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…
Obi claims the letter is fake By Ezeakukwu Emmanuel Nsoedo The presidential candidate of Nigeria Democratic Party (NDC), Mr Peter Obi, has written to His Royal Highness Igwe Alfred Achebe on the inordinate political behavior that devoids of decorum of Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor The Anambra State Police Command has arrested one Okechukwu Igwegbe over suspected unlawful possession of a firearm and recovered one pump-action gun and eleven live cartridges at Uruagu, Nnewi, in Nnewi North LGA of Anambra State. The Read more…
What to know about the Iran war today: A U.K. navy agency said a second tanker was hit by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz early Friday, hours after reporting another vessel coming under attack in the vital waterway. Iran Read more…
By Uzo Ugwunze The Labour Party Senatorial Candidate for Anambra Central Senatorial District, Ven. Tochukwu Ikezue has commended Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti for signing into law the much-needed Educational Reforms Bill aimed at sanitizing the education sector Read more…
Survivors of the deaths of 37 suspected illegal gold miners in Niger State have recounted how overcrowding and poor ventilation allegedly left detainees struggling for air inside a Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps cell. The miners died on Thursday Read more…