Troops kill three notorious terrorist kingpins in Sokoto ambush
Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA, OPFY, have eliminated three notorious terrorist kingpins during a successful ambush in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State.The development was disclosed in a post on Saturday by counterinsurgency expert and security analyst, Zagazola Makama, via X. According to the report, the operation took place on Thursday, July 25, […]
Islamic clerics oppose daytime curfew imposed for Ogun monarch’s burial rites
The League of Imams and Alfas, Ogun State, on Sunday, raised the alarm over traditionalists’ plans to impose a daytime curfew on the residents of the Ikolaje and Idiroko communities in the Ipokia Local Government Area of the state. The planned daytime curfew, which is already generating tension and anxiety in the affected communities, particularly […]
Intimidation stopping serving governors from joining ADC – Abdullahi
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has attributed the reluctance being shown by in the serving state governors from joining the coalition opposition party on intimidation. ADC National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, made the disclosure on the sidelines at the third plenary session of Northern Political Consultative Group (NOCG) held in Abuja yesterday. Asked why […]
Tinubu physically fitter than most presidents – Bwala
Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala said President Bola Tinubu is “physically fitter than most leaders in advanced countries”. Bwala said this in an interview with DW Africa in reaction to questions about the president’s frequent foreign medical trips. He said, “In fact, the president of Nigeria physically is fitter than […]
High court restrains Governor Bago, others from accessing disputed farmland
A Minna High Court has issued an interim order restraining Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umar Bago and five other defendants from accessing a farmland belonging to one Bello Wakili and nine family members in the state. The court’s decision, made in case number NSHC/MN/215/2025, will remain in effect pending the resolution of the legal dispute. […]
2027 presidency: Jonathan North’s best choice, not Peter Obi — PDP chieftain Umar Sani
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Umar Sani, has claimed Northern Nigeria would prefer former President Goodluck Jonathan to emerge as the party’s presidential candidate rather than Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party. Sani stated this on Saturday while speaking on Trust TV’s Daily Politics. He was reacting to […]
Lagos doctors declare three-day warning strike
Medical doctors employed by the Lagos State Government have announced a three-day warning strike scheduled to commence at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, July 28, 2025, in protest against what they described as the “unlawful and disrespectful” deduction of their salaries by the state. Operating under the Medical Guild, the doctors said the strike action follows […]
Indian factory manager slumps, dies on duty in Edo
A 47-year-old Indian national, identified as Kalidass Arunachalam, suddenly collapsed and died while on duty at a factory in Edo.It was gathered that the incident happened on Friday in Ologbo, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of the state. Arunachalam, who worked as a production manager with Green Hills Agricultural Products Ltd, was said to have slumped […]
Why Peter Obi should inform Gov Okpebholo before visiting Edo – Oshiomhole
Senator Adams Oshiomhole, who represents Edo North Senatorial District, has stated that Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, should extend the courtesy of informing Governor Monday Okpebholo before visiting Edo State. Oshiomhole made the remarks on Friday during an appearance on Arise TV’s Prime Time programme, amid growing controversy over Governor Okpebholo’s recent warning […]
‘Misleading, entirely untrue’ – Dabiri-Erewa knocks Badenoch’s claim on Nigerian citizenship
The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has taken a swipe at United Kingdom Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, over her recent claim that Nigerian law prevents her from passing citizenship to her children because she is a woman. Dabiri-Erewa stated this on Friday, when she appeared as a guest on […]