Baba-Ahmed: We nearly stopped Tinubu’s 2023 inauguration
Former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate, Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed, has claimed that he and others nearly prevented President Bola Tinubu’s inauguration following the 2023 presidential election. Baba-Ahmed said there was a…
Atiku: Trump backs my plan to restore fuel subsidy
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, has claimed that United States President Donald Trump supports his proposal to restore fuel subsidy in Nigeria. Atiku,…
Military declares ‘Gentle The Yahoo’ wanted, offers ₦30m reward
The Nigerian military, through the Joint Task Force South East, Operation UDO KA, has declared Ifeanyi Eze Okorienta, popularly known as “Gentle The Yahoo,” wanted and offered a N30 million…
‘How dare you?’ — Baba-Ahmed blasts El-Rufai over interception claim
Datti Baba-Ahmed, the 2023 Labour Party vice-presidential candidate, has questioned why former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai would publicly disclose an alleged interception involving him. Dr Baba-Ahmed described the disclosure…
Herbal tea dealer behind Saudi-bound cocaine shipment arrested
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a convicted cocaine trafficker who allegedly disguised himself as a herbal tea businessman while masterminding illicit drug shipments, including a 1.2kg…
NDC releases guber candidates, denies lack of national spread
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has released the names of some of its governorship candidates in states where former presidential panel chairman Okoi Obono-Obla claimed the party had no nominees.…
Abbas dissolves all Reps ad hoc committees
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has ordered the immediate dissolution of all ad hoc committees of the House. The dissolution took effect on Friday, August 28, 2026,…
Tinubu to address UN General Assembly September 23
President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to address world leaders at the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Wednesday, September 23, 2026. According to the provisional programme…
APM: Tinubu lacks blueprint to end insecurity, Makinde has one
The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has accused President Bola Tinubu of lacking the capacity to tackle insecurity and other challenges confronting Nigeria. In a statement on Saturday, Abubakar Yusuf, APM…
Subsidy return could collapse 15 northern states in three months — Economist
A professor at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Tunji Ogunyemi, has warned that restoring petrol subsidy could cause more than 15 states in northern Nigeria to collapse financially within three months.…