Politics

President Bola Tinubu welcomes Nigeria’s impressive aviation safety score of 91.45% awarded by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). ICAO is a United Nations agency that coordinates the principles and techniques of international air navigation. Promotes the planning and development of international air transportation to ensure safe and orderly growth. Through the Universal Safety Oversight Audit Program (USOAP), ICAO evaluates …

The Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has lauded Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, on his 62nd birthday, describing him as a man who embodies the grace of God and the quiet strength of purposeful leadership. In a congratulatory message personally signed by him, Akpabio lauded the governor’s ARISE agenda, which he said has moved from vision to visible …

The simmering political competition ahead of the 2027 general elections in Ogun State intensified on Thursday as leaders of the All Progressives Congress in Ogun East senatorial district, under the aegis of the BAT/OGD movement, accused rival forces within the party of intimidation, manipulation of consensus. The 2027 battle rages in Ogun as BAT/OGD violates Abiodun consent, police deployment and …

By Joseph Amedu Lokoja The Chief Executive Officer of the National Science and Engineering Infrastructure Agency, Khalil Halilu, has urged Nigerian universities to strive to go beyond academics in making their impact on economic and social development. Khalil made the call while delivering the fourth memorial lecture in honor of the late Eng. Joseph Oyeyani Makoju on Thursday at the …

US President Donald Trump is expected to give Iran just a few days to agree on a unified proposal to end the war, US media reported, citing US officials. According to the report, Trump is ready to extend the current ceasefire from three to five days, citing an American source and a White House official respectively. The extension announced on …

The Kano State High Court has sentenced a 21-year-old man, Umar Idris, to hanging for the murder of a shop owner, Sabiu Umar, in Kumbotso Local Government Area of ​​the state. The trial judge, Sunusi Ado-Ma’aji, delivered the verdict after finding Idris guilty of manslaughter, ruling that the prosecution had proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt. According to the …

By Victor Osula, Abuja The Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday arraigned former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, before the Federal High Court in Abuja on five amended charges, bordering on alleged breach of national security. El-Rufai was brought before Judge Joyce Abdulmalik, where he pleaded not guilty to all charges after they were read to him, formally setting …

The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday stepped up its response to the deteriorating security situation in the country, urging the Federal Government to consider drastic emergency measures – including the suspension of political activities in some of the worst-affected northern states. The proposal emerged in the plenary session following a motion tabled by Senator Abdul Ningi (Bauchi Central), who warned that …

The Federal Government has announced the death of Nigeria’s ambassador-designate to Algeria, Mohammed Mahmud Lele.He was 50 years old. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs made this known in a statement released on Wednesday in Abuja by its spokesperson Kimiebi Ebienfa. According to the ministry, Lele died in the early hours of April 19, 2026 in Ankara, Turkey, after a long …

…Counterfeit drinks Linked to increased deaths and illnesses …40% of the alcohol market is now illegal …Smuggling and tax evasion fuel the market boom Daud Olatunji The Spirits and Wines Association of Nigeria has raised fresh concerns over the growing scale of the illicit alcohol trade in the country, revealing that Nigeria loses an estimated $428 billion every year to …