Reading Time: 2 minutesCatholic Priest Still Held A Catholic priest, Reverend Father John Otache, remains in captivity following his abduction by gunmen along the Otobi Amejo–Ajegbe Road in Ohimini Local Government Area of Benue State. The police and the Catholic Diocese of Otukpo have confirmed the...

Reading Time: 2 minutesFaisal Maina Arrested in Abuja Faisal Maina, son of former Pension Reform Task Team chairman Abdulrasheed Maina, has reportedly been arrested by the Department of State Services, DSS, six years after fleeing prosecution on money laundering charges. According to TheCable, DSS operatives arrested...

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Nigeria Democratic Congress vice-presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has criticised governors backing President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid, warning that the All Progressives Congress could realise its political mistakes on election day in 2027. Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano State, made the remarks...

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Federal Government has commenced a fresh round of mass trials involving terrorism suspects at the Federal High Court in Abuja as part of ongoing efforts to prosecute terrorism-related cases. The proceedings began on Thursday, with eight judges presiding over separate cases in...

Reading Time: 3 minutesFormer Cross River State Governor Donald Duke has criticised opposition politicians supporting President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid, comparing the emerging political alliances to the controversial transition programme of former military ruler General Sani Abacha. Speaking on Arise Television’s Morning Show, Duke warns that...

Reading Time: 2 minutesA Finnish Court of Appeal has reduced the prison sentence of Biafra separatist figure Simon Ekpa from six years to four years, while upholding his terrorism-related convictions, according to reports by Finnish media. Ekpa was initially sentenced to six years in prison by...

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Federal Government says it has completed or nearly completed the revitalisation of 4,434 Primary Healthcare Centres across Nigeria as part of efforts to improve access to quality and affordable healthcare. The Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Primary Health...

Reading Time: 2 minutesNigeria’s Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Pate, says non-communicable diseases are becoming one of the country’s fastest-growing health challenges, calling for stronger prevention, early diagnosis and treatment. Speaking in Abuja at the launch of a book on Nigeria’s non-communicable...

Reading Time: 2 minutesNigeria’s House of Representatives has advanced a bill seeking to establish the National Authority for Renewable Energy, in a move aimed at strengthening the regulation, development and expansion of renewable electricity across the country. The proposed authority is expected to coordinate renewable energy...

Reading Time: 2 minutesNigeria’s headline inflation rate has declined to 14.63 per cent in September 2026, offering a further indication of a slowdown in the rate at which prices of goods and services are rising across the country. The latest figure represents a decrease from the...