Thursday, 01 October, 2026

Category: News


President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will not be physically present at the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly, UNGA, in New York, United States. The development follows an announcement by the Presidency that the President would return to Nigeria Read more…


Mr Idris died on Sunday in the United Kingdom, according to his family Ibrahim Idris, a former governor of Kogi State, has died. He was 77. Mr Idris died on Sunday in the United Kingdom, according to his family. His Read more…


The controversy over the state of Anambra State Government’s furnaces under Peter Obi’s administration resurfaced recently when the Commissioner for Finance in the state, Izuchukwu Okafor, claimed that Governor Charles Soludo’s administration was still repaying loans and other debts incurred Read more…


President Bola Tinubu has celebrated his wife, First Lady of Nigeria Oluremi Tinubu, on her 66th birthday, describing her as his “truest friend and confidante” and praising her patience, courage, compassion and unwavering support throughout their years together. In a Read more…


By Uzo Ugwunze The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO), Anambra State Branch, has expressed deep concern over the escalating war of words, vitriolic attacks and unsubstantiated accusations between two of Anambra’s most respected sons and former Governors, His Excellency Mr. Peter Read more…


Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has promised to prioritise youth employment by encouraging young Nigerians to engage in agriculture and small-scale businesses if elected president in 2027. Obi made the pledge on Saturday in Kaduna Read more…


Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen say they carried out drone and ballistic missile attacks on the Saudi capital Riyadh, as well as energy sites on the country’s Red Sea coast. Saudi authorities said they intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile Read more…


A group of Imo lawyers under the aegis of Imo Lawyers for the Defence of Democracy has urged Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to stop what it described as personal attacks and public comments against Imo Read more…


As normalcy gradually returns to Minna, the Niger State capital, after the violent protests that greeted the death of 37 miners in the custody of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Thursday, residents are counting their losses following Read more…


Controversy is raging over an alleged strategic move by parties controlling states to limit the visibility of the opposition as campaigns commence in full swing, through the imposition of exorbitant billboard levies on candidates and their political parties. Such levies, stakeholders Read more…


Addressing a delegation from the Special Olympics, Pope Leo XIV recalls his own great fondness of sports and invites them to live holy lives following the example of Saint Pier Giorgio Frassati, ‘who, in love with Jesus, knew how to Read more…


By Ijeoma John, Nnewi The Knights of St. Mulumba (kSM) Nigeria, Onitsha Metropolitan Council has unveiled N2 billion Endowment Fund and Integrated Charity Initiatives to sustain its work of charity. The event at the Basilica of the Most Holy Trinity Read more…