not only be surprised but ashamed on behalf of Nigerians over what is happening to and in Africa’s most populous nation. Many are wondering if it is the same country, once called the Giant of Africa, whose citizens are...
A cholera outbreak sweeping across parts of Borno State has claimed no fewer than 27 lives, with 2,715 suspected cases recorded in the first 24 days of May, according to an official epidemiological report obtained by our correspondent. The figures indicate a worsening public health crisis, as health authorities...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has announced a temporary statewide restriction on vehicular and human movement during the Eid-al-Kabir celebrations as part of measures to ensure adequate security across the state. The directive was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Maiduguri by the Commissioner for Information and...
Opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) has launched a blistering attack on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, accusing his administration of plunging millions of Nigerians into deeper poverty, hunger and insecurity while allegedly dismissing the concerns of ordinary citizens. In a strongly worded statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has appealed the verdict of the Federal High Court which declared some provisions in its 2027 election guidelines null and void. The electoral body is asking the Court of Appeal to set aside the judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which nullified part...
I want to clearly state that this is my personal experience and account. On the night of April 30th, after days of being blindfolded and held by some unidentified men who initially claimed to be from the DSS — but whom I later discovered were not DSS officials —...
Nigeria’s Eurobond yields rose across most maturities on Friday, May 22, 2026, reflecting cautious investor sentiment toward emerging market debt instruments amid global market uncertainties. Data released by the Debt Management Office (DMO) on Monday May 25 showed that yields on the country’s sovereign Eurobonds ranged from 5.652 per...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State has elected Hon. Usman Bawa ABG as its governorship candidate for the 2027 general elections following the party’s primary election held on Sunday. Announcing the result, the Returning Officer, Prof. Ibrahim Lawal, declared that Hon. Usman Bawa ABG emerged victorious after polling...
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has emerged victorious in the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential primaries conducted in Sokoto state, having polled 68,823 votes to defeat other contestants. Declaring the presidential primaries result on Monday at the party’s secretariat in Sokoto, the state chairman of ADC’s presidential primary elections...
Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has called on the Federal Government to urgently demonstrate stronger political will in tackling insecurity across the country, warning that the worsening wave of violence has become unbearable for Nigerians. The call was made in Sokoto at the end of a three-day national prayer...
Investors in the Nigerian equities market gained N905 billion at the close of trading on Monday, starting the week on a bullish note. The rally was driven by gains in Airtel Africa, Tantalizers, and Sovereign Insurance, among other stocks. The benchmark All-Share Index rose to 251,125.02 points from 249,712.37...
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has fixed Saturday, June 13, 2026, for the conduct of the mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for candidates who were unable to sit the examination during the main exercise despite being biometrically verified. The board disclosed that the mop-up examination would cater...
Benue Killings: Court continues trial of ethnic militia arrested by DSS for illegal arms’ possession
Benue Killings: Court continues trial of ethnic militia arrested by DSS for illegal arms’ possession
Weeks after the Federal High Court in Abuja began the trial of suspected members of Fulani and Idoma militias linked to ethic killings in Benue State, the same court on Monday, admitted in evidence a report of the Department of State Services (DSS), on how certain Agatu leaders in...
Bandits have reportedly invaded the Yashikira community in Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State, setting the Emir’s palace ablaze and abducting several residents, including women and children. It was gathered that the attack occurred late Sunday night when the heavily armed assailants stormed the community, firing sporadically. According...
Former Senate Minority Leader and APC Senate candidate for Plateau North, Simon Mwadkwon, has called for the urgent establishment of state police to address recurring attacks and worsening insecurity in Plateau State. Mwadkwon made the call during a media engagement at his campaign office on Metropolitan Crescent, Tudun Wada,...
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Jos (UNIJOS) branch, has warned that Nigeria’s public universities may face another round of industrial action over what it described as the Federal Government’s slow implementation of the 2025 FGN/ASUU agreement. Addressing journalists at the union secretariat on Monday, ASUU leaders...
Nigerian Army (NA), acting on the directive of the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellecy, Bola Ahmed Tinubu deployed a company of troops to the Republic of Benin in April 2026 as part of proactive measures to safeguard democratic stability and...