In a significant development ahead of the 2025 Eid-el-Kabir celebrations, the Kano State Police Command has announced a ban on all Durbar activities, citing credible intelligence reports of potential security threats and the need to maintain public order.  Commissioner of Police Ibrahim Adamu Bakori stated that the decision was made after consultations with relevant security stakeholders,...

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has criticised Minister of Works David Umahi for refusing to provide a clear breakdown of the cost of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, questioning the transparency of the multibillion-naira project. Makinde, an electrical engineer, made the comments in a viral video from an event on Friday, saying there was no justification for Umahi to be “dancing...

The National Assembly has begun deliberations on extensive constitutional amendments that include proposals for the creation of 55 new states and 278 additional local government areas across Nigeria. Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin (APC, Kano North) disclosed this on Friday during a two-day joint retreat of the Senate and House of Representatives’ Committee on the Review of the 1999...

  Success has a strange way of waking ghosts you think you’ve buried. By the time my life began to feel steady again, I almost convinced myself the past had finally let me go. My new job kept me busy, my confidence was returning, and my laughter no longer felt forced. I had learned how to be alone without feeling lonely, and that alone was a victory I wore quietly. Then came the...

Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra State and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, has decried the state of lawlessness in Nigeria after his younger brother’s property was allegedly demolished in Ikeja, Lagos without any legal order. In a statement shared via Facebook on Tuesday, Obi narrated how his brother, who had just returned from Port Harcourt, arrived at the company’s...