EFCC faces outrage as BUK final-year student remanded over alleged cyberbullying days before exams
Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has criticised the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the prosecution and continued detention of two individuals, including a final-year student of Bayero…
Iran’s President says negotiation with US does not mean surrender
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that negotiating with the United States did not mean surrender. At a conference in Tehran on Wednesday (local time), Pezeshkian stressed the need to defend Iran’s territorial integrity, according to a…
War: Iran losing patience, preparing surprise for US – Khamayar
A former Iranian diplomat and professor of international relations in Tehran, Abbas Khamayar, has cautioned that his country is losing patience with the increasing US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Khamayar told Al Jazeera that recent…
NFF faces FG sanctions after Super Eagles, Falcons World Cup failures
The leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is reportedly facing mounting pressure from the National Sports Commission (NSC) amid growing concerns over the administration and performance of Nigerian football. The NFF leadership has allegedly…
Osun Poll: INEC Vows To Do Better In 2027
INEC Chairman, Joash Amupitan The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured Nigerians that it will improve on the conduct of the Osun State governorship election ahead of the 2027 general elections. The commission gave the…
Residents allege rip-off as cooking gas sells for N1,500 per kg in Lagos, Ogun
Residents in Lagos and some parts of Ogun State are calling on the government and its regulatory bodies to save them from the grip of marketers selling Liquidfied Petroleum Gas, popularly known as cooking gas, at exorbitant price despite its abundant…
Atiku Reveals Move to Secure El-Rufai’sRelease
Former vice president and 2027 presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has disclosed that efforts are underway to secure the release of former governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state from the detention. This was…
Tinubu Minister Blasts Nigerians for Attacking World Bank Over Nigeria’s Loans
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has criticised Nigerians who attacked the World Bank on social media over the financial institution’s decision to continue lending to the country. Oyedele said the backlash…
Pinnacle editor beaten, phone seized by police in Abuja
AN editor with Nigerian online newspaper Pinnacle, Sunday Michael Ogwu, has been beaten up by police officers attached to the Lugbe Police Station in Abuja while documenting a demolition exercise in the area. Ogwu, who made this known in a voice…
I Accept My Replacement As A Will Of Allah SWT – Kebbi Deputy Governor
By Kabir Dan-Katsina, Birnin Kebbi Kebbi State Deputy Governor, Senator Abubakar Umar Tafidan Kabi has said that he has accepted his replacement as the governor’s running mate in the forthcoming 2027 general elections as a will of Allah SWT but, not…