Violence broke out at the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) headquarters in Abuja, forcing police to fire teargas to disperse supporters amid an ongoing leadership tussle between rival faction of the party Chaos broke out at Wadata Plaza as Governor Seyi Makinde, Bala Mohammed, and the Turaki-led executive arrived, triggering clashes with police and supporters of…
The Northern Elders Progressive Group has emphasized that sustained military operations are the most effective strategy for ending banditry in Zamfara State. In a statement made available to journalists in Sokoto on Monday, the group’s coordinator, Alhaji Yusuf Abubakar, stressed that previous dialogue and reconciliation attempts with bandit leaders had produced limited results, reinforcing the…
The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has called on Nigerians to ensure adequate protection for all children against sexual exploitation and abuse. She made the call in Abuja yesterday to mark the World Day for the Prevention of and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse 2025. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that…
The National Bureau of Statistics has said that Nigeria’s headline inflation rate has dropped to 16.05 per cent in October 2025. The NBS disclosed this in its Consumer Price Index and and Inflation report released on its verified X (formerly Twitter) handle on Monday. According to the report, the inflation rate fell from 18.02 per…
President Bola Tinubu has told Nigerian judges that justice must never be for sale in the country. The President gave this charge on Monday at the All Nigeria Judges’ Conference in Abuja. He said the bench must never be called a sanctuary for compromise. “Let us be clear. No amount of reforms can succeed if…
American rapper Onika Maraj-Petty, widely known as Nicki Minaj, is scheduled to speak at a United Nations event in New York on Tuesday, where she is expected to address reported jihadist attacks on Christians in Nigeria. Minaj will appear alongside the United States ambassador to the UN, Michael Waltz, and Alex Bruesewitz, an adviser to…
Former Niger State Governor, Dr Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, has said that Nigeria’s founding father, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, made significant political compromises to ensure the survival and unity of the nation. Dr. Aliyu said this at the sixth Annual Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe Award Lecture 2025 (121st Posthumous Birthday Celebration). The event, themed “The Power of Pan-African…
The Russian army seized three more villages across eastern Ukraine, the defence ministry in Moscow said Monday, the latest in its grinding advance. Russia’s latest claimed advances came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was touring European allies to garner support for his depleted army and the country’s battered energy infrastructure. Moscow said its troops had…
The National Youth Service Corps has released the deployment details for its 2025 Batch C prospective corps members. The scheme announced this today through its social media handle, confirming that call-up letters are now available. It added that some prospective corps members posted to Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory have been assigned to undergo…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu The All Progressives Congress APC in Oyo state has berated the organizers of the controversial National Convention of the People’s Democratic Party PDP, held in Ibadan at the weekend, saying that what they did was not only a charade but also a condemnable carnival of shame, lawlessness and impunity. Amidst series of…