United Nations has expressed deep sorrow over the suspected suicide bombing at a mosque in Gamboru, Maiduguri, Borno State, which left five people dead and 35 others injured during evening prayers on Wednesday. Speaking from New York on Friday, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said the UN Resident and Humanitarian...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that he plans to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida this weekend. The Ukrainian newspaper Kyiv Post and US news portal Axios both cited Ukrainian sources, saying that Zelensky would likely meet Trump on Sunday at his Mar-a-Lago residence in...
National Assembly has directed the re-gazetting of key tax legislation and the issuance of Certified True Copies to address observed discrepancies between enacted laws and the versions published in the official gazette. House spokesman Akin Rotimi and Clerk to the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana, confirmed the decision in separate...
The streets of Calabar erupted in colour, rhythm and excitement on Saturday as the 20th edition of the Carnival Calabar officially began with a grand cultural procession at Millennium Park, setting the tone for another memorable celebration of heritage and unity. From early hours, representatives of the 18 local...
In a bold reaffirmation of his administration’s security drive, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday declared that Nigeria’s ongoing security overhaul would soon begin to restore citizens’ confidence, stressing that community and state policing will no longer remain a mere proposal. President Tinubu made the assurance while hosting a...
Electricity supply across Nigeria has received a fresh boost following the successful repair and restoration of the vandalised Lagos–Escravos gas supply line, power sector operators have confirmed. The Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) announced the development in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja, noting that the improved gas...
U.S. President Donald Trump has made it clear that Washington is in no rush to follow Israel’s lead in recognising Somaliland as an independent state, stressing that the issue remains under review. Trump disclosed this during a telephone interview with the New York Post on Friday, hours after Israel...
Northern socio-political group, Arewa 100 Percent Focus, has welcomed recent court developments involving former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, describing them as a step toward justice and due process. In a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday, the group’s National President, Dr. Abubakar...
The 2025 edition of Christmas celebrations are over. But the echoes are still around with celebrators still sharing their experiences. In this report, our correspondent who went round town a few days before the Christmas day, paints vivid pictures of the ambience, narratives and scenarios of the celebration in...
Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has recorded a significant operational breakthrough with the arrest of two notorious bandits and kidnapping kingpins responsible for violent crimes across Katsina, Zamfara, Niger and Kwara States. The Force spokesman, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. CSP...
Akume Dajoh family has announced the marriage of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, to Queen Zaynab Ngohemba-George Akume Dajoh, who was previously married to the Ooni of Ife. See photos below:
Nigerian Army has firmly dismissed a recruitment notice making the roundson social media and online platforms, describing it as false, misleading and entirely unauthorized. A disclaimer issued on Thursday in Abuja by the Army spokesperson, Colonel Anele Appolonia, said the viral advertisement claiming that the “Nigerian Army Direct Short...
Nigeria’s fight against terrorism received a fresh boost on Friday as the Federal Government confirmed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu personally approved the recent airstrikes carried out by the United States against terrorist targets in the North-West. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, disclosed this while speaking on...
Lagos State State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday commissioned the Eyo Monument at the John Randle Centre for Yoruba Culture and History, in the Onikan area of Lagos Island. He described the nearly 40-foot-high Eyo monument as a powerful symbol of Lagos’ heritage and a major boost to the...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has commissioned the newly remodelled Government Girls Day Secondary School (GGDSS), Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The landmark project, executed under the COAS Special Intervention Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) initiative, reflects the Nigerian Army’s unwavering commitment to promoting education...
President Bola Tinubu has praised the Federal Ministry of Finance for successfully closing USD 1.26 billion in financing for the execution of Phase 1, Section 2 of the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway, marking a significant milestone in the delivery of Africa’s most ambitious and transformative infrastructure projects. President Tinubu applauded...
Senator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has called on residents of Sokoto State to remain calm and law-abiding following late-night explosions reported in parts of the state, assuring that authorities are already clarifying the circumstances surrounding the incidents and taking steps to protect innocent lives. The explosions were reported in Jabo...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara, on Thursday, launched the distribution of humanitarian support to more than 4,000 households in the newly resettled town of Malam-Fatori, Abadam Local Government Area. The beneficiaries are returnees who spent over a decade as refugees in neighbouring Niger Republic after fleeing insurgent attacks....
Vice President Kashim Shettima and Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum on Friday, paid a visit to victims of Wednesday’s bomb blast at a Mosque in Maiduguri, that are currently receiving treatment at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH). The visit was to sympathise with those injured...
1. The reported American airstrikes conducted within Nigerian territory in Sokoto State targeted at ISIS fighters raise serious constitutional, legal, strategic and political questions that go to the core of Nigeria’s sovereignty and democratic governance. These questions are not matters of sentiment or politics; they are fundamental matters of...