Nigeria’s top military commander has hailed the sentencing of separatist figure Simon Ekpa by a Finnish court as a significant breakthrough in international efforts to combat terrorism. The Päijät-Häme District Court in Finland handed Ekpa a six-year prison term on Monday after finding him guilty of terrorism financing and incitement to violence. Reacting to the…
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasiru el- Rufai, has described the administration of President Bola Tinubu in the last two years as ‘’ an evil government that has plunged 30 million more Nigerians into poverty,” and must be stopped from further destroying the country. El- Rufai said this while speaking on the state of…
The All Progressives Congress (APC), has won 20 of the 23 local government areas chairmanship seats in Saturday’s local government council election in Rivers State. The outcome of the electoral contest announced on Sunday by the chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), Dr Michael Odey also showed that Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called for sweeping electoral reforms in Nigeria, warning that unchecked party indiscipline and flaws in the appointment of election officials threaten the country’s democratic future. At an event in Abuja organised by the School of Social and Political Thought, Jonathan — represented by Ann Iyonu of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says the union is prepared for “mother of all strikes” until their demands regarding the 2009 agreements with the Federal Government are implemented. The University of Calabar (Unical) chapter stated this at a news conference on Tuesday in Calabar. The chapter’s chairman, Dr Peter Ubi, said it was…
A passenger train travelling from Kaduna to Abuja derailed on Thursday morning, leaving several cabins overturned along the busy corridor. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the incident caused panic among the passengers, many of whom scrambled to safety. Although details remained sketchy, there were no confirmed reports of casualties as of press…
The Peoples Democratic Party says it has zoned its party’s presidential ticket for the 2027 general elections to the Southern Nigeria and the national chairman to the North. The resolution was reached during the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) 102nd convention held at the PDP’s national headquarters in Abuja on Monday. The party’s National Publicity…
A former Minister of Education, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, and the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Monday clashed over the state of Nigeria’s economy during a panel discussion at the ongoing Annual Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Enugu. Ezekwesili raised concerns about Nigeria’s soaring inflation, warning that it disproportionately hurts the…
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’adu Abubakar, Enugu governor, Peter Mbah, and South African politician Julius Malema have urged lawyers to defend justice and protect the poor. They made the call during the 2025 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Annual Conference on Sunday at the International Conference Centre, Enugu. The theme was ‘Stand Out And Stand Tall’….
Benue State lawmakers have chosen Alfred Berger as the new Speaker of the House of Assembly after a turbulent week marked by suspensions and resignations. Berger’s election came on Sunday, just days after he and three colleagues were suspended for allegedly attempting to disrupt proceedings. At an emergency session presided over by interim Speaker Lami…
