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More trouble for PDP as Jigawa resists choice of Kabiru Turaki

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chapter in Jigawa State has strongly criticised the decision by northern party leaders to endorse former Minister of Special...

Kanu refuses to open defence in trial, insists no case against him; Judge urges him to seek legal advice from criminal law experts

By Yemi Oyeyemi, Abuja The detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has abandoned his earlier plan to call witnesses...

Cultural group calls for investigation following murder allegations against Akpabio

The leadership of the socio-cultural organisation Ati Annang Foundation has formally asked Nigeria’s security agencies to investigate serious allegations of murder levelled against Senate...

INTERPOL and AFRIPOL crack down on terror-financing networks in Africa: 11 senior suspects arrested in Nigeria 

In a major enforcement sweep conducted from July to September 2025, the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) and the African Union Mechanism for Police...

Terror in the skies: militant drones now bomb Nigerian forces in dramatic escalation, Zulum warns against deep throats

In a scary twist to Nigeria's war against terrorism, jihadists are now using drones to attack government strongholds in the northeast. Babagana Umara Zulum, Governor...

Tinubu swears In Prof. Joash Amupitan as new INEC Chairman, urges integrity in electoral reforms

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in Abuja swore in Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) as the sixth substantive Chairman of the Independent National Electoral...

Peter Obi calls for port decentralisation, says it’s key to Nigeria’s economic growth

The Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has renewed calls for the decentralisation of Nigeria’s seaports, arguing that concentrating port infrastructure in Lagos...

Northern stakeholders of PDP endorse Turaki for national chairman

Northern leaders within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have formally endorsed former Minister of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki (SAN), as...

Nnamdi Kanu stalls defence again, cites withheld case file by ex-counsel

By Yemi Oyeyemi, Abuja The trial of detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, took another twist on Friday as he once again failed to open his...

Tinubu appoints new service chiefs, reshuffles military leadership

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved significant changes in the leadership structure of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, in what the Presidency describes as...

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