Brent Crude Rises Above $100 A Barrel As Middle East Conflict Escalates
Benchmark Brent crude oil futures rose past $100 a barrel on Wednesday, breaching the symbolic barrier for the first time since July 24 as intensifying conflict in the Middle East fuelled growing concern about oil flows from the region. Brent crude…
When Soldiers Enter Politics: The El-Rufai Controversy and the Perils of Public Commentary, By Aminu Baba-Ahmed
In Nigeria’s increasingly combustible political climate, public remarks by senior state officials rarely remain confined to their original context. They are amplified, dissected, weaponized, and ultimately absorbed into the country’s wider political…
INEC partners security agencies to enforce campaign guidelines in Nasarawa
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Tuesday said it would collaborate with security agencies in Nasarawa state to enforce campaign guidelines and electoral laws ahead of the 2027 general elections. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner…
El-Rufai: He Never Said He Paid Bandits; He Said “Bomb Them, Let Them Go To God And Repent” – Diala
The Director General of the El-Rufai Support Group Association, Dr. Uche Diala, has come to the defence of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, against accusations that he confessed to paying bandits, stressing that the former governor had…
NSCIA Raises Concern Over Religious Influence In El-Rufai’s Prosecution
According to a report by Daily Post on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, the continued prosecution of Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, has prompted the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) to voice their worry,…
Yobe Moves To Strengthen Human Capital Development Through Strategic Review
By Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu The Yobe Government has kickstarted a strategic review of its human capital development interventions as part of efforts to improve service delivery and enhance the wellbeing and capacity of citizens across the state. The…
2027: Northern APC Leaders Threaten to Pull out of Tinubu Campaign Over Wike’s 2031 Presidential Bid
Crisis brews in the All Progressives Congress (APC) as party northern leaders may pull out of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election campaign over reports that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike is using his political…
Troops intercept suspected terrorist supplier in Katsina
Troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force North West, Operation Fansan Yamma, have arrested a suspected terrorist logistics supplier and recovered four new motorcycles and 450 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in Katsina State. The operation followed…
CNG Affordability Depends On Availability, Pi-CNG/EV Boss Says
Mr Ismaeel Ahmed, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles (Pi-CNG/EV), says availability of CNG is critical to making clean mobility affordable to Nigerians. Ahmed said this in…
Conflict Over Taiwan Would Be Disastrous, de facto US Ambassador Says
Any conflict across the Taiwan Strait would have a bigger impact on the global economy than World War Two, and the upcoming U.S.-China summit is an opportunity to avoid miscalculations, the top U.S. diplomat in Taipei said on Wednesday. While the U.S.,…