Category: News

The former vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has dismissed reports suggesting that he recently declared his intention to contest the presidency. Speaking on Channels Television on Friday, Baba-Ahmed clarified that his comments had been misinterpreted, stressing that no such declaration was made. “I never declared to contest the presidency two days ago,” […]

In a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times published on Thursday, United States President Donald Trump signalled that the US could undertake multiple military strikes in Nigeria if violence against Christians persists. Trump, asked whether the December 25 military operation against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria marked the start of a broader campaign, […]

Renowned author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and her husband, Dr Ivara Esege, have lost one of their twin sons, Nkanu Nnamdi. According to a statement issued on Thursday by Omawumi Ogbe, on behalf of the family, the 21-month-old baby passed away on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, after a brief illness. The statement said the family is […]

The Rivers State House of Assembly has begun impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Oduh. During plenary presided over by the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Martins Amaewhule, according to a live broadcast on Channels Television on Thursday, the Majority Leader, Major Jack, read out the notice of allegations […]

Ondo State Deputy Governor, Dr. Olayide Adelami, has showered encomiums on his Ogun counterpart, Engr. Noimot Salako-Oyedele as she marks her 60th birthday. He described her as an accomplished technocrat, seasoned administrator, and exemplary public servant whose life of service has continued to inspire women and young professionals across the country. Adelami, in a goodwill […]

Fifty seven properties suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities linked to an exJustice minister and attorney general of the federation, Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, ha e been ordered forfeited to the Federal Government. A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, and presided over by Justice Emeka Nwite, gave the order on Tuesday following an […]

Over 19 months after the Supreme Court ordered financial autonomy for Nigeria’s 774 local government areas, compliance by state governments remains uneven, exposing deep constitutional ambiguities that continue to empower governors to dominate the third tier of government. On July 11, 2024, the apex court ruled that allocations from the Federation Account must be paid […]

The United States administration has added seven countries, including five in Africa, to the list of nations whose passport holders are required to post bonds of up to $15,000 to apply to enter that country. With this addition, 13 countries, all but two of them in Africa, are now on the list, which makes the […]

A foremost human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has said that the Nigerian armed forces could crush bandits and terrorists tormenting the country, if well equipped and motivated. Hence there would be no need for foreign intervention, he maintained. Falana spoke with journalists in his Ilawe Ekiti, Ekiti State countryhome on Saturday, where he […]

The in the House of Representatives’ Minority Caucus has condemned the terrorist attack on Kasuwan Daji Market in the Demo Community of Borgu Local Government Area, Niger State Tme incident left at least 30 civilians dead, and left many others, including women and children, abducted. In a In a statement jointly issued by its leaders: […]