Politics

…He says discrimination and violence against Nigerians has persisted for years …Reveals the emotional escape during the FG evacuation flight Daud Olatunji One Nigerian returnee, Emilia Godwin, has recounted harrowing experiences of alleged xenophobic violence, discrimination and intimidation in South Africa, describing how Nigerians were “treated like slaves” and repeatedly subjected to physical attacks before she was eventually evacuated as …

The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) and the Coalition of National Civil Society Organizations (CNCSO) have supported the decision of the Senate Committee on Public Accounts to order the arrest of the former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mallam Mele Kyari, for his alleged repeated failure to comply with invitations related to the …

Three players were sent off as World Cup hosts Mexico defeated South Africa in a dramatic opening match at a packed Azteca Stadium. South Africa finished with nine men, while Mexico were reduced to 10 in the dying moments. The Brazilian referee, Wilton Sampaio, produced a barrage of red cards, sending off South Africa’s Yaya Sithole for denying a scoring …

… It says 1,255 cases are linked to relatives, 630 linked to religious leaders …warns of “betrayal of trust” as violence rises nationwide Daud Olatunji The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has raised the alarm over a sharp increase in gender-based violence (GBV) and intimate partner violence (IPV) in Nigeria, revealing that between January and April 2026, 2,755 cases were …

By Ayo Kehinde The Federal Government has declared Friday, June 12, 2026, as a public holiday to commemorate this year’s Democracy Day celebration and celebrate 27 years of uninterrupted democratic rule of Nigeria. The declaration was announced in a statement released on Thursday by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Magdalene Ajani, who said the Minister of …

SuperSport has confirmed Nigeria and Fulham midfielder Alex Iwobi as part of its 2026 FIFA World Cup expert squad. The broadcaster said Iwobi will headline a panel with some of Africa’s most celebrated football figures. In a statement released in Lagos on Thursday, SuperSport Senior Manager, Communications and Partnerships, Sibusiso Mjikeliso, highlighted Iwobi’s credentials. Mjikeliso noted that Iwobi recently earned …

Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga has called National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate Peter Obi a “copy-paste politician” who he says has failed to demonstrate independent thought in public service and leadership. Onanuga in a post on his X handle, further described Obi as lacking originality in his political and economic ideas, adding …

The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to create state police nationwide, marking a significant step in constitutional amendment. The bill, entitled “A Bill to Amend the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to Provide for the Establishment of the State Police and Related Matters (Sixth Amendment) Bill, 2026,” was approved for consideration in the Committee …

Post views: 18 Professor Eddie Oparaoji and Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu are two friends brought together by the circumstances of the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election won by Chief MKO Abiola. The central message of Chief Abiola’s campaign was “Goodbye to Poverty”. He appointed Professor Oparaoji in 1994, who was then president of a pro-democracy organisation, …

Football, they say, is the mirror of society. If this is true, then the current state of Nigerian football tells a deeper story about the challenges our nation faces. As the 2026 FIFA World Cup gets underway in North America, the painful reality remains that Nigeria’s Super Eagles will not be playing at the global football festival this year. Yet, …