Politics
GOCOP conference: Agbakoba urges media to test right to announce election results
ShareLagos, Nigeria, October 9, 2026– Chairman of the 10th Annual Conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), Dr Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, has urged the media to test in…
Winners of 2027 election will be determined by voters, Amupitan tells GOCOP
Share-Tasks online publishers on support to deepen credible democratic process The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared that winners of the 2027 general elections will be determined by the…
2023 Election: Obi’s ‘no evidence’ comment was in strict legal sense — Obienyem
SharePeter Obi’s statement that he did not have evidence concerning the outcome of the 2023 presidential election was made in the strict legal sense, his Media Adviser, Valentine Obienyem, has…
Interview: Peter Obi reiterates commitment to one term Presidency
Share The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress [NDC], Peter Obi has reiterated his pledge not to seek re-election if he wins the 2027 presidential election. The NDC flagbearer…
Economy
Zenith Bank to launch maiden girl-child empowerment programme
ShareZenith Bank Plc is set to launch the maiden edition of its Girl-Child Empowerment Programme, an initiative aimed at inspiring young girls to dream boldly, develop the skills and confidence…
Atiku, Makinde, Adewole, Osifo question Tinubu’s 30-day discount on fuel sold by NNPC
ShareReactions have continued to trail the Tinubu government’s introduction of a 30-day fuel discount, with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the Makinde Campaign Organization, the presidential candidate of the Social…
NLC issues FG two-week ultimatum on petrol price, minimum wage
ShareThe Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has issued the Federal Government a two-week ultimatum to reduce the price of petrol and begin the renegotiation of the national minimum wage, warning that…
IPO: Aliko Dangote Foundation opens wealth creation pathway for two million vulnerable Nigerian women
Share The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has unveiled the Women’s Share Subscription Grant Initiative, a pioneering financial inclusion programme aimed at increasing women’s participation in Nigeria’s capital market through the…
News
Saudi Arabia reports injuries in new attack at Riyadh airport, day after strike by Houthi rebels kills 13
ShareYemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis claimed responsibility for Saturday’s strike on Riyadh’s international airport that killed 13 people and wounded more than 300, as Saudi authorities reported people were injured in a…
Pope Leo XIV to undergo surgery for early-stage lung nodule
Share–Pope Leo XIV on Sunday announced he would be operated “in the coming days” for a lump on his lung, saying it had been […] Pope Leo XIV on Sunday…
NDLEA rearrests 83-year-old woman over drugs
ShareThe National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has rearrested an 83-year-old woman, Uloma Uchechi Sunday, for alleged drug trafficking, barely a year after she and her daughter were convicted of…
109 migrants dead, 116 missing in boat wreck off Djibouti
ShareSurvivors said the vessel — which was carrying 350 people from Djibouti to Yemen — capsized north of the Djibouti town of Obock, according to a statement from the International…
Health
NCDC on red alert over Ebola case in Kenya
ShareThe Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) on Wednesday said it has heightened surveillance and vigilance after Kenya confirmed its first imported case of Ebola virus disease (EVD). Jide Idris,…
Kenya reports first-ever Ebola death
ShareKenya has reported its first-ever Ebola death, the health minister announced on Tuesday, after a Kenyan man who had been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo died after returning…
Sports
Road to the crown: Zenith Bank/NBBF Women’s Basketball League Final 8 set for Lagos
ShareThe road to the 2026 Zenith Bank/NBBF Women’s Basketball League title reaches its defining stage as the nation’s top eight teams converge on the Indoor Sports Hall of the National…
Ibrahim Gusau confirms his resignation as NFF president
ShareIbrahim Gusau has confirmed his resignation as the president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). He officially announced his resignation at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday. “After consultation…
Opinion | Editorial
Still on Umahi and Abakaliki Street
ShareValentine Obienyem Abakaliki Street is one of the most popular streets in Awka. This was long before it degenerated into a byword for prostitution. Once “Abakaliki Street” or an “Abakaliki…
Dave Umahi and incestuous reasoning
ShareBy Valentine Obienyem It is customary for some critics to argue conveniently that the movement known as the “Obidients” is wont to abuse anyone who does not support Mr Peter…
Fr Oluoma, Soludo and the Obidient Question
ShareBy Valentine Obienyem Fr Oluoma is one of those priests after my heart. I enjoy his deep sense of analysis, his intellectual confidence and, especially, his strong knowledge of exegesis.…
An Open Letter to Peter Obi: Control your supporters or lose the Presidency
