Isaac Samuel United States President Donald Trump on Friday announced that American and Nigerian forces had killed a senior commander of the Islamic State group during a coordinated military operation.…
By Farooq A. Kperogi The late Muhammadu Buhari wrested power from Goodluck Jonathan in a never-before-seen political upset of an incumbent in Nigeria precisely because of the northern establishment’s strategic…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrived in Lagos on Friday after a three-nation visit to France, Kenya and Rwanda. The President, whose plane touched down around 7:12 pm at the Presidential…
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that all 22 registered political parties in Nigeria, including the All Progressives Congress (All Progressives Congress), African Democratic Congress (African…
Isaac Samuel Fresh tensions are emerging in Nigeria’s downstream oil sector as Dangote Petroleum Refinery filed a fresh lawsuit challenging the continued importation of petrol into the country through licences…
By Marcel Okeke It’s really a serious irony that at a time that Nigeria is expected to be literally swimming in the ocean of humongous unplanned foreign exchange (FX) inflow,…
Isaac Samuel Suspected Boko Haram insurgents on Friday reportedly attacked a primary and junior secondary school in Mussa village, Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, abducting an unspecified number…
Isaac Samuel Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday declared that the presidential ambition of Seyi Makinde is “dead on arrival”, amid growing political realignments ahead of…
Isaac Samuel The Presidency has dismissed former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, over his pledge to serve only one term if elected president, describing the promise as inconsistent with…
Isaac Samuel Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has officially declared his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election on the platform of the Allied Peoples Movement. Makinde made the…
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Kigali, Rwanda, ahead of the 13th edition of the Africa CEO Forum, which begins on Thursday. It is the last of his three-country tour…
Isaac Samuel Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday sentenced former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, to 75 years imprisonment over the diversion of funds linked…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Tuesday, led Nigeria’s government, diplomatic, and business delegation to the Africa Forward Summit at the Kenyatta Convention Centre in Nairobi, Kenya, advocating for stronger economic…
By Dr. U. N. Anderson Professor Eyo Effiong Ekpe is the Deputy Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee (D-CMAC) of the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH), Uyo. He is a Professor…
Isaac Samuel There was confusion and heightened tension at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH), Akwa Ibom State, on Tuesday following a confrontation involving operatives of the Economic and…
Isaac Samuel The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has unveiled its timetable for the 2027 general elections, fixing the cost of its presidential nomination form at N60 million and governorship form…
Isaac Samuel Former Kano State Governor and leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has revealed that northern political leaders held strategic consultations before arriving at a consensus to work…
By Reuben Abati Beyond the suffocating air of Nigerian politics, which gets far more problematic by the day, with its unending twists and turns, there are more sober happenings within…
Isaac Samuel The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered a joint trial-within-trial to determine whether statements obtained from defendants in the alleged coup plot case were made voluntarily.…
Isaac Samuel The screening committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has disqualified 65 aspirants, including former factional Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Victor Oko…
Nigeria and the United States are forging ahead in deepening cooperation on security, counterterrorism, regional stability, and strategic partnership. Nigeria’s National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, who undertook…
By ETIM ETIM I was at the Velvet Lounge of CEEDAPEG Hotel, Uyo, this afternoon with some friends, drinking and eating, as is our habit. The place has become a…
By Marcel Okeke The similarity between the highlights of the International Labor Organization (ILO’s) May Day 2026 message and the focus of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Workers’ Day address is…
Isaac Samuel The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has zoned its presidential ticket for the 2027 general election to Southern Nigeria, a move seen as clearing the path for former Anambra…
By Farooq A. Kperogi The federal government’s decision to prohibit recipients of honorary doctorates from prefixing “Dr.” to their names is one of the most unexpectedly sensible things to come…
Isaac Samuel A prosecution witness, PW15, Ramalan Abdullahi, on Friday, narrated before the Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court, Maitama, Abuja, how a property located at No. 35 Danube Street,…
Isaac Samuel The All Progressives Congress (APC) has constituted screening and appeal committees for incumbent governors seeking re-election or Senate seats, alongside other governorship aspirants ahead of the party’s primaries…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday adjourned indefinitely a suit challenging the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) under former Senate President, David Mark. Justice Emeka Nwite…
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday convicted a former Minister of Power, Mr Saleh Mamman, of 12 counts of fraud and money laundering, charges preferred against him…
By ETIM ETIM One of the first lessons I leant in my banking career is that when a debt is too big, the lender is at the mercy…
Isaac Samuel Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has kept speculation alive over a possible return to the presidential race in 2027, saying he will consult widely before taking a decision.…
Isaac Samuel The member representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Mohammed Bello El-Rufai, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and formally joined the…
Following Governor Umo Eno’s approval, a series of strategic reforms aimed at strengthening basic education, including the introduction of a new curriculum, recruitment of additional teachers, and a multi-billion naira…
Isaac Samuel A Prosecution Witness, PW14, Shehu Bello, on Wednesday, told Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, that a property located at No. 1 Ikogosi Spring…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to suspend the issuance of business permits to South African firms operating in Nigeria in response to renewed xenophobic…
From Sodiq Omolaoye, Abuja The House of Representatives was thrown into fresh political realignment on Tuesday as 17 lawmakers defected from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the Nigerian Democratic…
By Akpandem James It would amount to driving against traffic to suggest that the Nigerian economy has been having a smooth ride. While key indicators show signs of gradual improvement,…
By Reuben Abati The most remarkable incident in Nigeria in less than a week, is all things considered how a political coalition has turned out as a collision, literally…
From Sodiq Omolaoye Former Anambra State Governor and presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has said his decision to join the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) was driven by the urgent need to…
Isaac Samuel The National Leader of the National Democratic Coalition (NDC), Seriake Dickson, has urged Nigerians to disregard what he described as propaganda and remain focused on the party’s vision…
Isaac Samuel Former Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade, has claimed that President Bola Tinubu directed him to withdraw from the Cross River North senatorial race ahead of the…
Isaac Samuel The African Democratic Congress has unveiled its timetable for the conduct of its 2026 primary elections, detailing key dates for nomination, screening, appeals, and the primaries for various…
By ETIM ETIM The most poignant indication that we’ve just arrived Accra on an international flight from Uyo came when we were waiting to have our passports stamped by immigration…
Isaac Samuel Former governor of Anambra state, Peter Obi, is yet to take a definitive position on the reported move to join the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), as former Kano…
Isaac Samuel The Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Buba Galadima, has disclosed that former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, and his Kano…
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno has announced a support fund of N160 million for Akwa Ibom State Workers and gifted the Chairman of Trade Union Congress (TUC) Comrade…
Isaac Samuel Member representing Yagba East/Yagba West/Mopamuro Federal Constituency of Kogi State in the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Leke Abejide, has resigned from the African Democratic Congress (ADC). …
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has updated its official website to reflect the restoration of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) led…
By Marcel Okeke In the past couple of years, as Nigeria’s economic reforms have kept toughening the investment climate, most discerning investors have taken a ‘flight to safety’. This, they…
Isaac Samuel The Supreme Court has set aside an order of the Court of Appeal directing the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to maintain status quo ante bellum pending the resolution…
