Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf have expressed deep grief and outrage over the gruesome killing of a mother and her six children in Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters of Kano, describing the incident as senseless, barbaric and unacceptable. In a post on his official...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed reports suggesting that it has directed its members to contribute a compulsory N10,000 levy to fund party activities, describing such claims as false and misleading. In a statement issued on Saturday, the party expressed concern over a report by The Observer Times published...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against Nigeria’s governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike “over their failure to account for the spending of billions of naira of public funds in the name of ‘security votes’ by them...
International Afrobeats star Burna Boy reportedly faced an unexpected hitch on his arrival in Morocco after airport customs officials raised concerns over his expensive gold jewellery. The incident was disclosed by the President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe, who said the Nigerian singer was briefly...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called on the Federal Government to immediately clarify the contents of the recently signed health cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Nigeria and the United States, citing sharply conflicting public descriptions of the agreement by both governments. While Abuja has presented the MoU as...
Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf is currently locked in a high-stakes political standoff over his planned defection from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), Politics Digest reports. Despite weeks of back-channel negotiations, the top hierarchy of the APC at both state and...
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has been declared the winner of the country’s 2026 presidential election, securing a seventh term in office following a tense vote marked by violence, arrests and an internet shutdown, according to official results released on Saturday. The Electoral Commission announced that Museveni, 81, polled 71.65...
Tragedy rocked Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters in Kano on Friday as seven members of a family were brutally killed in what the police described as a suspected housebreak attack, sparking shock and grief across the community. The victims were identified as 35-year-old Fatima Abubakar and her six children, who were...
Hundreds of thousands of residents flee their homes across communities in Sokoto State as renewed bandit attacks force families to escape for safety, triggering a growing humanitarian crisis in the North-West region. Photos below:
Kebbi State Government has announced February 11 to 14 as the official dates for the 2026 Argungu International Fishing Festival, one of Nigeria’s most celebrated cultural events. The disclosure was made by the Emir of Argungu, Alhaji Samaila Mera, shortly after an expanded meeting involving the State Festival Main...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has restated his position as the duly elected governor of the state, vowing to continue prioritising peace, security, and the safety of lives and property across the state. The governor gave the assurance on Saturday while speaking as a special guest at the grand...
Senegal will attempt to dash Morocco’s hopes of lifting the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) trophy on home soil when both giants collide in Sunday’s highly anticipated final. With the hosts backed by a passionate crowd, the showdown promises drama as Morocco chase a first continental crown in nearly...
Those intent on a head on collision with a moving train must mind their limbs. In Abia State, the 2027 contest for the governorship has mostly been decided. All that is left is the ritual of voting and the ceremony of anointment on 29th May, 2027. If public opinion...
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Nigerian national team, Super Eagles, for Saturday’s bronze medal victory at the 2025 African Cup of Nations (AFCON). The President in a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, commended the Super Eagles for putting behind them the disappointment of the semi-final loss to...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has returned to Nigeria following his participation, alongside key cabinet members, in the 2026 Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW 2026) held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). According to a statement issued on Saturday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga,...
In what obviously was an endorsement and upliftment of the Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) spirit of unity and togetherness, Vice President Kashim Shettima , representing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday witnessed the swearing into office and inauguration of President S.E Mamadi Doumbouya @presi_doumbouya as the...
Nigeria’s Super Eagles clinched the bronze medal at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after edging past Egypt in a dramatic penalty shootout, with goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali emerging as the match hero. The third-place playoff ended goalless after regulation time, as both African giants struggled to break the deadlock...
Gunmen believed to be herdsmen have butchered a farmer on his farm along Ubali/ Gbajor villages, Nzorov council ward of Benue State. This sad incident took place on Thursday when a farmer, Terlumun Mpev, fondly called Alhaji learnt that herdsmen were destroying his guinea corn farm with their herds...
Late Senator Godiya Akwashiki ( SDP- Nasarawa North), who died recently was on Saturday buried in his residence in Lafia, the State Capital It would be recalled that Senator Akwashiki, died on Dec.31, 2025 in an Indian hospital at the age of 52 after a protracted illness. Akwashiki was...