Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has officially endorsed Umar Damagum as its National Chairman. The decision was finalized during the 102nd National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting at the party’s Abuja headquarters, set to steer the party through its upcoming national convention in November. According to the News Agency of Nigeria...
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu was on Monday warmly received with full military honors at the Planalto Palace in Brasília during his official visit to Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. A vibrant guard of honor welcomed the Nigerian leader, setting the stage for a significant...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has firmly announced his intention to vie for Nigeria’s presidency in the 2027 election, dispelling rumors that he might step back from the race. In a statement shared by his trusted aide and 2023 campaign spokesperson, Tunde Olusunle, during an interview with ThisDay on...
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Ibadan Zone, has called on the Federal Government to urgently implement the Yayale Ahmed report, submitted in February 2025, to avert a potential strike in public universities. Speaking at a press conference in Ibadan on Monday, August 25, 2025, Prof. Biodun Olaniran, ASUU...
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended a 55-year-old alleged drug trafficking mastermind and five accomplices at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) in connection with the wrongful detention of three Nigerian pilgrims in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The arrests, announced during a press briefing in Abuja on Monday,...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – In a surprising turn of events, the Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, Mr. Hyacinth Dajoh, has tendered his resignation, barely 48 hours after dismissing four lawmakers, a move that sparked controversy in the state’s political landscape. The resignation was announced via...
Benue State House of Assembly has appointed Mr. Alfred Berger (APC, Makurdi North) as its new Speaker following the abrupt resignation of Mr. Hyacinth Dajoh. The decision was made during an emergency plenary session, as reported by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The motion for Berger’s election was...
Dynamic leader of South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Julius Malema, has delivered a powerful address at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Annual General Conference in Enugu on Sunday, August 24, 2025. He called on African nations to regulate loans from international financial institutions like the World Bank and...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has arrived on Monday in Brasília, Brazil, to commence a state visit. President Tinubu, who flew in from Los Angeles, United States, was received by senior Brazilian government officials at the Brasília Air Base. The officials included Ambassador Carlos Sérgio Sobral Duarte, Secretary for...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu– South African activist Julius Malema passionately called for African unity to counter external exploitation and division. Malema made the call on Sunday during the 2025 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Annual General Conference held at the International Conference Centre, Enugu State. The theme of the conference...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has urgently requested that President Bola Tinubu declare a state of emergency in Katsina and Zamfara States to address the escalating violence that has claimed numerous lives, including worshippers killed during dawn prayers. In a statement released on Sunday in Abuja, ADC National Publicity Secretary,...
From friction to fame: How tensions with MKO Abiola sparked the birth of Newswatch – Yakubu Mohammed
From friction to fame: How tensions with MKO Abiola sparked the birth of Newswatch – Yakubu Mohammed
Veteran journalist Yakubu Mohammed has revealed that a mysterious rift with the late Chief MKO Abiola, publisher of the now-defunct National Concord, was the catalyst for the creation of Newswatch, Nigeria’s pioneering weekly news magazine. In his memoir, _Beyond Expectations_, Mohammed recounts how he, alongside Dele Giwa, Ray Ekpu,...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- A 50-year-old widow and fashion designer, Mrs. Ifeoma Henrietta Ezewuike has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) over attempt to traffic 1.3 kilograms of cocaine, using fake pregnancy as a facade to escape scrutiny and detection. NDLEA spokesman, Mr....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has eliminated over 35 terrorists through targeted air strikes near the Nigeria-Cameroon border, as part of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK). This is contained in a statement released on Saturday in Abuja by NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information, Air...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – Kwara State Police Command has apprehended a 29-year-old man suspected of dismembering his pregnant sister-in-law, Mrs. Esther Enemo, in the Temidire community, Ilorin. This is according to a statement released on Saturday by the police spokesperson, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi. The gruesome incident occurred in the...
A prominent All Progressives Congress (APC) figure, Prof. Haruna Yerima, has confidently asserted that President Bola Tinubu will secure victory in the 2027 presidential election by retaining Vice President Kashim Shettima as his running mate, dismissing calls to abandon the Muslim-Muslim ticket. Speaking in response to claims by the...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum has issued a stern rebuke to Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, and his allies, firmly rejecting attempts to disrupt the party’s national convention set for November 15 and 16, 2025, in Ibadan, Oyo State. This resolute stance comes amid...
COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE 2025/7TH PDP GOVERNORS’ FORUM MEETING HELD @ GOVERNMENT HOUSE, GUSAU, ZAMFARA STATE ON SAT, AUG 23, 2025 The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum held its 2025/7TH Meeting in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, on Saturday, August 23, 2025. The Forum extensively deliberated...
In a series of coordinated strikes, the Joint Task Force, North East Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), alongside the Air Component, successfully eliminated nine Boko Haram fighters, including two high-ranking commanders, in Borno State. A reliable military source informed the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the operations, conducted between...