Bashir El-Rufai, son of former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai, has expressed rare optimism over the unfolding political alliance under the African Democratic Congress (ADC), describing it as a sign of a truly united Nigeria. Taking to social media platform…
In a bold step to bridge continents and reawaken centuries-old ties, President Bola Tinubu has unveiled a new initiative that will see Nigerian doctors, teachers, agriculturists, and other skilled professionals deployed to Saint Lucia and Caribbean nations under a newly…
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has sentenced Hounsou Chegoun, a citizen of Benin Republic, to two years in prison for trafficking nearly two tonnes of cannabis — a major win in Nigeria’s maritime drug war. Chegoun, arrested on…
History was made on Tuesday as Nigeria’s first indigenous container vessel, M.V. Ocean Dragon, berthed at the Tin Can Island Port in Lagos, carrying over 350 containers. For many in the maritime sector, this wasn’t just the arrival of a…
Vanished History: The ADC Excitement Today, no one is talking about the effusive need for integrity in politics as usual politicians convocated under ADC to oust President Tinubu. The presidential candidate of LP is now almost a loner while PDP…
By Elempe Dele Mr. Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, has confirmed he will contest the 2027 presidential election. He said, among other things, he was willing to serve a single four-year…
In a development that’s stirred both legal and political interest, the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted Ali Bello — Chief of Staff to Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo — permission to travel to the United Kingdom for medical…
For hundreds of traders at Owode Onirin Motor Spare Parts Market in Lagos, what started as a regular March morning became a nightmare that has refused to end. The sharp crackle of gunshots before dawn on March 6 jolted many…
A late-night fire tore through a row of shops in Ibadan on Tuesday, leaving behind destruction, heartbreak, and losses running into millions of naira. The incident happened at a commercial complex beside the Akin-Alamu building in the Papa area along…
Fear, anger, and frustration boiled over in Lafiagi, Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State, on Monday as enraged youths set ablaze the Emir’s palace and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) office, protesting what they described as the…
