Prominent gospel singer Nathaniel Bassey and Pastor Jerry Eze have called on the Nigerian government and security agencies to take immediate action against rising insecurity, including terrorism, banditry, and kidnappings across the country. In a statement shared on social media on Wednesday, Pastor Eze prayed against the perpetrators and their sponsors, saying, “About time, God

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The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has highlighted infrastructure deficits, weak transmission and distribution networks, and limited investment in off-grid systems as major factors behind Nigeria’s persistent power supply challenges. Speaking at the LCCI Power Conference in Lagos on Tuesday, LCCI President Gabriel Idahosa said, “While decentralization offers opportunities for innovation, competition, and

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A 17-year-old secondary school student, Emmanuel Okonkwo, has regained his freedom after being abducted alongside 14 other passengers by armed bandits in Kogi State. Okonkwo was travelling from Lagos to Abuja on Sunday, November 9, 2025, to prepare for his West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WAEC) when gunmen attacked their Andyliz Transport Company bus

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The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NiHSA) has warned of dangerous water contamination in Lagos, Kogi, and Kebbi States, following recent floods that have heightened the risk of waterborne diseases such as cholera, typhoid, and hepatitis. NiHSA Director-General Umar Mohammed, speaking at a press briefing in Abuja, explained that flooding often introduces heavy metals, microbial pathogens,

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Former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai has positioned the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a rising alternative to Nigeria’s two dominant parties—the ruling APC and opposition PDP—citing widespread public dissatisfaction ahead of the 2027 elections. Speaking at the unveiling of the ADC National Contact and Mobilisation Office in Jos, El-Rufai noted that Nigerians across regions

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When a motion on the plight of Nigerian women detained in Libyan prisons came before the Senate recently, the nation witnessed an unsettling silence—not from male senators, but from the women whose voices were expected to resonate most. On October 14, Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (Kogi Central) moved a motion urging government intervention in the reported

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Leaders and elder statesmen from four geopolitical zones, under the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF), have warned that recent political and security developments point to a potential coordinated assault on Nigeria’s democracy. At a meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, the Forum expressed deep concern over the systematic weakening of political pluralism, shrinking democratic

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The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) has raised concerns over more than 294,000 driver’s licences lying unclaimed at Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) centres nationwide. In a statement, PEBEC’s Director-General, Princess Zahrah Mustapha Audu, commended the FRSC for swiftly resolving nationwide delays in licence production. The Corps recently conducted a full-scale internal review, identified

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Nigerian police retirees staged a protest at the National Assembly on Wednesday, calling for their removal from the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) and urging lawmakers to address years of hardship under the system. The former officers gathered in large numbers at the main entrance of the Assembly, chanting, singing, and holding placards highlighting their demands.

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A key witness presented by former Ekiti State Governor Dr. Kayode Fayemi stumbled under cross-examination on Wednesday in the ongoing defamation suit against Omoyele Sowore and SaharaReporters. Barr. Ashishana Bayo Okauru, former Director-General of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, admitted in court that contractors involved in the controversial Paris Club refund held secret meetings with Fayemi,

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