Thursday, 14 May, 2026

Category: News


Following weeks of consultation, Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has finally defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the Allied Peoples Movement (APM). The defection, announced by the governor at the Government House on Saturday, followed weeks of speculation Read more…


Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Abdulmumin Ohiare Abdulsalam, has said that the defection of Peter Obi and Musa Kwankwaso from the African Democratic Congress, ADC, to the party remains uncertain. Abdulsalam was reacting to reports Read more…


William Shakespeare’s ‘Julius Caeser’ is, in my view, one of his best plays ever written by history’s greatest bard and playwright and it is indeed amongst my favourites. It speaks of mob psychology, ambition, power, treachery and the most brutal and Read more…


Home National Columns Business China News Politics & Power Opinion Entertainment The Sun TV Sporting Sun The Sun Foundation Extrajudicial killings: Rights groups say 3000 lives wasted in 6 years 02 May 2026 2:19 am WATBy Rapheal • Why extrajudicial killings persist Read more…


The first copy of the book in Italian, available from Monday, May 4, has been presented to the Pope. The volume contains his writings from when he served as Prior General of the Order of Saint Augustine. The Italian edition Read more…


The United States is withdrawing 5,000 troops from NATO ally Germany, the Pentagon announced on Friday, as a rift over the Iran war widens between President Donald Trump and Europe. Trump had threatened a drawdown in forces earlier this week Read more…


In a bold political move that signals that another rift may be brewing in Rivers State, a coalition of elders and supporters has openly defied the direction of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, by procuring the Read more…


One of the leading presidential aspirants on the platform of the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC), Peter Obi, has said that the minimum wage can no longer guarantee the most modest standard of living in Nigeria. In a post on Read more…


The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) aligned with Nyesom Wike has warned the Board of Trustees (BoT) led by Adolphus Wabara to desist from interfering in the party’s leadership, insisting there is no vacuum to justify any form of takeover. At Read more…


President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday declared a national emergency on insecurity and poverty, describing them as major threats to jobs, productivity, and national stability. Addressing thousands of workers and labour leaders at Eagle Square, the president said decent work Read more…


Air Peace has defended its handling of a disrupted London–Lagos flight after Nollywood star Funke Akindele accused the airline of poor passenger care at Gatwick Airport. In a statement released on Friday, the airline attributed the delay to a bird Read more…


The Governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani, has stated that no Nigerian leader has favoured the Northern region more than President Bola Tinubu. He also said that although President Tinubu would fail flatly in next year’s presidential election if it Read more…