ShareBy Kio Amachree Dear Mr Obi, I write this letter with sadness, because I have wanted to give you a fair chance. For the better part of four years I…
Entertainment
Temi Nkem wins BBNaija Season 11 winner
ShareTemi Nkem has emerged as the winner of Big Brother Naija Season 11, tagged “Show Ya Sef”. The 21-year-old contestant was announced as the winner during the grand finale of…
Life
How terrorists chased me out of my own house, I am now homeless with my family – Rev. Isaac Omolehin
ShareRev. Isaac Omolehin, the founder of Word Assembly Ministries, Ilorin, has raised alarm that bandits threatened to attack his church camp at Idofian village, in Ifelodun Local Government Area of…
Interviews
Interview: Peter Obi reiterates commitment to one term Presidency
Share The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress [NDC], Peter Obi has reiterated his pledge not to seek re-election if he wins the 2027 presidential election. The NDC flagbearer…
Interview: Peter Obi speaks on 2027 election
ShareIf you did not listen to Mr. Peter Obi on Arise TV today, @Fred Chukwuelobe has patiently and masterfully broken down the encounter with the Anambra State former governor. He…
Photo Diary
Ghana’s ruling party candidate Bawumia concedes election to opposition’s Mahama
ShareVice President Mahamudu Bawumia conceded defeat and congratulated John Dramani Mahama on Saturday following Ghana’s hotly contested presidential election. Bawumia, 61, of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), said the election…
Appeal Court nullifies judgement on Rivers LG election
ShareThe Court of Appeal Abuja on Friday nullified the judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from releasing the voters’ register…
Headlines
Saudi Arabia reports injuries in new attack at Riyadh airport, day after strike by Houthi rebels kills 13
ShareYemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis claimed responsibility for Saturday’s strike on Riyadh’s international airport that killed 13 people and wounded more than 300, as Saudi authorities reported people were injured in a…
Pope Leo XIV to undergo surgery for early-stage lung nodule
Share–Pope Leo XIV on Sunday announced he would be operated “in the coming days” for a lump on his lung, saying it had been […] Pope Leo XIV on Sunday…
NDLEA rearrests 83-year-old woman over drugs
ShareThe National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has rearrested an 83-year-old woman, Uloma Uchechi Sunday, for alleged drug trafficking, barely a year after she and her daughter were convicted of…
109 migrants dead, 116 missing in boat wreck off Djibouti
ShareSurvivors said the vessel — which was carrying 350 people from Djibouti to Yemen — capsized north of the Djibouti town of Obock, according to a statement from the International…
WebTV
WATCH: No casualties recorded as Enugu Air aircraft crash-Lands in Benin
ShareAbout 68 passengers narrowly escaped death on Thursday after an Enugu Air aircraft crash-landed at the Benin Airport in Edo State. The aircraft, with registration number 5N-ENR, was said to…
Video: NDLEA uncovers N480bn methamphetamine laboratory in Ogun forest, arrest three Mexicans
ShareThe National Drug Law Enforcement Agency [NDLEA] has discovered the biggest ever clandestine methamphetamine laboratory in a forest in Ogun State, South West Nigeria. In a video shared via his…
Vidoe: Tinubu stumbles, falls during reception parade in Turkey
SharePresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu stumbled and fell on Wednesday during an official reception parade in Turkey, a moment that was captured on video and widely circulated on social media. The…
Video: How Tinubu threatened Fubara, imposed resolution on him – ex-Rivers commissioner
ShareA former Rivers State Commissioner for Works, Chief David Briggs, on Thursday alleged that President Bola Tinubu imposed ‘Abuja resolution’ on Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Briggs, in an interview with reporters,…
Still on Umahi and Abakaliki Street
ShareValentine Obienyem Abakaliki Street is one of the most popular streets in Awka. This was long before it degenerated into a byword for prostitution. Once “Abakaliki Street” or an “Abakaliki…
Dave Umahi and incestuous reasoning
ShareBy Valentine Obienyem It is customary for some critics to argue conveniently that the movement known as the “Obidients” is wont to abuse anyone who does not support Mr Peter…
How terrorists chased me out of my own house, I am now homeless with my family – Rev. Isaac Omolehin
ShareRev. Isaac Omolehin, the founder of Word Assembly Ministries, Ilorin, has raised alarm that bandits threatened to attack his church camp at Idofian village, in Ifelodun Local Government Area of…
UN raises alarm over fate of 8.3m refugees due to ‘Severe’ funding cuts
ShareNearly 8.3 million refugees and other forcibly displaced people face losing vital assistance from UNHCR, the UN’s refugee agency warned Tuesday, as protection services crumble due to “severe” funding cuts. “UNHCR’s…
How my wife miraculously woke up after six months in coma – Akpabio
ShareSenate president Godswill Akpabio on Sunday disclosed that his wife, Uloma underwent a failed surgery and was declared 98 per cent dead while in a coma. According to the Senate…
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