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Rights Advocate Demands Due Process or Release of Okuama Detainees

A  human rights lawyer and civil society leader, Frank Tietie, has called on the Federal Government and military authorities to either formally charge or...

Storm Tears Through Abuja’s Flagship Kugbo Terminal Months After Commissioning (+Video)

Barely nine months after it was unveiled with fanfare as a cornerstone of modern urban transport, the Kugbo Bus and Taxi Terminal - one...

500 Faces in the Dock: Nigeria Opens Massive Terror Trial in Abuja

By Yemi Oyeyemi, Abuja Abuja woke up to an unusual sight on Tuesday as long convoys of trucks rolled into the Federal High Court, heavy...

Tinubu’s ₦3.3tn Power Sector Payout Elicits Hope – and Skepticism – in Nigeria’s Long Struggle with Unreliable Electricity

President Bola Tinubu has approved a ₦3.3 trillion payment plan aimed at clearing a decade-long backlog of debts in Nigeria’s troubled power sector, a move...

Gunmen attack two Kaduna churches, kill seven abduct others; 11killed, 52 houses razed in Nasarawa attacks

Suspected terrorists have attacked the Ariko community in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing at least seven people and abducting several others...

Post-Easter Gift: Doctors Declares Indefinite Strike as Nigeria’s Fragile Health System Faces Fresh Disruption

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has announced an indefinite nationwide strike set to begin at 12:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 7, 2026,...

Wike recants after backlash on threat to shoot journalist

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has denied issuing a threat against Seun Okinbaloye, a presenter with Channels Television, following widespread...

Ondo SSG Taiwo Fasoranti Resigns, Declares Bid for Senate Seat

The Secretary to the Ondo State Government, Taiwo Fasoranti, has resigned from his position to pursue a seat in the Senate, formally declaring his...

Anger as 52 years old woman facing trial over drug offences slumps, dies

A 52-year-old woman standing trial for alleged drug offences collapsed and died on Tuesday at the Federal High Court in Benin City, Edo State,...

Amid Rising Fiscal Pressures and Debt Concerns NASS Approval of ₦68.3trn 2026 Budget Stirs Concern

Nigeria’s National Assembly has approved a ₦68.3 trillion budget for the 2026 fiscal year, marking one of the largest spending plans in the country’s...

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