Edo election: Movement restriction leaves motorists, commuters stranded in Auchi
Commuters and motorists trying to beat Saturday’s Edo governorship election movement restriction got stranded at the Jattu junction on Benin-Auchi-Okene highway of Etsako...
Edo 2024: Voters thrilled by early arrival of materials as voting commences
By Akpokona Omafuaire, ESAN WEST
Voting commenced early with the arrival of materials at Egware Primary School, Ujiogba Ward II units 2, 3 and...
Edo election: Police arrest two political thugs, recover firearms
The Nigeria Police Force has announced the arrest of two political thugs during an overnight raid across several locations in Edo State.
The...
Live Updates: Edo governorship election
Today is Edo governorship election. The people of Edo State will decide who succeeds Governor Godwin Obaseki.
The voters: According to the Independent National...
Only 13,000 Police Officers deployed to tackle banditry in Nigeria, says Deji
Human rights activist Deji Adeyanju has criticized the Nigerian Police Force for deploying only 13,000 officers to combat banditry in the country amid...
N1m reward to 26 military men who ended Halilu Sububu’s terror reign not acceptable
•Zamfara, Katsina, Sokoto, Kaduna still celebrating his death
By Evelyn Usman
The mood in Zamfara, Sokoto, Niger and other states in the northern part of...
Nigerian lecturer seeks to shatter Guinness World Record with 150-hour marathon lecture
Dr. Nsikak Akpan, a Nigerian academic, has received approval from Guinness World Records to attempt a staggering 150-hour non-stop lecture.
Akpan aims to break...
Turji: Group raises concerns about Zamfara’s response to banditry
By Luminous Jannamike
ABUJA – A coalition of civil society organizations, the Situation Room on the War Against Banditry, has expressed concerns over Zamfara...
Contributory Pension Scheme: My urgent call for life-saving review
By Chris Eze Ezeilo
I mourn a former colleague of mine at the Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning as I write this...
Top Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli strike on Beirut
Israel said Friday that it killed the commander of Hezbollah’s elite unit in a strike that Lebanese officials said left 14 dead and...
UNION BANK HONOURED AS BEST IN WORKPLACE PRACTICE AT PRESTIGIOUS SERAS AWARDS
Union Bank of Nigeria has secured another prestigious accolade, being named Best Company in Workplace Practice at the Sustainability, Enterprise and Responsibility Awards. The ceremony took place on Saturday 29 November 2025 at the...
Primate Ayodele, Adelabu and the Spiritual Significance of Trumpets
By Thompson Adenike
This past week was a dramatic one, as we were exposed to one of the biggest revelations of 2025 involving renowned and controversial prophet, Primate Elijah Ayodele, and the current Minister of...
Fleeing bandits’ drug supplier ‘Gamboli’ arrested in Niger
. As NDLEA intercepts US, Canada, Sweden-bound opioids in black soup containers, designer wears; uncovers clandestine codeine syrup factory in Abia; arrests woman, son over 1,187kg skunk seizure in Ondo
Three weeks after escaping arrest...
DSP ADOH NWAKEGO RECEIVES ICA FELLOWSHIP IN RECOGNITION OF DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC SERVICE
Deputy Superintendent of Police Adoh Nwakaego was on Friday, December 13th, 2025, conferred with the Fellowship of the Institute of Corporate Administration of Nigeria (ICA), marking a significant professional milestone in her career in...
COAS URGES NMS STUDENTS TO EMBRACE DISCIPLINE, EXCELLENCE, PLEDGES BETTER LEARNING FACILITIES
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has tasked students of the Nigerian Military School, Zaria, to uphold discipline, academic excellence and sustained focus, describing the institution as a critical foundation for...
