Category: News

L-R: Governors Ademola Adeleke (Osun) represented by his deputy, Kola Adewusi; Biodun Oyebanji (Ekiti); Seyi Makinde (Oyo); Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos); Dapo Abiodun (Ogun) and Lucky Aiyedatiwa (Ondo) during the South-West Governors Forum meeting, at the Oyo State Governor’s Office in Agodi, Ibadan, on Monday, November 24, 2025. In response to the escalating security crisis in […]

set up regional security fund, intelligence-sharing system move to tighten borders The Southwest governors have warned that now is the time to establish state police, as any further delay could be disastrous for Nigeria. Stressing the urgent need to establish state police, the governor’s declared emphatically: “The time is now. It can no longer be […]

The Indigenous People of Biafra has rejected Thursday’s judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja sentencing its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment on seven terrorism-related charges. In a statement on Friday by its spokesman, Emma Powerful, the group insisted that Kanu “committed no offence known to Nigerian law” and maintained that his agitation […]

In a dramatic proceeding that lasted for over seven hours, Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, sentenced the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment following his conviction on all seven counts of terrorism charges preferred against him by the Federal Government. But in a […]

says Ekiti election will hold By John Dike Osogbo The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reaffirmed the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by National Chairman Kabiru Tanimu Turaki (SAN) as the party’s legitimate leadership, while rejecting a request to postpone the upcoming Ekiti State governorship primaries. It  rejected […]

Security has been heightened at the Peoples Democratic Party national headquarters in Abuja as two rival camps prepare to hold separate meetings at the same venue. In a video circulating online and posted by a news platform, Symfoni, armed policemen and patrol vans were seen stationed at the entrance of the party’s secretariat on Tuesday […]

At least 145 people have been kidnapped in Kebbi, Niger and Zamfara states in the past four days. The resurgence of mass kidnappings raises familiar political and security alarms as Nigeria gears up for the 2027 polls. In the run-up to the 2023 general elections, abductions were rampant. According to The Punch, a report showed […]

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the attack on Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State, describing it as another tragic reminder of the country’s worsening insecurity. In a statement posted on his X handle on Monday, he said he was devastated by the incident, which claimed the life of the […]

mmediate former Attorney of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has joined the 2027 Kebbi State governorship eace. He announced his bid during an interview with DCL Hausa on Monday, expressing confidence that he enjoys broad support across the state. According to him, “INEC guidelines do not permit mobilisation at this stage, but […]

The United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Africa will hold an open hearing on Thursday, November 20, 2025, to examine President Donald Trump’s recent redesignation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern. The CPC designation, if ratified by the Senate, would allow the US to impose sanctions on Nigerian officials found complicit in […]