Nigeria’s long-serving electoral chief, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has vacated his post as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), handing over leadership on Tuesday to Commissioner May Agbamuche-Mbu in an acting capacity. Yakubu, appointed in October 2015 and reappointed in 2020, became the first INEC chair to serve two full terms since the body’s…
President Bola Tinubu has refused assent to two major bills passed by Nigeria’s parliament, underscoring concerns over governance, fiscal accountability and policy coherence. The bills — to establish the Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology and amend the National Library Trust Fund — were returned to the National Assembly with detailed objections. Tinubu warned that the…
A married woman , Zainab Alhassan on Tuesday divorced her husband Tijjani Muhammad over her husband’s refusal to repair her damaged cell phone worth N70,000. She told the court that she was not longer interested in the marriage and was ready to divorce him through Khul’i, (a type of divorce where a woman returns the…
The corruption trial of Nigeria’s former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (retired), has been postponed once more after a technical error over the prosecution’s witness list forced proceedings to halt in Abuja on Tuesday. Dasuki, once one of the most powerful figures in Nigeria’s security establishment, is accused of orchestrating the diversion of ₦33.2…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a criminal case brought by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) against Qatar Airways and four of its senior executives. Justice James Omotosho made the ruling on Tuesday after FCCPC admitted it had not been able to serve all the defendants with court papers….
Nigeria’s youth swimmers turned heads in Accra, Ghana, with a record-breaking display at the 2025 Africa Zone 2 Swimming Championship that signalled a new dawn for the sport in the country. Leading the charge was 14-year-old Aidan Dumuije-Abili, who swept six gold medals and broke five continental records, including a blistering 100m freestyle time of…
More than 60 million adults in Nigeria remain without basic literacy or numeracy skills, a situation described by officials as a “daunting national challenge” that undermines economic inclusion and social progress. Professor Musa Garba-Maitafsir, Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education (NMEC), disclosed the figure in Kano on Tuesday…
The mpox outbreak in Malawi continues to spread, with the capital Lilongwe reporting the highest number of cases, according to new figures from the Public Health Institute of Malawi (PHIM). Since the first case was identified on April 17, the country has confirmed 128 infections, of which 104 were detected in Lilongwe. On Monday, health…
Students and staff at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) will soon have access to 10 new hotlines dedicated to emergency response, part of a wider effort to strengthen communication and service delivery on campus. The initiative was unveiled on Tuesday by Prof. Olufemi Saibu, Director of the Quality Assurance and SERVICOM Unit, during celebrations for…
The Sharia Court of Appeal in Abuja has pushed back to 28 October a hearing in the custody battle between businessman Alhaji Ibrahim Ado and his former wife, Hajiya Adama Indimi. The adjournment came after Ado’s counsel told the three-member panel, chaired by Grand Khadi Ibrahim Immam, that he had only been served a counter-affidavit…
