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…
A German court on Monday deliver verdict in the trial of a couple who killed a Ukrainian refugee and her mother in March 2024 to steal a newborn baby. The German couple admitted to killing the 27-year-old Ukrainian woman and her 51-year-old mother in order to abduct the younger woman’s five-week-old baby at first day…
Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has given the federal government, led by President Bola Tinubu, a pass mark in infrastructural development and other positive imprints across different sectors of the nation’s economy. For these achievements, Gov Eno, despite being a staunch member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has vowed to throw…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Tuesday completed the final phase of its automation process with the digitisation of question authoring for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed this at the University of Ibadan during a training programme for test developers. Oloyede said the board began…
The Senate yesterday launched a sweeping investigation into railway projects executed under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. The Red Chamber said its action was informed by the persistent derailments, vandalism and mechanical failures along the Itakpe–Warri standard gauge corridor. The resolution followed a motion by Senator Ede Dafinone (APC, Delta Central), who…
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday announced former deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas as a special envoy to the United States. Jonas is currently independent non-executive chairman of telecommunications company MTN Group (MTNJ.J) a role he will continue to hold alongside the envoy position. Ramaphosa’s office said in a statement that“Jonas is entrusted with…
Mr Harrison Ogara of the Enugu State House of Assembly has resigned his membership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), citing internal crises within the party. Ogara, who represents Igboeze South Constituency, confirmed his resignation in a letter to his ward chairman in Unadu, stating that the decision is effective immediately. He said persistent litigations…
The Federal Government has inaugurated flight operations of Overland Airways at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Airport in Minna, Niger state. Mr Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation and Airspace Development, inaugurated the flight operation in Minna on Wednesday. He said that the newly reconstructed airport would be an alternative to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja….
The Kano State Executive Council has approved the sum of ₦79.49bn for the execution of critical projects across major sectors of the state economy. The approval was reached during the 39th Executive Council meeting held on April 28, 2026, at the Council Chamber, Government House, Kano. This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, declined to grant the bail application filed by three detained promoters of Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX) in the alleged over one billion dollars fraud. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, held it was obvious that from the totality of the affidavit evidence of both parties, it was…
