The Chief Imam of Ogbomoso, Dr. Yunus Teliat Olushina Ayilara II, has called on the Nigerian government to impose the death penalty on kidnappers and armed bandits responsible for the abduction of schoolchildren, teachers and school administrators in parts of ...

According to a report by The Nation on Saturday 23rd May 2026, Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, has secured the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship ticket in the state after recording a sweeping victory in the party’s primary election. The ...

According to report by Vanguard News on Saturday, May 23, 2026, a former Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Mr. Martin Okonta, has explained why Governor Sheriff Oborevwori emerged as the sole governorship aspirant of the All Progressives ...

Turkish and Syrian intelligence services have arrested 10 people suspected of having links to ISIL (ISIS). Turkish state broadcaster TRT reported on Saturday that the arrests were made in neighbouring Syria following a joint operation. Those arrested allegedly took part ...

Public Affairs Analyst Yusuf Haroun has criticised former President Goodluck Jonathan over what he described as a failure to honour an earlier pledge to serve only one term as Nigeria’s leader. Haroun made the statement during an appearance on TVC ...

Public Affairs Analyst Yusuf Haroun has defended the removal of fuel subsidy by President Bola Tinubu, saying the decision was not a surprise because major presidential candidates had openly declared their intention to end the policy before the 2023 election. ...

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the June 20 governorship election in Ekiti State, Dr Wole Oluyede, has lamented what he described as the alleged marginalisation of the South Senatorial District from the state’s executive office. ...

Politicians seeking to defect ahead of the 2027 general elections still have an opportunity of doing so, a Federal High Court has ruled.. It has by implication overruled the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) stance on the matter, by extending ...

Former Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has said he prefers to be recognized as a scholar and academic rather than as a former governor. Speaking in an interview with EDMUND OBILO, Fayemi explained that politics and public office were ...

United States special forces launched a fresh wave of airstrikes against Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters in the north-east of Nigeria this week. The military operation targets key insurgent strongholds in Borno State, aiming to disrupt supply lines ...