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Rising public frustration over the federal government’s silence on school kidnapping rescue operations has drawn a direct response from the presidency, with a top aide defending what critics have described as a communication blackout around abductions that have claimed lives and left families in anguish across the country. Dada Olusegun, Special Assistant to President…
Paris Saint-Germain winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has been named the UEFA Champions League Player of the Season for the 2025/26 campaign, capping a remarkable European season in which the Georgian international helped the French champions retain their continental crown and reshape the balance of power in European football. The announcement, made by UEFA’s Technical Observer Group,…
The Federal High Court of Nigeria has ordered its registries nationwide to open on weekends and public holidays specifically for the filing of pre-election matters, a move designed to help litigants and legal practitioners meet the unforgiving constitutional timelines governing electoral disputes ahead of the 2027 general elections. The directive was contained in a…
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced a temporary suspension of operations on the Warri–Itakpe Train Service (WITS), citing operational exigencies and technical advice from its engineers. In an official statement released by the corporation’s Chief Public Relations Officer, Callistus Unyimadu, the NRC explained that the decision was necessary to allow for critical operational…
The Peoples Democratic Party has blamed the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the worsening security situation in the country following a deadly attack on Government Girls Secondary School in Maga, Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. Bandits reportedly invaded the school community, killed the Vice Principal, Hassan Yakubu Makuku, and abducted…
A disability rights advocacy group, TAF Africa, has announced plans to deploy 150 observers to monitor the participation of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) during the forthcoming Ekiti State governorship election scheduled for June 20. The disclosure was made by the organisation’s Assistant Programme Manager, George Anwayi, who confirmed that approximately 50 of the observers would…
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called on Nigerian security agencies to arrest and investigate prominent Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, over recent televised comments the group described as sympathetic to terrorists and capable of undermining the country’s ongoing counter terrorism campaign. In a statement issued on Saturday by its National…
Concerns over renewed xenophobic sentiment have flared in South Africa after authorities in Durban relocated several Nigerians and other African nationals to a screening centre for immigration verification, igniting heated reactions across migrant communities and social media platforms. According to reports monitored by Observers Times, the operation was reportedly ordered by Durban Mayor Cyril…
For millions of Muslims across West Africa, Eid al-Adha, known in Mali as Tabaski, is the most sacred family gathering of the year. But for residents of Bamako, Mali’s capital, the 2025 celebration has been reduced to a painful exercise in isolation, as an Al-Qaeda linked jihadist blockade severs the roads connecting families separated by…
The Federal Government has commenced disbursement of outstanding 2025 allowances owed to Nigerian students benefiting from the Bilateral Education Agreement Scholarship Programme in partner countries, offering long-awaited financial relief to scholars who have endured months of hardship due to payment delays. The development was disclosed in an official statement issued on Wednesday by the…
