Abuja, September 1, 2025 – The Federal Government of Nigeria has praised Finland following the sentencing of Simon Ekpa, a Finland-based pro-Biafra agitator, to six years in prison for terrorism offences. The ruling was delivered on Monday by the Päijät-Häme District Court in Finland, a decision the Nigerian government described as a “watershed…
b b . Mallam El-Rufai Abuja, September 1, 2025 The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has slammed former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai over claims that the federal government pays or incentivizes bandits, calling the allegations “baseless” and “false.” In a statement released Monday,…
In a quiet corner of Lagos, a small café hums with the soft chatter of patrons sipping their morning coffee. At a table near the window, a woman in her late twenties shares her story, her eyes reflecting both vulnerability and resilience. She is a former sex worker, now a businesswoman, raising a small family….
At least 25,693 people have been displaced in Jonglei State after two weeks of heavy rainfall triggered severe flooding, submerging villages and forcing families from their homes. According to officials, the most affected areas are Bor, Ayod, and Twic East counties, where floodwaters from the Nile and its tributaries have overwhelmed…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has emerged victorious in the Rivers State Local Government Chairmanship and Councillorship elections, clinching 20 out of the 23 local government areas contested on Saturday. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which is the ruling party in the state, managed to win only three LGAs, including Obio/Akpor and Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni (ONELGA), according…
By Jimoh Ahmed Akungba-Akoko wore the look of a town reborn on Saturday as indigenes trooped out in their thousands to witness a moment that had eluded them for decades — the presentation of the Staff of Office to their new monarch, His Royal Majesty, Oba Isiaka Oseni Adu, by Ondo State Governor, Lucky Orimisan…
There was jubilation in Owo, Ondo State, on Saturday following the safe release of Pastor Ayodeji Akesinro, a staff of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) and minister with the Redeemed Christian Church of God, who was abducted two days ago. Akesinro was kidnapped on Thursday evening at his residence in Upenme, Owo Local…
The air is thick with anticipation. Young men, bare-chested, stand in the open field, their bodies glistening under the northern Nigerian sun. Around them, the crowd swells—families, elders, maidens, and children—all waiting for a spectacle that is as old as the Fulani themselves. In a few moments, the silence will be pierced by the swish…
Governor Aiyedatiwa Commends Philanthropist, Reels Out Health Sector Achievements By Our Reporter The University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital Complex (UNIMEDTH), Akure, received a major boost on Friday, August 29, 2025, as businessman and philanthropist, Chief Sunday Owoyemi (popularly known as Sunny Owo), donated a fully furnished 20-bed, one-storey building for house officers (intern doctors)…
By Our Reporter The abduction of Pastor Akesinro, a staff of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owo, has continued to generate fear and outrage, as colleagues, residents, and community leaders intensify calls for his immediate and safe release. Pastor Akesinro was kidnapped on Thursday evening, August 28, 2025, at about 7:00 p.m., when gunmen invaded…
