Politics

Four student leaders in Ogun State were on Tuesday locked up at the Oba Correctional Center for alleged assault, harassment and destruction of property worth millions of naira. The defendants – Hezakiah Adelola, general secretary of NANS Ogun State chapter, Kamil Iseoluwa, Ibikunle Idris and Folorusho Jacob Olugbenga – have been charged with seven counts of conspiracy, assault, harassment and …

Three Senators on Wednesday dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). The defectors are – Senators Amos Yohanna (Adamawa), Abass Iya (Adawa) and Ikra Bilbis (Zamfara). The defection of the senators was announced in a separate letter read by the President of the Senate, Insha Allah Akpabio, at the plenary session in Abuja. These developments …

The Lagos scene is where books are born – according to the written word, with multifaceted events organized for seasons at a time. I have been many moons away from Lagos, that is “Eko – the city on the lagoon”, in the words of the poet Odia Ofeimun. It was therefore quite a surprise to receive a phone call in …

Nigerian Navy foils sea robbery and rescues 16 passengers along Ibaka-Calabar Canal The Nigerian Navy foiled a suspected sea robbery and rescued 16 passengers along the Ibaka-Calabar Canal during a swift operation on Sunday, March 8, 2026. Acting on intelligence on suspicious activities around buoy 12 along the Ibaka-Calabar strategic maritime corridor. Acting quickly on intelligence, gunboats from the Nigerian …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has kicked off preparations for its 2026 National Convention by inaugurating its Accommodation and Transport Committee in Abuja on Tuesday. Deputy chairman of the committee and Minister of Public Works, David Umahi, while inaugurating the committee on Tuesday, said: “The composition of this committee reflects the importance the party attaches to the responsibilities entrusted to …

To inquire – often with a vague hint of derision – into the legacy that Senator Godswill Akpabio might leave as president of Nigeria’s tenth senate is to display a worrying indifference to recent legislative history.The documentation is neither obscure nor ambiguous. Under his leadership, the Senate has passed more than 90 bills, of which more than 58 have already …

Post views: 19 By Silvernews A delegation from the Mbaise Policy Roundtable (MPR) embarked on an assessment tour of the ongoing rehabilitation of the Aba Branch–Mbaise–Okpalla road, with a stop at a local business in Afro Oru market, Ahiazu Mbaise, to assess the impact of the project on commercial activities in the area. During the visit on 24 February …

The Ogun State chapter of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called on Christian leaders in the state to support the emergence of a Muslim as governor in 2027, citing fairness, equity and the need to restore religious balance in political leadership. In a statement on Wednesday, signed by MURIC Ogun State Chairman, Ustadh Tajudeen Jimoh Alao, and Secretary, Ambassador …

PhD of Prince Charles Dickson There’s a Nigerian phrase that sounds like a joke until you sit long enough and realize it’s also an obituary for expectation: Yakubu succeeds. It is the language of resistance. The philosophy of the battered but breathing. The poetry of those who have stopped asking themselves if something is right and have started to ask …

IWD 2026: NHRC retains Bwari town hall, urges action on women’s rights and justice The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) organized a town hall awareness program in Bwari, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to commemorate International Women’s Day 2026, calling for stronger action to protect and promote the rights of women and girls. Speaking at the event, the Executive Secretary of …