A coalition of Christian leaders and stakeholders in Niger State has called on Governor Mohammed Umar Bago and the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to ensure that a Christian is chosen as the party’s deputy governorship candidate for the 2027 general election. The group, operating under the aegis of the Concerned Christian Stakeholders…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced a two-week extension of the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise following a review of the exercise and consultations with State Offices, political parties, civil society organisations and other stakeholders. The CVR, which commenced on 18 August 2025 and was initially scheduled to end on 10…
The High Court of Kaduna State has dismissed the third bail application filed by former Governor Nasir El-Rufai in the ongoing corruption trial initiated by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). In a ruling delivered on June 29, 2026, Justice D. H. Khobo rejected the application, which sought bail on medical…
An Ebonyi State High Court sitting in Abakaliki has sentenced two men, Kelechi Iloke and Kingsley Ikpere, to death by hanging for kidnapping and selling a two-year-old boy for N500,000. The convicts committed the offence in August 2020. According to the charge before the court, Iloke kidnapped Benjamin, the two-year-old son of his father’s tenant…
Troops of the Nigerian Army, with support from the Nigerian Air Force, have rescued Hajiya Amina Abubakar, wife of the late Major General Rabe Abubakar, a former Director of Defence Information, from bandits’ captivity. Major General Abubakar was reportedly abducted alongside his wife a few weeks ago and later died while in the custody of…
Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC has arrested a 21-year-old suspect, Soliu Mujeeb, over the alleged kidnapping and murder of a 60-year-old electrical technician, Olarewaju Afolabi, in Ilorin. The State Commandant, Abbas Mohammed, disclosed this on Sunday while briefing newsmen at the Command Headquarters in Ilorin on the outcome…
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), University of Ilorin Chapel, has unveiled plans to establish a permanent secretariat as part of activities marking its 13th anniversary. The chapel also drew attention to the evolving realities confronting the journalism profession in the age of artificial intelligence, misinformation and citizen journalism. In his remarks, the Vice Chancellor…
An improvised explosive device (IED) detonated on the Anka-Bagega road in Zamfara State on Tuesday, claiming one life and leaving seven others injured. The blast occurred as a commercial Volkswagen Golf-3 wagon was traveling from Bagega village toward Anka town. The explosive device struck the vehicle, resulting in the immediate death of one passenger. Seven…
Teachers in Benin City, the Edo State capital, on Tuesday joined their counterparts across Nigeria in a nationwide protest against the rising incidents of abduction of teachers and students, as well as the continued captivity of some teachers and pupils kidnapped in Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State. The peaceful demonstration, organised by the…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has emerged winner of the African Democratic Congress, ADC presidential primary election ahead of the 2027 general election after polling 1,846,370 votes. Atiku defeated former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi, who secured 504,117 votes, and economist Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, who polled 177,120 votes in the exercise conducted across the 36 states…
