An umbrella organisation for Fulani cattle herders and pastoralists in Nigeria, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), has condemned the presidential pardon granted to Yoruba self-determination activist Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho. The organisation described the pardon as a grave miscarriage of justice and a painful reminder of the Nigerian state’s failure to protect Fulani …

Actress Angela Okorie was arrested at her Lagos residence by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force Cybercrime Centre. She was reportedly held overnight at Yaba Panti after there was no immediate flight available to Abuja at the time of her arrest. Angela Okorie was flown to Abuja early this morning, where she is expected to face court proceedings connected to …

Community leaders and displaced residents on Wednesday converged on the Ikeja Under-Bridge area of Lagos to protest the ongoing demolitions and alleged forced evictions in waterfront and low-income communities, including Makoko, Owode Onirin and Oworonshoki. The protesters accused the Lagos State Government of carrying out demolitions without adequate notice, compensation or resettlement plans for affected residents. The demonstrators occupied strategic …

With regard to the claims made by Mr Omoyele Sowore and his counsel, Mr Abubakar Marshal, in court on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, I do freely admit that I did make uncomplimentary remarks about the then Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, while believing those comments to be true at the time I uttered them. Subsequent to making those …

Former Presidential Candidate and leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, says he is convinced that Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, and his close associates will eventually regret leaving the NNPP. Kwankwaso said Governor Abba’s exit from the NNPP came as a surprise to many people, adding that even he himself initially felt like …

A primary school teacher, Solanke Francis Taiwo, has emerged as the Overall Best Teacher in Nigeria for 2025, winning N50 million, a brand-new car, and a fully furnished two-bedroom house. Eleven other outstanding teachers, selected from a pool of nominees drawn from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, also received N25m each. The federal government had introduced a …

The national leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says the order of the National Industrial Court can not break the ongoing strike declared by workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). It also lampooned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, for threatening to sack workers less than two hours after the court made its …

Anxiety has begun to grow among members of the Taraba State House of Assembly who recently defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC, over fears that their move to the ruling party may not guarantee them tickets in the forthcoming party primaries What was initially celebrated as a calculated shift into the perceived safety of the ruling party is now …

Abia political leaders under the platform of the Abia Council of Traditional Prime Ministers have formally adopted Governor Alex Otti as their only governorship candidate for the 2027 election. The decision was announced after the council’s quarterly meeting held on Tuesday in Umuahia, the Abia State capital. The leaders also passed a vote of confidence in the governor, citing his …

President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, Tuesday raised the alarm over the escalating cost of food and the growing threat of hunger across the country, calling for urgent, coordinated national action to avert a deepening food crisis as the Senate resumed plenary for 2026. Akpabio spoke in his welcome address at the first sitting of the Senate after the …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has upgraded the licenses of major FinTech companies and Microfinance Banks, including Opay and Moniepoint, to national status, allowing them to operate across the country following compliance with regulatory requirements. The upgrade applies to key players such as Moniepoint MFB, Opay, Kuda Bank, Palmpay, and Paga, which have grown rapidly through mobile technology and …

The Rivers State Government led by Governor Siminalayi Fubara has dismissed claims that the official portrait of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was removed from Government House. A statement issued by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Communications, Honour Kuru Sirawoo, described the allegation as “misleading, irresponsible, and inflammatory.” A report credited to one Bestman Innocent Amadi of …

Human rights activist and former AAC presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, on Tuesday presented a video in which former presidential aide Reno Omokri referred to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as an “international drug baron” during proceedings at the Federal High Court in Abuja. Sowore is standing trial for allegedly cyberstalking President Tinubu and calling him a “criminal,” in a case brought …

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, says the Nigerian military misled the public on its handling of the alleged coup plot. The senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) was reacting to the military’s admission that certain officers would be tried before a judicial panel over an alleged attempt to overthrow the government. BACKGROUND The federal government announced in October 2025 that the …

Mohammed Ma’aji, a Nigerian military colonel, has been reported to be the face behind the foiled coup aimed at toppling President Bola Tinubu’s government. Although authorities earlier denied the report, the Defence Headquarters admitted on Monday, January 26 that about sixteen military officers plotted to overthrow the current administration. Colonel M. A. Ma’aji was number one in the list of …