Atiku’s 2027 Bid: Experience vs Generational Change
Atiku Abubakar’s age has returned to the centre of Nigeria’s 2027 presidential contest, but…
Atiku’s 2027 Bid: Experience vs Generational Change
Atiku Abubakar’s age has returned to the centre of Nigeria’s 2027 presidential contest, but the more important question may not be whether the former vice president is old enough to lead. It is whether age, experience, health, succession and the ability to build a winning coalition will shape how voters judge his latest bid…
Canada Tightens Student Route As Nigerian Applicants Face Higher Costs
Canada is raising the financial threshold for international students seeking study permits from September 1, adding another hurdle for Nigerians hoping to study in the country as Ottawa continues to reduce the size of its international student programme. From September 1, 2026, a single applicant seeking to study outside Quebec will have to demonstrate…
FG: Cancer Patients Should Not Be Sent Home Without Care
A cancer diagnosis is no longer only a question of whether a tumour can be removed, treated or placed into remission. For thousands of Nigerians, it can also become a prolonged struggle with pain, treatment costs, lost income, family pressure and limited access to specialised care. That reality has renewed attention on a…
Wushishi Dies After Eight Months As NPC Chairman
The death of National Population Commission Chairman, Dr Aminu Yusuf Talban Wushishi, on Friday has come at a particularly sensitive point for Nigeria’s population data system, barely eight months after he assumed office and weeks after the commission expanded nationwide digital registration of births and deaths. Yusuf, who was born on April 15, 1960, in…
Kidnappers Extort N7.78bn as Boko Haram Dominates
Kidnapping syndicates extorted N7.78 billion in cash payments across Nigeria between July 2025 and June 2026, according to a report by SBM Intelligence. The Lagos-based geopolitical research consultancy documented 1,713 separate kidnap incidents involving 7,825 victims within the twelve-month cycle. Total ransom payments more than tripled from the N2.56 billion recorded in the previous annual…
Nigeria Records Over 65,000 Suspected Cholera Cases
Nigeria has recorded more than 65,000 suspected cholera cases across 35 states this year as poor sanitation and contaminated water supplies trigger a nationwide health crisis. The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr Jide Idris, confirmed that the waterborne bacterial infection has now breached roughly 195 local government areas. The…
Dignitaries Honour Afenifere Leader, Pa Fasoranti at 100
Political leaders, traditional rulers, and elder statesmen gathered in Akure on Friday, 28 August 2026, to celebrate the centenary of Afenifere leader Reuben Fasoranti. The gathering drew figures from across the political aisle, including Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa and former governors Olusegun Osoba and Olusegun Mimiko. President Bola Tinubu sent Minister of Interior Olubunmi…
CBT Under Pressure As WAEC Results Raise Fresh Questions
The controversy surrounding the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination results is no longer simply a dispute over whether some students performed below expectations. It has become a test of whether Nigeria can move millions of secondary school candidates into computer based examinations without weakening confidence in the results. Fresh allegations by a…
Karibi-George Wins Miss World Africa Top Model
Nigeria’s representative Tamunosoye Karibi-George won the Miss World Top Model Africa crown on Thursday, 27 August 2026, during the ongoing global pageant festival in Vietnam. The victory earns the 26-year-old beauty queen an automatic spot in the Top 40 quarterfinal stage of the competition. Contest organisers announced the continental results following the runway show at…
Russell Breaks Amusan’s World Record After Four Years
Masai Russell has ended Tobi Amusan’s four-year reign as the women’s 100m hurdles world record holder, but the Nigerian’s place in athletics history remains significant as the event enters a new era of extraordinary speed. Russell clocked 12.09 seconds at the Zurich Diamond League on August 27, 2026, lowering Amusan’s 12.12 world record by…