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Candidate Peter Obi and the Wages of Political Naïveté

By Ahmed Musa Husaini For those of us on the frontline in 2014/15, there is an interesting parallel between the new online frenzy for Peter...

June 12: President Buhari’s speech on 2022 Democracy Day

By News Desk ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON...

How Shiites’ movie on Prophet’s daughter stirs controversy in UK

By Ismail Auwal A Shiite movie on the life of Prophet Muhammad's daughter, Lady of Heaven, has generated widespread protests outside the theaters in the...

Just in: Bandits release 11 Abuja-Kaduna train abductees

By Ismail Auwal Bandits have released 11 passengers kidnapped on the Abuja-Kaduna train. Malam Tukur Mamu, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi's communications consultant, confirmed that the passengers were...

Nigerian female designers on path to waste reduction

By Nusaiba Ibrahim Gently, Yasmin peddles the sewing machine to finish up a maternity gown earlier started by her tutor. Her mind gushes through thoughts of...

Exclusive: Top ISWAP commander arrested in Kano

By Ismail Auwal A high-ranking commander of the Islamic State, West African Province (ISWAP) was nabbed by the security forces in Kano recently, raising concerns...

Liverpool, Benfica agree on €100m deal for Nunez

By News Desk The 2021-2022 UEFA Champions league runner ups, Liverpool, have reached a verbal agreement with Portuguese Primeira Liga club, Benfica on a deal...

CAN congratulates Tinubu, Atiku, others- warns parties about danger of untenable Muslim-Muslim ticket

By Ismail Auwal The Christian Association of Nigeria has warned major political parties in the country against proposed Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket, claiming that the outcome...

How gunmen almost hijacked Jigawa APC delegate’s corpse

By Ismail Auwal Gunmen attempted to abduct the body of Isah Baba-Buji, a Jigawa State delegate who died during the ruling All Progressives Congress's (APC)...

Moghalu expresses disappointment with outcome of ADC’s presidential primary elections, pledges commitment to national unity

By Ismail Auwal A presidential aspirant for the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Kingsley Moghalu, has expressed disappointment with the outcome of the party's presidential election. In...

Kano Hisbah arrest 3 men for using Qur’an’s pages as building materials

By Ismail Auwal Kano State Hisbah Board arrested three people for allegedly using some pages of Holy Qur'an to construct a house. The incident occurred in...

New INEC directive compels parties to submit full list of aspirants before 17th June 2022

By Ismail Auwal The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has set June 17 as the deadline for political parties to submit a list of candidates...