Offa robbery: Appeal Court affirms death sentences on 5 convicts
The Court of Appeal sitting in Ilorin on Friday affirmed the death sentences imposed on five men convicted over the 2018 Offa bank robbery. The court dismissed the appeal of…
Veteran Editor and Media Leader Lewis Obi Dies at 77
The Nigerian media community is mourning the death of Mr. Lewis Obi, a veteran journalist, editor and media executive whose career left a lasting imprint on modern…
Tinubu may visit Palau and Vanuatu soon – Peter Obi
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has taken to X (formerly Twitter) to criticise President Bola Tinubu’s frequent foreign trips amid Nigeria’s worsening electricity crisis and…
Public school enrolment hits 300,000 in 1 year – Otti
Gov. Alex Otti of Abia says enrolment in public primary and secondary schools in the state has increased by more than 100 per cent, from about 117,000 to over 300,000…
African governments look to Islamic finance after Benin sukuk success
Benin’s Islamic bond sale is encouraging other African states to consider sharia-compliant financing, after robust demand highlighted the potential to diversify funding and attract a broader investor base, advisers and…
Drone-backed ISWAP militants attack Nigerian army base, several soldiers dead
Islamist militants backed by armed drones raided an army base in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state, killing several troops in the early hours of Thursday, the military said, in the second…
The fall of Kano and the battle to save democracy, by Abraham Ogbodo
The battle is not finished. But enough of it has been fought to take stock of the casualties. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been killed. It is awaiting a…
Troops rescue kidnapped cleric, neutralise gunman in Enugu
Troops of 82 Division Nigerian Army/JTF South East, Operation UDO KA, have rescued a kidnapped cleric in Enugu State following a swift, intelligence-led operation. A credible military source disclosed this…
Atiku Abubakar’s Cognitive Dissonance, By Sunday Dare
For a man who once occupied the office of Vice President under a constitutional democracy, Atiku Abubakar’s persistent inability—or refusal—to distinguish between democratic governance and military dictatorship is no longer…
Nigerian App Developers Hit $1m sales milestone in 2025 – NOTAP
The National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) says Nigerian software developers have reached significant milestones with locally made applications generating over one million Dollar in sales across domestic…
