A military transport aircraft vanished from radar, plunged into a swampy creek, and killed everyone on board. Nigeria is now asking how. A routine flight that never arrived On the morning of Monday, 5 October 2026, a Nigerian Air Force…
There is a particular kind of confidence that speaks louder than any press release, and Tony Elumelu demonstrated it plainly on the last day of September 2026. Through Heirs Energies Limited, the company he controls, Elumelu acquired six million additional…
Two workers are dead after gunmen struck a mining site on the Plateau State boundary late on Friday night — while a government curfew was already in force. The Attack At around 11:30 pm on Friday, 2 October 2026, suspected…
Gunmen opened fire on two Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) consultative meetings in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State on Friday, 2 October 2026, injuring three people and destroying several vehicles belonging to party supporters. The PDP’s governorship…
The patience of Nigeria’s public servants has finally run out. Workers under the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC) declared a three-day warning strike beginning at midnight on Friday, 2nd October 2026, and running through to Sunday, 4th October.…
A Nationwide Weather Alert That Demands Attention The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) issued a sweeping weather forecast on Wednesday evening, 30 September, warning that at least 27 states and the Federal Capital Territory face a significant risk of thunderstorms throughout…
A newly formed political support group, Bichi’s Ward Wide Ambassadors for Tinubu 2027, launched in Abuja on Monday, 28 September 2026, setting itself the ambitious target of delivering 10 million votes for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid at the…
For years, criticism of Nigeria’s military response to terrorism centred on a familiar complaint: the rhetoric outpaced the results. Operations were announced, press releases followed, and yet communities across the North-East, North-West and beyond remained hostage to insurgents and bandits.…
When a man’s body turned up under the Katampe Bridge along the Kubwa Expressway in Abuja on 26 August, public speculation quickly settled on the usual suspects — kidnapping gangs and “one chance” robbers. The Federal Capital Territory Police Command…
The Peoples Democratic Party in Gombe State is scrambling to hold a fresh governorship primary after a Federal High Court struck down the result of its earlier exercise and ordered a rerun within one month. The rescheduled vote is set…