Some gunmen raided a radio station, Rhythm 94.7 FM in Swali, a community in Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa State, and reportedly carted away operational gadgets and mobile phones of the radio staff. The Guardian learnt that the gunmen invaded the radio station around 4:40pm on Saturday. The staff who witnessed the attack were left […]

The Mogajis of the Soun Ruling Houses of Ogbomoso have kicked strongly against the planned Amendment Bill to the Oyo State Council of Obas and Chiefs (2025) before the Oyo State House of Assembly that proposes to make the Alaafin of Oyo the permanent chairman of the Oyo State Council of Obas and Chiefs. In […]

Urhobos in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State have protested their exclusion from a meeting with the National Security Adviser, NSA, Nuhu Ribadu scheduled for Monday. The meeting was meant to discuss the controversy surrounding the delineation by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in Warri South. In a petition letter which was […]

Pope Leo XIV on Monday received United States Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Vatican, a day after his inauguration mass. Vance’s spokesperson said the audience with the pontiff lasted 45 minutes. The Vatican, in a statement, said Vance then met with the Holy See’s secretary for relations with […]

The National Kwankwasiyya Coalition of Concerned Citizens for Sustainable Development has cautioned Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf against alleged “cabinet cabals” undermining his efforts. In a statement signed by National Chairman, Comrade Dayyib Hassan Ahmad, the coalition expressed concern that some cabinet members’ actions contradict the governor’s goals. The coalition noted that while loyalists […]

Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen suspected to be cultists have killed a popular shawarma vendor identified simply as Benjamin at Ebutte-Ipakodo, in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. The victim, also known as Benji, was the owner of the popular Chibest Shawarma in the community. According to eyewitnesses, the attack occurred on Tuesday, around 8:30 p.m., while […]

As activities gear up ahead of the 2026 gubernatorial election in Ekiti State, old questions have resurfaced about zoning, trust, party supremacy and the state’s complex political history that continues to shape its democratic future. Although parties are yet to conduct primary elections to select their flag bearers, electioneering has begun with actors declaring their […]

The Lagos State government and the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Beecroft base in Apapa have unveiled a collaborative plan to clean up Apapa and its environment and ensure the area’s environmental sustainability. Speaking during a courtesy visit by the NNS Beecroft command, led by Navy Commodore Paul Ponfa Nimmyel, to Alausa, the Commissioner for the […]

The Katsina State Governor, Mallam Dikko Radda, has received news of the passing of Colonel Joseph Akaagerger, who served meritoriously as Military Administrator of Katsina State from August 1998 to May 1999. This is contained in a statement by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Ibrahim Mohammed, and made available to newsmen on Monday in Katsina […]