The Leader of the Islamic Movement, Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky, has urged Muslims across the country to refrain from religion and ethic conflcts aimed at dividing them. Zakzaky, who gave the charge in Abuja, said enemies benefit from conflcts and lack of unity in the Muslim community. The speech was delivered at the Mawlid of the […]
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The Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Lawal Pedro, SAN, has clarified that the proposed amendment to the Magistrates Law seeking to increase the retirement age of Magistrates and Law Officers is not an Executive Bill. Pedro made the clarification in a statement on Monday, saying the bill was a Private Member’s Bill […]
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By Guest Writer Politics in Nigeria has always been a theater of drama, intrigue, and suspicion. But every so often, a remark pierces through the noise and forces us to confront uncomfortable truths about our democracy. Senator Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, the former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate who contested alongside Peter Obi in the 2023 general […]
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By Saminu Ibrahim The Nigerian Navy has uncovered a warehouse containing about 10,000 litres of products suspected to be illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) in the Eleme Express area of Rivers State. The discovery was made on Saturday, September 12, 2026, by the NNS PATHFINDER during an anti-crude oil theft patrol of the Eleme–Okrika–Onne […]
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The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has issued a formal policy challenge to all presidential candidates and political platforms contesting in the upcoming 2027 general elections. In its latest policy statement, IMPI asserted that a $1 Trillion Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2031 must serve as the uncompromised headline benchmark for any credible national […]
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By Prince Adeboye Omoboye As the 2027 general elections draw closer, the political leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the supporters of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu may need to urgently reflect on one critical issue: the growing feeling of abandonment among those who worked for the President’s electoral victory. Many Nigerians who identified […]
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By Saminu Ibrahim The Nigerian Army has dismissed reports claiming that a group of Islamic scholars were abducted at the residence of former Zamfara State Governor, Senator Abdul’aziz Abubakar Yari, in Talata Mafara Local Government Area of the state. Specifically, the Headquarters of the 8 Division, Nigerian Army/Sector 2 Joint Task Force North West, Operation […]
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By Yusuf Bello Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted two consignments of synthetic cannabis, popularly known as Colorado or Colos, weighing a combined 44.45kg and concealed in consolidated cargoes from the United Kingdom. The agency also recovered two other consignments of Colorado hidden in music speakers at motor parks in […]
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By Guest Writer History remembers Jaja Wachuku, Nigeria’s first Minister of Foreign Affairs, for a moment that lasted only minutes but which travelled further than almost anything he said standing upright. At a United Nations meeting in 1960, barely weeks after Nigeria’s flag went up as the world body’s ninety-ninth member, Wachuku appeared to nod […]
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By Agency Report A Labour Party chieftain, Abayomi Arabambi, has sued the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) and its Vice Chancellor, Prof. Simon Ortuanya, over alleged refusal to release details academic record of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC). Arabambi, in a fresh suit, said he had requested a certified true […]
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