TARABA / KEBBI / AKURE / OSOGBO — The Holy Family Catholic Parish, Takum, has raised alarm over fresh attacks by suspected armed herders on several communities in Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State, which have left farmlands destroyed and hundreds displaced. The Parish Priest, Very Rev. Fr. George Dogo, in a statement on

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State is set to ratify Governor Biodun Oyebanji as its 2026 governorship candidate today in a primary election conducted by consensus, following the withdrawal and disqualification of other aspirants. Until recently, four aspirants sought the party’s ticket: Governor Oyebanji, Kayode Ojo, Abimbola Olawumi, and Atinuke Omolayo. However, the

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The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has warned that any acts of violence during the Anambra State governorship election will be met with a firm and decisive response from security agencies. Ribadu issued the warning on Tuesday in Abuja during a meeting of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) with officials of

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has disclosed that he once rejected a proposal suggesting Nasir El-Rufai, then Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as his successor at the end of his administration in 2007. Obasanjo explained that he declined the recommendation because he believed El-Rufai, who had previously served as Director-General of the Bureau of

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The National Leadership of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has named Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State as the Distinguished Governor of the Year, in recognition of his exceptional contributions to sports development in Nigeria. The award will be formally presented to the governor on Friday, October 31, during SWAN’s 60th Diamond Jubilee

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced the end of the state of emergency in Rivers State, effective midnight on September 17, 2025. The emergency was initially declared on March 18, 2025, following a constitutional impasse between the Governor and the House of Assembly that brought governance in the state to a standstill. In a statement,

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Insecurity in Nigeria has clearly surpassed the capacity of many elected leaders to manage effectively. While some governors have resorted to appeasing bandits, Fulani militants, and terrorists in their states, others rely on legislation as a supposed solution, or have created vigilante groups to operate alongside the military, police, and other security agencies. Recently, Governor

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A worsening wave of kidnappings in Edo State has claimed at least 10 passengers along the Benin–Sobe–Akure Road, with kidnappers demanding ₦20 million for their release. The alert was raised by civic tech accountability group MonITNG on X (formerly Twitter), which called on Governor Monday Okpebholo and security agencies to intervene immediately. According to MonITNG,

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Reporters have reveal that the Nigerian government has spent just 36% of the Ministry of Health’s capital expenditure budget for the 2024 fiscal year, despite an extension of the budget year to June 2025. Documents show that ₦543 billion was approved for health sector capital projects in 2024, but only ₦174.9 billion had been disbursed

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The demolition of Igbo-owned properties in Lagos is not merely an urban planning matter—it is intertwined with decades of political maneuvering. The story begins in 1998, when Senator Bola Tinubu won the Alliance for Democracy (AD) governorship ticket. Favored for his role in the NADECO/Afenifere struggle and exile experience, Tinubu sidelined notable contenders like Funsho

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