As it is usually the case for the year preceding a general election, 2022 was not an exception in the thrills and tension that have over time defined Nigeria’s political landscape. It has been a year of fight-to-finish for politicians with ambition as well as political parties seeking...

The Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has said that the multi-million naira Tiga 10 Megawatts Hydro Power Station in Kano is completed and will be inaugurated in a few weeks time. A statement on Sunday by the Chief Press Secretary to Ganduje, Abba Anwar, said the multi-million naira power...

The Osun State Government on Sunday said its free train service for holiday makers during festive periods has not been cancelled. The government also said the new administration of Senator Ademola Adeleke could not however provide the service this festive period due to certain challenges it encountered towards planning and...

The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL, has commended the ruling of the Federal Capital Territory High Court that ordered the interim forfeiture of the funds and properties recovered from the former Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In...

Operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command, have arrested a notorious bandit while on patrol along the at Kwarkwaron Manu, Basawa council area of Zaria Local Government Area of the state. The police spokesman in the state, DSP Mohammad Jalige, who announced the arrest which took place on Friday,...

The governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, has sanctioned his party, the All Progressives Congress, to pay a fine of N5 million for contravening the provisions of the state’s Executive Order 3 of 2022. The Executive Order 3 of the state prohibits political parties from using public places such...

By Moses Omorogieva The Lagos State Police Command said two robbery suspects lost their lives on Saturday while exchanging gunfire with the police in Okokomaiko area of the state. The command’s spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday. Hundeyin said that...

This Christmas, I am happy to congratulate the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) on opening of the Second Niger Bridge (SNB). To be sure, the project is not completed, which might explain why he did not personally commission it, but the main body of work was in place...

On July 2, 2005, Argentina and Nigeria contested the finals of the FIFA World Youth (Under-20) Championships at the Galgenwaard Stadion in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Both teams had navigated a treacherous route over the 23 days of the tournament, which began on June 10. Argentina emerged second, behind the...

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), over “the failure to thoroughly, effectively and transparently investigate spending on all social safety-nets and poverty alleviation programmes and projects executed between 2015 and 2022.” Joined in the suit as respondent...

The National Working Committee of the New Nigeria People’s Party has announced the suspension of two of its members. The members are Boniface Aniebonam, a founding member of the party, and Agbo Major, its National Publicity Secretary. In a statement signed by the party’s acting National Chairman, Mallam Abba...

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria has accused the Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa of serving as a minister while undertaking the one-year mandatory National Youth Service Corps scheme. In a statement on Thursday, HURIWA alleged that years back, Musawa abandoned her NYSC in...

Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales will quit his post after being roundly condemned by the football world and beyond for forcibly kissing a Spain player on the mouth following the Women’s World Cup final, several media outlets reported Thursday. Rubiales, 46, will submit his resignation as president of the...

Before anything else, let’s do with some laughter because this is a sobering journey into time – a journey gathering hailstones, lightning and thunder – tools to be unleashed in the cases of royal injustice and intolerance in Iwo and Ilorin. A good laugh is a drink to wash...

Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan says she will be back stronger next year after losing the world women’s 100m hurdles crown to Jamaica’s Danielle Williams on Thursday in Budapest. In an interview with journalists after the game, Amusan said, it was quite “a journey getting into the final” despite all she had...