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ABUJA – The Leader of the Obidient Movement in the South East, Dr Ezeh Emmanuel Ezeh, has defended former Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, against criticisms following his call for South East residents to take part in the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). He said El-Rufai’s stance on zoning the...

By Imam Talba It is always an eyesore and very troubling to watch how once-powerful men descend into the abyss of desperation, clutching at straws of irrelevance while disgracefully weaponizing the very insecurities they once ignored. The latest petition authored by Abubakar Malami, who many Nigerians know as the former...

The Department of State Services (DSS) has formally arraigned Omoyele Sowore, former 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), alongside social media platforms X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook at the Federal High Court in Abuja. According to court documents filed on Tuesday, Sowore is facing a five-count charge...

Nigeria’s U-20 boys’ team, the Flying Eagles, have departed for Chile to begin a 12-day final phase camping in the South American nation ahead of their participation in this year’s FIFA U-20 World Cup finals. The seven-time African champions will play all their Group F matches at the Estadio Fiscal in...

A violent clash involving Niger State Traffic Management Agency (NISTMA) officials and some aggrieved youths occurred at Kasuwan Gwari market in Minna on Monday, September 15, 2025. The incident resulted in one fatality and one injury, while two suspects have been arrested in connection with the clash. The clash began...

Eight children suspected to have been stolen from Kano State between 2017 and 2022 have been rescued from an Orphanage in Asaba, Delta State, by officials of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). The children were among 70 underage, including newborn babies, found in the...

Dan Kunle hails Dangote Refinery as “light to Nigeria,” slams petroleum marketers for importing inflation and stifling investment. Energy expert Dan Kunle has defended Dangote Refinery against criticisms from petroleum marketers, describing the $20 billion facility as a transformative project that has ended decades of inefficiency and import dependency. Kunle...

The Abia government says the revived sanitary inspection of compounds is not for taxation or punishment but to ensure residents maintain clean surroundings. The Abia government says the revived sanitary inspection of compounds is not for taxation or punishment but to ensure residents maintain clean surroundings. It introduced stipends for...

An upstart Japanese political party said Tuesday it will install an artificial intelligence as leader after its maverick founder quit following a disastrous showing in recent elections. The Path to Rebirth party, which was launched in January by Shinji Ishimaru, a former mayor of a small city in western Japan,...

Nigerian largest airline, Air Peace, has said due to the heavy downpour of rain in Lagos this morning, some flights across its operating networks would be delayed. A statement by Spokesperson of Air Peace, Osifo-Whiskey Efe, urged passengers to exercise patience while it manages the disruption. The statement reads: “We...