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By Deborah Nnamdi The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), has expressed deep sorrow over the death of one of its students, Nwankwo Chukwuebuka, who lost his life in a tragic accident involving ten students on Saturday night, November 1, 2025, along the Opi–Nsukka Road. In a statement released on Monday,…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Lagos State Police Command has declared activist Omoyele Sowore wanted for allegedly planning to incite public disorder and obstruct major roads across the state. Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, made the announcement on Monday while briefing journalists at the Iyana-Oworo section of the Third Mainland Bridge.…

By Deborah Nnamdi The leadership crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) reached a new peak on Monday as security operatives sealed off both the party’s National Secretariat at Wadata Plaza and the Legacy House in Abuja, shortly after Abdulrahman Mohammed declared himself Acting National Chairman. Heavily armed police officers…

Cleric says Western outrage over alleged persecution exaggerated, be driven by geopolitical interests By Didimoko A. Didimoko, Lagos Pastor Wale Adefarasin, the Senior Pastor of Guiding Light Assembly, has questioned what he described as the United States’ “sudden love” for Nigerian Christians, following comments by former US president Donald Trump…

Civil-society groups have called on the Nigerian government to review the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) to promote transparency, equity, and community ownership, after identifying key governance and implementation gaps in the Host Communities Development Trust (HCDT). The call was contained in a communique issued after a two-day National Convergence on…

By Deborah Nnamdi The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the 2023 election, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has called on the United States of America to assist Nigeria with advanced technology to tackle insecurity, rather than issuing threats that could further divide the nation. Kwankwaso appealed in…

Nigeria’s Presidency on Monday denied reports that President Bola Tinubu was scheduled to travel to the United States to meet with U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance, calling the claims “false and misleading.” Temitope Ajayi, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, said in a Facebook post that…

By Gabriel Efe When the President of the United States recently described the violence in Nigeria as a “Christian genocide,” the world took notice. The statement, though politically charged, struck a nerve at home. Suddenly, voices that had long been muted found their rhythm again, waving the banners of “let…

President Bola Tinubu is set to meet former US president Donald Trump amid renewed concern over reports of attacks on Christians in Nigeria. The meeting was disclosed by Tinubu’s special adviser on policy communication, Daniel Bwala, in a post on X (formerly Twitter). Bwala said the two leaders share a…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has confirmed that two coaches of the Warri–Itakpe Train Service (WITS) derailed on Saturday evening. In a statement issued on Sunday by its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Kayode Opeifa, the corporation said the incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. and was…