Ten days before Osun State goes to the polls on 15 August, Governor Ademola Adeleke has distributed another round of palliatives to civil servants across the state. The timing has drawn both praise and sharp criticism, with residents divided on…
A public endorsement from Enugu’s youth leadership has put a federal commissioner under a flattering spotlight — and the reasons given are worth examining carefully. The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Enugu State Chapter, issued a formal statement commending…
The Nigeria Police Force has firmly restated that the criminal case arising from the Ajiran murders is before a court of competent jurisdiction and must be allowed to run its course, free from social media campaigns and media pressure. The…
A major Chinese infrastructure firm is hiring in Abuja — and the announcement has already sparked debate online about professional standards and the place of Nigerian engineers on home soil. China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) Nigeria Limited is no…
The tension building around Osun State’s August 2026 governorship election took a sharp turn this week when Governor Ademola Adeleke stepped before the cameras and addressed President Bola Tinubu directly — not through a press release, not through intermediaries, but…
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, a young woman with her whole future ahead of her set out from Keffi to return home. Habiba Ummi Lele, a 400-level Chemistry student at the Federal University of Lafia (FULAFIA), had spent the day…
Nigeria’s National Hajj Commission (NAHCON) is facing mounting accusations of bias after it reportedly consulted only one operators’ association when drawing up a sweeping new financial requirement for the 2027 Hajj season, leaving other recognised industry bodies entirely out of…
On 7 December 2020, a man who had once scrubbed floors in a Lagos hotel ascended a throne that had stood for centuries. Oba Sulaimon Adeshina Raji, now known formally as His Royal Majesty Oba Sulaimon Adeshina Raji-Ashade I —…
The Nigerian Army has been awarded a significant continental honour, named Africa’s Best National Army in Counter-Terrorism Operations for 2025 by African Security Watch, a continental security organisation that monitors and evaluates military performance across the region. The award was…
Attack in the Capital On Monday evening, gunmen stormed the Kurudu District residence of Colonel Abdussalam Ude, a serving Nigerian Army officer, shortly after he arrived home. The attackers came with abduction in mind. What they encountered was resistance. Colonel…