26-Yr-Old Lawyer Dies While Celebrating Ghana’s World Cup Victory
A 26-year-old legal practitioner has died after reportedly suffering a cardiac arrest while celebrating Ghana’s victory over Panama in their opening match of the FIFA World Cup on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. The deceased, Sara Araba Tettey, a newly qualified…
Attack on Niger airport kills 11 members of security forces, government says
An attack on Thursday on the airport and military airbase in Niger’s capital killed 11 members of the security forces and two civilians, the government said in a statement, without identifying the perpetrators. The first explosions were heard at around…
Court adjourns El-Rufai’s trial to June 24 over absence of two co-defendants
Court Adjourns El-Rufai’s Trial to June 24 Over Absence of Co-DefendantsA Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna has adjourned the trial of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to June 24, 2026, following the absence of two co-defendants in the…
Iyabo Obasanjo rejoins PDP, gets party’s Ogun Central senatorial ticket
Ms Obasanjo, who resigned from the ruling APC late in May—about two months after losing the race for the party’s governorship ticket—pledged allegiance to the PDP’s constitution, manifesto and code of conductFormer senator, Iyabo Obasanjo, on Wednesday, rejoined the Peoples…
Dangote Offers Automatic Employment To 30 FUTO Students
Thirty students of the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) have secured automatic employment opportunities upon graduation following an educational tour of the Dangote Refinery and Fertilizer Plant in Lagos, led by the institution’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mrs. Nnenna Oti. Professor…
From First-Class Degrees to PhDs, Nigerian Women Are Celebrating Their Academic Achievements on X
A viral thread on X started with one woman asking for academic motivation — and Nigerian women responded with PhDs, first-class degrees, distinctions, publications, research grants and postdoctoral fellowships. The thread has become one of the most uplifting corners of…
BREAKING: ADC ANNOUNCES AMAECHI AS ATIKU’S 2027 RUNNING MATE
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has officially announced former Rivers State Governor and ex-Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, as the running mate to its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, for the 2027 presidential election. According to a statement issued by the…
SERAP sues NNPCL over ₦5.9bn rebranding cost
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited over what it described as the company’s failure to account for approximately ₦5.9 billion allegedly spent on the incorporation, transition and rebranding of…
Democracy has not failed Nigeria, Nigerian leaders have — Gov. Alex Otti.
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has stated that democracy is not responsible for Nigeria’s challenges, insisting that the country’s problems stem from poor leadership rather than the democratic system itself. Speaking during a public engagement, Otti argued that democracy…
2027: Kwankwaso unveils son as NDC deputy governorship candidate
Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has unveiled his son, Mustapha Rabiu Kwankwaso, as the deputy governorship candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) ahead of the 2027 general elections in Kano State. The announcement was confirmed on Monday by Habibu Mohammad,…