Former APC National Chairman, Bisi Akande, has praised President Bola Tinubu for his efforts to safeguard Nigeria’s resources from illegal foreign exploitation and strengthen the nation against internal and external threats. Speaking in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, during a lecture titled “Governance, Structural Reforms and the Economic Landscape of Nigeria in the 21st Century” at

Read more...

The Nigerian Navy has successfully rescued 10 crew members from the distressed vessel MV SEMA III, which was en route from Malabo, Equatorial Guinea to Calabar, Nigeria. The rescue operation was confirmed in a statement by Commodore Ayiwuyor Adams-Aliu, Director of Naval Information, on Monday in Abuja. According to Adams-Aliu, personnel from Forward Operating Base

Read more...

Four years after his mysterious disappearance, a former undergraduate of Bayero University, Kano (BUK), Shafiu Auwal Ibrahim, has been found in Kaduna, living with an Islamic scholar. Shafiu, a former resident of Janbulo area in Kano, went missing in 2021, leaving his parents, relatives, and friends in distress. Years of searching yielded no results, and

Read more...

Residents of Gbogbele Community in Badagry West Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Lagos State, are on edge following the alleged shooting of a woman by a Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) officer during an early morning operation on Friday, November 7, 2025. Eyewitnesses reported that immigration personnel arrived in the community in two Toyota Hilux vans

Read more...

The Museum of West African Arts (MOWAA) in Benin City, Edo State, has postponed its official opening after protesters disrupted a private pre-opening event on Sunday. Originally scheduled to open on Tuesday, the museum, launched five years ago by Nigerian businessman Phillip Ihenacho with support from the former governor, had invited donors and industry professionals

Read more...

The village head of Sarkin Noma, Ero Yaro, has been arrested by the Nasarawa State Police Command for his alleged role in a midnight attack that left two people dead and one person abducted. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Ramhan Nansel, confirmed the arrest to journalists in Lafia. “Information was received that unknown gunmen

Read more...

The economic downturn is taking a heavy toll on furniture lovers—and even more so on furniture makers. Rising production costs have pushed many households to opt for sofa covers instead of commissioning new furniture, leaving craftsmen struggling for business. Lukeman Ogedengbe, a furniture maker, says the shift has drastically reduced patronage: “People no longer repair

Read more...

The great Indian leader and liberator once warned, “Fix food first and fast,” before he was assassinated in 1948—a time when his country, now divided into multiple nations, suffered from food scarcity worse than Nigeria experiences today. Millions in Nigeria are so hungry that for them, God can only appear as a loaf of bread

Read more...

Human rights activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore narrowly escaped an attack at the Ikogosi Marathon in Ekiti State after a self-proclaimed All Progressives Congress (APC) thug, Oluwafemi Kasali, admitted on social media that he almost assaulted him. Kasali, a social media influencer and known APC supporter, said he would have attacked Sowore while

Read more...

Medical students at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, have continued their protest over the indefinite closure of the university’s medical school, which has kept them out of class since August 1, 2025. The students, who have now been out of academic activities for more than 100 days, vowed to return

Read more...