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Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, attracted global attention after meeting United States President Donald Trump at the 74th Annual National Prayer Breakfast on Capitol Hill. The encounter placed Nigeria firmly within international diplomatic discourse, highlighting soft power, faith diplomacy, and leadership visibility at a time of shifting global economic and political alliances. During the event,…
Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has said that Nigeria’s political leadership at independence largely failed to break from colonial patterns of governance, accusing early leaders of eagerly stepping into the roles vacated by departing British rulers. Soyinka made the remarks on Thursday in Lagos while speaking at “A Conversation with the Nobel Laureate”, held at…
The Senate on Thursday moved to calm political and market anxieties by reaffirming that it approved electronic transmission of election results, not their transfer, under the ongoing review of Nigeria’s electoral framework. Speaking at a media briefing at the National Assembly, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe said the distinction between transmission and transfer is deliberate, important, and…
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has ordered the arrest and a comprehensive probe of an officer linked to the alleged sexual assault and unlawful detention of a 21-year-old woman, following widespread public concern over the incident. In a statement released on its official X handle on Thursday, the NIS said it had taken note of…
The Red Cross has confirmed that at least 162 people were killed in the Kwara massacre, one of the deadliest attacks recorded in Nigeria’s west-central region in recent years. The assault, which took place late Tuesday in Woro village, Kaiama Local Government Area, followed recent military operations targeting what authorities described as terrorist elements in…
United States lawmakers have called on the federal government to take tougher and more decisive action against countries accused of violating religious freedom, with Nigeria singled out as a major concern, amid growing fears of escalating faith-based violence worldwide. The call was made during a hearing of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, where witnesses…
Detailed testimony at London’s Southwark Crown Court has shed fresh light on the scale of luxury property renovations and financial disputes linked to Nigeria’s former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, as her bribery trial entered its fifth day. A former building contractor, Tony Mulcahy, told the court that his company, Bear Rock Construction Ltd,…
Nigeria has recorded a major medical milestone with the launch of its first-ever immunotherapy clinical trial for colorectal cancer at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital (OAUTH), Ile-Ife, Osun State. The trial marks the first use of immunotherapy for cancer treatment in Nigeria and across sub-Saharan Africa. The initiative brings together experts from Obafemi Awolowo…
President Bola Tinubu has assured the World Bank that Nigeria’s ongoing economic reforms are irreversible, declaring that his administration remains firmly committed to policies aimed at unlocking the country’s vast economic potential despite initial hardships. Tinubu gave the assurance at the State House while receiving a World Bank delegation led by the Managing Director of…
The National Assembly has rejected claims that it is deliberately stalling the amendment of the Electoral Act ahead of the 2027 general elections, insisting that delays surrounding the bill are procedural and not politically motivated. Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters, Adebayo Balogun, said legislative work on the Electoral Act Amendment…
