The Benue State Police Command has arrested three suspected herbal mixture hawkers following the deaths of three people who reportedly consumed their preparations in Igede community, Oju Local Government Area of the state. Several other residents were also reportedly hospitalised after consuming the herbal mixtures allegedly purchased from the suspects during the Ihiejwo market day last weekend. The incident reportedly…
Nigerian politics has a long history of unlikely alliances, political realignments and dramatic changes in allegiance. There is a long list of Tinubu’s former critics, including the number of politicians who once strongly attacked him and his All Progressives Congress (APC),…
There is something fundamentally wrong when a country can extract wealth from a community for decades and depend on that wealth to finance national development, yet struggle to provide the community with basic infrastructure. It becomes even more troubling when…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Campaign Council has alleged a plot to pressure the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) into postponing the January 16 presidential election, warning President Bola Tinubu against any attempt to delay the poll. The council raised the allegation in a statement issued by its Director of Strategic Communication, Phrank Shaibu, claiming that INEC Chairman, Prof.…
There is a peculiar wisdom in a discount. It offers relief without necessarily changing the conditions that made relief necessary in the first place, and that seems to be the same with Nigeria petrol discount. For Nigerians struggling with rising…
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 Men Who Saw Tomorrow: Another Part of the Aoiri Obaigbo Series Professor Eyo Ita occupies an important but often overlooked place in the history of Nigerian nationalism, education and political development. His work in practical education, vocational training and…
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Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, running mate to Peter Obi on the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) ticket, has joined TikTok as the party intensifies preparations for the 2027 general election. The former Kano State governor announced his arrival on the social media platform in a post on his X handle on Wednesday, inviting Nigerians to follow his account for updates, personal content and information about his activities. “I am on TikTok! I…
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…
