Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has passionately called for Nigerians to forge enduring, law-abiding political parties to steer the nation out of its democratic “wilderness.” At the launch of Ike Abonyi’s books, _The Bubbles of Nigeria’s Democracy: The Musings of a Nigerian Journalist and Wadata Wonders: Memoirs...
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By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Kaduna State Police Command has discovered explosive devices and recovered weapons and ammunition in Kaduna. The spokesperson for the command, DSP Mansir Hassan, announced this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Kaduna. DSP Hassan said: “On Friday, acting on credible intelligence received, the...
Kano Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, August 5, 2025 arraigned five officials of the Katsina State Board of Internal Revenue and one bank staff before Justice Musa Danladi of the Katsina State High Court sitting in Katsina, Katsina State. They were arraigned on...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja– President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nafisa Abdullahi Aminu, Rukayya Muhammad Fema, and Hadiza Kashim Kalli on emerging world champions in English language communication skills and debate at the 2025 TeenEagle Global competition in London, United Kingdom. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that 17-year-old Nafisa was named the...
On Thursday, June 26, 2025, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed the Nigeria Tax Act, 2025, and its three associated Bills, including the Nigeria Tax Administration Bill, the Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) Bill, and the Joint Revenue Board (Establishment) Bill, collectively known as the Tax Reform Bills, into law. He...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Fuel scarcity hits Benue State as petrol stations shut down in solidarity with Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) over unpaid compensation for a vandalized fuel tanker, paving the way for black marketers to hike prices. It could be recalled...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa and the Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suiwaba Sa’id Ahmed, on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Education, have expressed immense pride and admiration to commend Miss Nafisa Abdullah Aminu, a 17-year-old student from Yobe State, for...
A hearing-impaired woman, Hauwa’u Bello, has taken her husband, Usman Shuaibu, to a Shari’a court in Magajin Gari, Kaduna state. Bello claimed Shuaibu gives her only N50 for food, leading to her plea for divorce. Communicating through sign language interpreted by Aisha Sulaiman, Bello stated, “We got married in...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has rolled out stringent procedures for screening of exceptional Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), candidates, who are still under the age of 16 years for admission into Nigerian universities in the 2025/2026 academic session. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – African Development Bank (AfDB) has lauded the leadership of Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo for his administration’s commitment to advancing agriculture and food security, as Kogi State looks set to benefit from the Bank’s Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) programme. This was disclosed during a...
By OLA MODUPE, Abuja _ Africa Air Passengers Rights Association, AAPRAS has lauded the Aviation and Aerospace Development Minister, Festus Keyamo, SAN, over the initiative to modernize Murtala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA, built 47 years ago. AAPRASS disclosed this in a commendation letter signed by its Executive Secretary, Oluwafemi...
Residents of communities in Kwara and Niger States bordering Benin Republic are silently jubilating following the rumoured arrest of Abubakar Abba Mahmuda, leader of Mahmuda, currently the most feared terror group in Nigeria. According to some villagers in Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State, whose communities have suffered...
A catastrophic helicopter crash on Wednesday claimed the lives of Ghana’s Defence Minister, Edward Omane Boamah, and Environment Minister, Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, along with everyone else aboard. The aircraft, which had departed from Accra en route to an event in Obuasi focused on illegal mining, vanished from radar shortly...
U.S. President Donald Trump considers Vice President JD Vance the “most likely” future Republican presidential candidate and potential successor. Trump shared this during a press conference in the U.S. capital. Trump said, “So it’s too early, obviously, to talk about it, but certainly he’s doing a great job, and...
Nigerian music powerhouses like Burna Boy, Tems, Rema, Asake, and Ayra Starr have been nominated for the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs). The awards ceremony is set for September 7 at the UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, and will air on CBS. Nominations Highlights – Nigerian artists...
Nigeria has recorded 822 confirmed cases of Lassa fever and 155 deaths so far in 2025. This brings the country’s case fatality rate (CFR) to 18.9%, a notable rise from the 17.1% recorded during the same period in 2024. At least 21 states and 105 Local Government Areas have...
Since 2015, more than 24,000 Nigerians have been reported missing by their families, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The organization is actively working to trace these individuals, with Borno State recording the highest number of cases. ICRC’s Protection of Family Links Team Leader, María...
Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo confirmed Prof. Kate Omenugha as the substantive Vice Chancellor of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University. The appointment letter was delivered by Prof. Solo Chukwulobelu, Secretary to the Anambra Government, at the Government House in Awka on Wednesday. Prof. Omenugha had been serving as Acting Vice...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Newly appointed National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has said that Plateau State has consistently produced leaders at pivotal times in Nigeria’s history, positioning the state as a stabilizing force in national affairs. Prof. Yilwatda stated this on Wednesday...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has presided over the swearing in of the two recently appointed commissioners and a member of Borno State Judicial Council Commission. Justice Kashim Zannah, the Chief Judge of Borno State, administered the oath of office and allegiance in...