Reading Time: < 1 minuteFormer Vice President Atiku Abubakar has identified worsening poverty and hunger as contributing factors to the escalating kidnappings and insecurity in Nigeria. This observation comes in the wake of a disturbing incident on January 5, where gunmen abducted six young girls in...

Reading Time: < 1 minuteFormer President Donald Trump is set to return to court in New York for a civil case related to allegations made by writer E. Jean Carroll. A jury in May of the previous year found Trump liable for sexually assaulting Carroll in...

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Ajaokuta Steel Mill is set to embark on military hardware production, according to the Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Audu. He emphasized the commitment of the current administration to revitalize the light steel mill within the steel complex, enabling the...

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA joint sting operation conducted by the Nigerian Navy and private security firm Tantita Security Services resulted in the interception of a vessel carrying approximately 200,000 litres of stolen crude off the coast of the Gbaramatu Kingdom area in Warri, Delta State....

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAndy Murray, a five-time finalist, faced an early exit from the Australian Open as he was outplayed by Argentine Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the first round. Despite putting up a strong resistance in the first set, Murray eventually succumbed to Etcheverry, who...

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Supreme Court has deferred judgment on the appeal filed by Tonye Cole, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), challenging the victory of Governor Siminalayi Fubara in Rivers State. The five-member panel, led by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, reserved judgment...

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe traditions surrounding the unidentified soldier at the cenotaph during Armed Forces Remembrance Day hold deep symbolic meaning in Nigeria. The term “Unknown soldier” itself becomes a poignant symbol representing the selfless sacrifice of war veterans for the nation’s peace and unity. White...

Reading Time: < 1 minuteKano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, received a warm welcome from residents as he returned to the state following the Supreme Court’s affirmation of his victory in the March 18, 2023, governorship polls. Despite earlier setbacks where the Court of Appeal and the...

Reading Time: < 1 minuteVice President Senator Kashim Shettima has embarked on a journey from Abuja to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The statement released on Sunday by his spokesman, Stanley Nkwocha, revealed that this trip was at the request of President Bola...

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has called on theNational Assembly leadership to reduce the budget for lawmakers. The National Assembly had passed the 2024 Appropriation Bill in December, increasing thesum to ₦28.7 trillion from the initial ₦27.5 trillion presented by PresidentBola...