Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has called for justice and protection for the family of a 22-year-old man, Moses Mba, allegedly killed by a security aide attached to Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu. In a petition addressed to the state’s Commissioner of Police, Rashid Afegbua, and shared with newsmen...
By BASSEY EFFIONG, Calabar
Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi has emphasized Ibadanland’s critical contribution to Nigeria’s socio-economic and political development. Speaking during a courtesy visit to Oba Rashidi Ladoja, the Olubadan-designate, at his Bodija residence in Ibadan on Sunday, Obi praised the city’s historical and ongoing significance. “Ibadanland is indispensable to...
Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on FERMA, Rep. Aderemi Oseni, has revealed that the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State is intensifying efforts to defeat the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2027 governorship election. Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
In a move reflecting cautious optimism, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has called off its five-day warning strike, initiated on September 12, 2025, after receiving assurances from the Federal Government to address longstanding healthcare challenges. The decision, announced on Sunday, September 14, 2025, comes amid Nigeria’s ongoing...
In the early hours of Sunday, a third body was recovered from the rubble of a three-storey building under construction that collapsed on Friday night in Yaba, a bustling suburb of Lagos. The incident, which occurred at approximately 8:30 p.m. at No. 333 Borno St, Alagomeji, Yaba, has left...
Nigeria is changing. Our economy is slowly stabilizing, sectoral self-reliance is inching forward, and new alliances are forming—not least with the BRICS community. These shifts are happening under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. But make no mistake: the more Nigeria asserts independence, the less “reliable” we look to the West....
In January 1993, Ibrahim Babangida was the military ruler of Nigeria. He was supposedly in the last year of an interminable transition at the end of which he promised to hand over power to an elected civilian administration. Moshood Abiola was actively canvassing to inherit that mantle. As Chief...
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested Indian businessman Gupta Ravi Kumar and three Nigerians—Ogunlana Noah Olanrewaju, Olushola Idrees Kayode, and Bakare Korede Muheeb—following the seizure of 2,248,000 tramadol pills valued at N3.9 billion at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Ikeja, Lagos. The tramadol, concealed as multi-vitamins...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has issued a stern call to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), led by Chairman Professor Mahmood Yakubu, to take decisive action against politicians and political parties engaging in premature election campaigns, which violate Nigeria’s constitutional and statutory provisions as well as international...
The eagerly awaited revival of cross-border water trade between Borno State and Chad is gaining traction after Governor Babagana Umara Zulum’s recent inspection of the Baga Fish Dam in Kukawa Local Government Area. During his visit, Zulum reviewed progress on the extensive dredging and widening of the water canal,...
Taraba State Police Command has intensified manhunt for the killers of Emmanuel Kefas, a graduate of Human Kinetics and his lover, Comfort Jimtop, a 100 level student of Mass Communication Department, Taraba State University (TSU) Jalingo. The two lovers died mysteriously during the weekend at ATC, opposite the state...
Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed former Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s bold claim that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) will seize control of Aso Rock and Lagos Government House in 2027, branding it a “fairy tale” and a sign of his dwindling political...
The World Health Organisation (WHO), announced on Sunday that vaccination of frontline health workers and contacts of people infected with Ebola virus disease had begun in Bulape health zone in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Kasai Province where an outbreak of the disease has been declared. It said...
The Bauchi State Muslim Parliament has endorsed the peace-building efforts of Senator Shehu Buba, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Security and National Intelligence. The group made the declaration about the senator at a press conference in Bauchi, the Bauchi State capital, on Saturday. It declared its “total...
Kebbi State House of Assembly has outrightly dismissed a petition by former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, which accused the state governor of bringing in political thugs and mercenaries. At an emergency press conference in Birnin Kebbi, Speaker Rt. Hon. Muhammad Usman labeled the allegations as...
Nigeria kicked off the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo with a stellar performance, as sprinters Kayinsola Ajayi and Israel Okon Sunday secured spots in the men’s 100m semifinals. Making his championship debut, 21-year-old Ajayi ran a personal best of 9.88 seconds, finishing second in his heat behind South...
All Rabbit Breeders Development Forum (ARBADEF), a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), has hailed rabbit farming as a powerful avenue for economic empowerment and wealth creation in Nigeria. At a two-day capacity-building workshop in Abuja, ARBADEF’s FCT State Chairperson, Mrs. Lois Auta, emphasized the untapped potential of rabbit farming to transform...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has committed to engaging with disgruntled members while firmly opposing those with “hidden agendas” aimed at undermining the party’s stability. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Saturday, the ADC’s interim National Publicity Secretary, Bola Abdullahi, accused certain political operatives of orchestrating efforts to...
In a significant political shift, the 2023 Labour Party (LP) senatorial candidate for Lagos West, Mr. Moshood Salvador, has announced his defection to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Saturday in Surulere, Lagos. Salvador, a former PDP Chairman in Lagos and ex-APC chieftain, was joined by leaders and members...