Lafia: Senator Ahmed Wadada has won the Nasarawa APC governorship primary, securing the party’s ticket for the 2027 election. Prof. Theodore Maiyaki, Chairman of the APC Governorship Primary Election Committee …
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Monthly Archives
May 2026
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Abeokuta: In a bold move to revitalise Ogun’s civil service, Governor Dapo Abiodun has appointed Mr Olanrewaju Saka as the new Head of Service, signalling expected reforms and an anticipated …
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news
Joy Turns to Tragedy as Mother Passes Away Hours after Delivering Quintuplets
by Toye Faleyeby Toye FaleyeMary Yaduyan waited 14 years to become a mother, but her much-anticipated joy ended in tragedy when she died just hours after delivering quintuplet sons. After conceiving through in vitro …
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Lagos: The Nigerian stock market extended its impressive rally on Friday, adding N344 billion in market capitalisation as investor confidence surged and key equities notched strong gains. Building on this …
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What Nigeria’s longest-serving wartime leader actually said — and why it matters more than the headlines suggest When General Yakubu Gowon walked into the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre …
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Health
Ebola Fury in Congo: Hospital Set Afire as Residents Defy Burial Rules
by Toye Faleyeby Toye FaleyeBUNIA (Congo): On Thursday in eastern Congo, chaos and fury erupted as anguished residents stormed and set fire to an Ebola treatment centre in Rwampara. Grief-stricken families tried desperately to …
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Features/News Analyses
HISTORICAL ANALYSIS | The Seniority Crisis That Nearly Lost Nigeria the Civil War
Gowon’s memoir reveals that the greatest threat to the federal war effort was not Ojukwu’s army — it was rank-consciousness within Nigeria’s own officer corps. There is a detail in …
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Politics/NASS
APC Primaries: Obafemi Hamzat Becomes First Lagos Dep Gov to Clinch Governorship Ticket
by Toye Faleyeby Toye FaleyeLagos: Dr Obafemi Hamzat, the Lagos State Deputy Governor and 2027 APC gubernatorial aspirant, on Thursday emerged winner of the governorship primary in Lagos State. Announcing the results at the …
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Regulator says January–February rollout reflects push for transparency and billing accuracy Abuja: The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) announced Thursday that Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) installed 241,590 meters between January …
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Lagos: The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has confirmed a vessel collision in the Bonny Channel, Rivers, that caused an oil spill. NIMASA said the incident occurred at …
