Last week, 175 Nigerians who had been convicted of a variety of crimes, including drug trafficking, murder, armed robbery, and illegal mining, received a presidential pardon from President Bola Tinubu using his constitutional prerogative of mercy. These individuals were serving…
The Civil Society Organisations on Community Advancement and Humanitarian Empowerment Initiative (CSCHEI) has strongly urged politicians and other stakeholders to stop distracting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and rather cooperate to advance national unity. The institution expressed serious worry over the…
Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have reportedly abducted a retired headmaster identified as Mr Eliaser Olorunloju around a Fulani settlement in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State. According to reports, the event happened in the Akoko-Edo Local Government…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has stated that President Bola Tinubu will ensure that no judge of the FCT will be living in a rented apartment by the end of the President’s first tenure. During the…
Popular afrobeats superstar David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, and his wife, Chioma, celebrated their twins’ second birthday with a lavish party in Atlanta, United States. The celebration, which took place over the weekend, had close friends, family members, and…
One of Nigeria’s most revered Christian leaders, Rev. Dr. Uma Ukpai, has just passed away at the age of 80, marking the end of a remarkable era in Nigeria’s evangelical ministry. The renowned preacher passed away on October 6, 2025,…
The two-year war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group appears to have ended with the release of all surviving Israeli hostages held by Hamas as part of a truce agreement mediated by U.S. President Donald Trump. The last group…
Akenleye Femi, a lance corporal soldier in the 221 Battalion at the Wawa cantonment in Niger state, is accused by the Nigerian Army of killing his wife before ending his own life. The army said in a statement on Monday…
The Labour Movement and the late campaigner Abiodun Aremu’s family have decided to move his funeral to Thursday, October 23, 2025. This will give sympathisers and organised labour enough time to organise and bid him farewell. The Nigeria Labour Movement…
In advance of the 2027 general elections, Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, has denied rumours of a political partnership with former President Goodluck Jonathan, maintaining that they have no agreement to remove President Bola Tinubu from office.…
Farmers in Shanawa, Jangeru, and Galadi communities of Shinkafi Local Government Area, Zamfara State have cried out for help following alleged threats by bandits demanding N20 million ransom from them before they could access their farms this harvest season. Farming…
The presidency has stated that there is no plan to replace the nations Finance minister and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun. This was stated in a statement on Sunday, emphasising that he was recovering from his illness at…
A fresh round of dialogue between security stakeholders and repentant bandits has gained strength across Katsina State, with reassurances of an end to bandit attacks in five local government areas of the State. Armed bandits and representatives from five affected…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested four suspected members of a notorious ‘one-chance’ robbery and kidnapping gang operating across parts of Abuja. The command’s spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, said in a statement on Sunday that two abducted victims…
The federal government has warned the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) that it will activate the “no work, no pay” labour policy following the union’s declaration of a nationwide strike. The government demanded that ASUU should reconsider its position…