Gunmen have abducted a Catholic priest, Reverend Father John Otache, along the Otobi Amejo-Ajegbe Road in Ohimini Local Government Area of Benue State. Otache, who serves as the parish priest of St Margaret’s Parish, Ajegbe-Awume, was kidnapped on Tuesday, October 13, while returning from Otukpo. The abduction was confirmed by the Benue State Police Command, which said efforts were ongoing…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that Nigeria has moved beyond the most difficult phase of his administration’s economic reforms and is now entering what he described as an “age of prosperity”. Tinubu made the declaration in his Independence Day…
Thousands of families have been displaced, multibillion naira investments ruined as severe flooding wreak havoc across Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers and other states in the southern parts of Nigeria. The flooding was triggered by several hours of severe rainfall across…
The 2027 Nigeria presidential election is already taking shape around three major political tickets: President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima of the All Progressives Congress (APC); Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC); and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Rotimi Amaechi of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). With the Independent National Electoral Commission…
PART I: The Colonial Trap Decades after gaining nominal independence in 1960, Nigeria remains ensnared in a structural and developmental bottleneck. The contemporary Nigerian state exhibits all the symptoms of an arrested developmental trajectory: a chronic deficit in technological innovation,…
Africa is far bigger than it looks on many world maps. Here is why the continent appears smaller, how map projections distort its size, and what the true size of Africa means for how the world sees the continent. Have…
The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd.), has directed security personnel across the country to take immediate action against armed bandits and terrorists, warning that any operative who hesitates to engage criminals while claiming to be awaiting orders would…
Blockchain technology is gaining global recognition for its potential to revolutionize various industries, and Nigeria’s financial sector is no exception. As the country seeks to improve financial inclusion, enhance transparency, and reduce fraud, blockchain offers promising solutions. By enabling secure,…
The Federal Government has suspended the enforcement of newly introduced regulations affecting internet platforms, online intermediaries and other cross-cutting digital economy issues pending the completion of a harmonised national policy review. The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr.…
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Politics
The 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has attracted attention online after making his first appearance on a TikTok Live session, where he appeared surprised by the platform’s virtual gifts and playful visual effects. Obi joined the Emir Sirdam Show on Sunday night, October 11, 2026, interacting with young Nigerians and discussing national issues during the live broadcast. The session took a light-hearted turn as…
Education
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has restored its Central Admissions Processing System, CAPS, after a temporary disruption. In a statement on its X platform, the Board urged tertiary institutions to speed up their admission processes and recover lost time ahead of the 2026/2027 admission deadlines. JAMB also advised candidates to promptly accept admission offers made through the platform. Public universities are expected to conclude admissions by October 31, 2026, private universities by November 30, while other tertiary institutions…
