Former lawmaker Shehu Sani has urged the United States President Donald Trump to remove travel limits on Nigerians, saying true goodwill should come with freedom of movement. He argued that people cannot be said to be valued while being denied access to the country claiming to protect them. In a post shared on X, Sani […]
The Nigerian Army’s 6 Division has recorded major gains in its fight against oil theft in the Niger Delta arresting 19 suspected oil thieves, shutting down 22 illegal refining sites and recovering more than 180,000 litres of stolen petroleum products worth about ₦150 million. The success followed a coordinated operation that lasted nearly one month […]
Borno State University, Maiduguri, has confirmed receiving funds from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) for the payment of institutional loans to its students. The confirmation was contained in an official letter issued by the university’s Vice-Chancellor on November 20, 2025. According to the letter, the university received a total of ₦18,676,600 and an additional […]
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has called for a fresh passage of the recently enacted tax reform laws, faulting the National Assembly’s decision to re-gazette the legislation amid controversies surrounding its implementation slated for January 1, 2026. In a statement issued on Monday, Atiku described the discrepancies identified in the gazetted version of the tax […]
World-renowned boxer Anthony Joshua has reportedly been involved in a road accident in Makun area of Ogun State, with two persons feared dead. According to eyewitness accounts and reports circulating on Monday, the crash occurred along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway axis in Makun, near Sagamu. The vehicle said to be conveying the former heavyweight champion […]
The Uhueze-Nenwe community in Aninri Local Government Area of Enugu State has crowned a retired Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Godwin-Chijioke Nwobodo, as its new traditional ruler, ending a nine-year vacancy in the community’s traditional leadership. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nwobodo, who served as DIG in charge of Zone […]
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has charged officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army to uphold the highest standards of professionalism and intensify efforts to address emerging security threats across the country, while assuring Nigerians of improved security operations in 2026. The Army Chief gave the charge on Sunday […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), once Nigeria’s most powerful political platform, has suffered a dramatic decline, shrinking to control just four states by the end of 2025—Adamawa, Bauchi, Oyo and zamfara after years of electoral losses, defections and internal crises. The development marks a sharp contrast to the party’s commanding position at the dawn […]
The Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS) has raised the alarm over the growing migration of researchers and scientists from the country, warning that the trend poses a serious threat to Nigeria’s future in scientific research, innovation and development. The Executive Secretary of NAS, Dr Oladoyin Odubanjo, expressed the concern on Monday during an interview with […]
Senator Jimoh Ibrahim has said no country operates with absolute sovereignty, arguing that global interdependence makes cooperation inevitable, especially during security and humanitarian crises. In a statement issued at the weekend, Ibrahim, who holds a doctorate in Modern War Studies, cited the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States as an example of […]
