US GOVT TELLS CITIZENS TO RECONSIDER TRAVELING TO NIGERIA The United States (US) government has urged its citizens to reconsider traveling to Nigeria due to crime, terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping, armed gangs, and inconsistent availability of health care services. The United States government issued the warning on July 15, 2025 in a fresh travel advisory to its citizens published on …

NYESOM WIKE SIGNS MoU TO REPLICATE DUBAI LIFESTYLE IN ABUJA The Federal Capital Te,rritory Administration, FCTA, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with MAG International Links Ltd, a private investor, for the development of City Walk Abuja. Speaking during the ceremony in Abuja on Wednesday, the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, said that the project would be a replica of City …

DEFECTIONS MAY LEAD TO MILITARY TAKEOVER – HURIWA The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has warned that the ongoing wave of defections by federal lawmakers to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), could destabilize the country’s fragile democracy and potentially open the door for a military takeover. A statement on Wednesday by the group’s National Coordinator Emmanuel Onwubiko …

ENUGU COMMUNITY CRIES OUT OVER ALLEGED FORCEFUL ACQUISITION OF COMMUNAL LAND Obeagu Awkunanaw community in Enugu South Local Government Area of Enugu State has raised the alarm over what it called forceful acquisition of its communal land. They made the outcry in a statement issued on Thursday, signed by Chief Andy Egbo, a key stakeholder, Chief Chiene I. Chiene, Chairman …

ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTORS THREATEN DARKNESS FOR BAND A CUSTOMERS IN ENUGU OVER TARIFF REDUCTION The Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors, ANED, has threatened to plunge Band A electricity customers in Enugu State into darkness if they pay the N160 per kilowatt-hour as an electricity bill in line with the Enugu Electricity Regulatory Commission Multi-Year-Tariff Order. Sunday Oduntan, gave the warning on …

I WILL COME TO EDO AGAIN – PETER OBI DISMISSES OKPEBHOLO’S THREAT Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi has declared that he will return to Edo, despite threats by the state governor, Monday Okpebholo. Obi spoke while responding to questions from journalists in Awka over Okpebholo’s warning that his safety will not be guaranteed if he comes to the …

KWANKWASO HITS TINUBU: SAYS HE NEGLECTS THE NORTH, DEVELOPS SOUTHERN NIGERIA The strongman of Kano politics, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has criticised the President Bola Tinubu administration for what he described as the neglect of the northern region of Nigeria and the concentration of the nation’s resources on developing the southern part of the country where the president comes from. “Let me …

COALITION OF CONFUSION – TINUBU MOCKS ADC; YOU’RE AFRAID COALITION WILL SEND YOU YOU BACK TO IRAGBIJI – ATIKU COUNTERS President Bola Tinubu has chided the opposition coalition formed on the platform of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, describing it as a “coalition of confusion.” Tinubu made the remark on Thursday at the National Executive Committee, NEC meeting of the …

PDP HOLDS NATIONAL CONVENTION NOV 15, CHOOSES IBADAN AS VENUE The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has fixed November 15 and 16 for the party’s elective national convention. The convention scheduled to hold in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, is expected to elect a new crop of National Working Committee (NWC) members who would run the …

PROPERTY OWNERS ALONG OTUKPO-ENUGU ROAD UNSETTLED OVER ONGOING DUALISATION Owners of property along Otukpo-Enugu Road by Obollo-Afor in Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State say they are unsettled following the ongoing dualisation of the road by the federal government. The dualisation had gone beyond Benue State boundaries into Enugu communities, cutting across Igboeze North and Udenu LGAs. Obollo-Afor, the …

PASSENGER PLANE CARRYING 49 PERSON’S CRASHES IN RUSSIA, NO SURVIVOR All 49 people aboard an Antonov An-24 passenger plane that crashed in Russia’s Far East on Thursday were killed, state media reported, citing emergency officials. The Angara Airlines flight lost contact with ground dispatchers around 1 p.m. local time while flying several kilometers from the airport in the town of …

PETER OBI’S DANGEROUS GAME BY AZU ISHIEKWENE Peter Obi has the best chance against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027 of all opposition candidates. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s People’s Democratic Party (PDP) may have received a slightly higher percentage of the votes (6.9 million or 29.1 percent) in the last presidential election; still, that was poor for Atiku, a …

ENDSARS: COURT AWARDS N10M IN DAMAGES AGAINST POLICE A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has awarded N10 million in damages against the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, and the Lagos State Commissioner of Police for violation of the fundamental rights of several peaceful protesters. The suit was filed by applicants who participated during the fourth anniversary of the #ENDSARS peaceful …

NATASHA’S WOES CONTINUE AS IMMIGRATION BLOCKS HER AT ABUJA AIRPORT The Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, was briefly held by immigration officials at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Thursday morning while trying to board a flight to the United Kingdom. Akpoti-Uduaghan was said to have arrived at the international terminal with her husband, Chief Emmanuel Uduaghan, …

SENATE PRESIDENT AKPABIO, SENATE LEADER, OPEYEMI IN SHOUTING MATCH – SAHARAREPORTERS The Senate witnessed a dramatic altercation on Wednesday evening as a closed-door session descended into chaos, with Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele engaging in a shouting match that nearly escalated into a physical confrontation. The tension erupted during an executive session convened to deliberate on …