Fifty elderly inhabitants of Magamin Diddi village in Zamfara State’s Magami/Faru Ward were kidnapped after visiting the bandits’ stronghold while on a peace mission to reconcile with them. The chairman of Maradun Local Government, Bello Dosara, confirmed the occurrence but stated that the locals met with the bandit kingpin without government authority. He went on … Read more
Sumner Sambo, Director of Politics at Arise News, has stated that Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization, WTO, is unwilling to quit her current job to become former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s running partner. Sambo made the remark on Monday while appearing on The Morning Show, where he discussed current political speculation ahead … Read more
Solomon Dalung, former Minister of Youths and Sports, has stated that President Bola Tinubu is terrified of Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State. Dalung, who served as Minister under the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, revealed that Tinubu is El-Rufai’s invention, which is why the president fears him the most. In an interview … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has issued the final list of candidates for the upcoming Nasarawa North Senatorial District by-election on June 20, 2026. The electoral body has produced a list of four candidates who will compete for the empty Senate seat representing the district. INEC has cleared four candidates: Halilu Onda Enyulu-Uza of … Read more
The Federal High Court in Jalingo, Taraba State, has deferred the definite hearing of a complaint seeking to overturn the state’s All Progressives Congress (APC) chairmanship primary election to July 1, 2026. Justice Mashkur Salisu ordered the adjournment on Monday, citing the defendants’ apparent failure to file and serve their statements of defence. Abdulhadi Lau, … Read more
Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, former Kano State Governor, has reportedly threatened to leave the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) following the change of several Kwankwasiyya faction candidates in Kano. The NDC was said to have replaced some candidates previously nominated by the Kwankwasiyya group in Kano State due to an alleged infringement of a power-sharing agreement contained … Read more
Judgement handed out by the Federal High Court in Abuja on the attackers of the terrorist attack on St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Owo on June 5, 2022, has been greeted by the Catholic Diocese of Ondo as a monumental stride toward retribution and responsibility. The decision, according to a statement released by the … Read more
With a budget of N1.245 trillion, the federal government has begun the Gombe-Biu highway dualisation and repair project. On Thursday, the ceremony was officiated by David Umahi, Minister of Works, and Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, Governor of Gombe state, in the name of President Bola Tinubu. According to Umahi, the initiative is one of the infrastructure … Read more
The assassination attempt on Asimiyu Ajibola, the chairman of Accord’s Osogbo Local Government Area, has been strongly condemned by the organization, which maintains that the incident was politically motivated. In addition, the group is calling for the Nigerian police and the Department of State Services to launch a full-scale investigation into the crime so that … Read more
On Tuesday night, people in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, assaulted a Nigeria Immigration Service office and stole guns from the policemen working there. Locals were understandably terrified when the incident, which happened at around 10 p.m., was reported According to those in the know, the perpetrators broke into the building, ambushed security guards, and then fled … Read more