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The Nigerian Armed Forces has said some officers will be arraigned before a military judicial panel to face trial over an alleged plot to overthrow the government. In a statement by the Director, Major General, Samaila Uba, it said it is in accordance with the Armed Forces Act and other applicable service regulations. The statement … Continue reading “Military To Try Officers Over Alleged Plot To Overthrow Tinubu”
…Says dropping Shettima risky Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, has said any move to drop Vice-President Kashim Shettima, ahead of the presidential election in 2027, could negatively affect the All Progressives Congress, APC. In an interview on MIC ON, a podcast hosted by Seun Okinbaloye, Musawa, who spoke against the backdrop … Continue reading “Minister warns APC against altering Muslim Muslim ticket”
…Warns faith-based institutions against hiding status …Says undergraduates who write exam again may forfeit admission By Adesina Wahab As admission seekers will today begin registration for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has cancelled special concession and registration hitherto allowed for people with albinism because some were … Continue reading “As registration for 2026 UTME begins, JAMB cancels concession for albinos”
By NICK DAZANG When a war, such as the one on terror, becomes prolonged, it becomes checkered: It begets its ebbs and flows and it assumes different colourations. Once upon a time, the terrorists were treated with kid gloves. That is until they viciously, and in quick succession, attacked a presidential convoy, a correctional centre and members … Continue reading “Managing the war on terror”
Former Chief of Defence Staff, Admiral Ola Ibrahim, retd., has said weekend the country’s relative prosperity and porous borders have contributed to its security challenges. The former defence chief, who stated this at the reunion of the 42nd Regular Course of the Nigerian Defence Academy on Saturday night in Abuja, said Nigeria’s economic potential attracts … Continue reading “Weak borders fueling Nigeria’s insecurity, says ex-CDS”
Nigerians were, once again, confronted Monday last week with a grim reminder of a recurring national failure: the deadly practice of scooping diesel or petrol from accident scenes. The sight of residents of Apapa, Lagos, rushing to scoop diesel from a fallen fuel tanker at Liverpool Bridge was not just alarming, it was shameful, tragic, … Continue reading “Tragedy waiting to happen: Recurring danger of fuel scooping”
By PAT UTOMI For 30 years, without break, a major public lecture or talkfest, as I prefer to call it, has marked my birthday. Thirty years ago the main speaker was a Revered Father called Matthew Hassan Kukah, now Catholic Bishop of Sokoto. He likes to say that was his coming out party as a public intellectual. … Continue reading “Fuelled by Grace”
By EBUKA UKOH Nigeria has opened a probe into the death of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s infant son, who was three months shy of two years. The Lagos State Government, in whose jurisdiction the death occurred on January 6, 2026, states that it is investigating the incident at Euracare Hospital. The Lagos governor offered condolences, committees were named, … Continue reading “How a child’s death put Nigeria on trial “
By Gift Chapi Odekina, Abuja A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Solomon Bob, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Policy Communication, Mr. Daniel Bwala, accusing him of misrepresenting facts and pushing what he described as a “maliciously distorted narrative” against the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. Nyesom Wike. … Continue reading “Rep Bob slams Tinubu’s aide, Bwala, over comments on Wike, Rivers crisis”
By Bashir Bello The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, has told troops deployed to the Gwarzo, Shanono, and Tsanyawa local government areas of Kano North Senatorial District to halt marauding bandits’ incursions from neighbouring states, saying they should pursue the bandits and flush them out. The lawmaker representing the senatorial district made … Continue reading “Deputy Senate President tells troops to flush out bandits terrorizing Kano communities”