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A new era of heightened vigilance has dawned in Kwara State as the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps rolls out a comprehensive 24-hour surveillance operation, prioritising the protection of critical national assets and public safety amid persistent regional threats. The initiative, unveiled by Kwara State Commandant Bala Bawa Bodinga in Ilorin on Thursday,…
Nigeria’s healthcare crisis has a new battlefront. The Federal Government has announced plans to establish the Armed Forces College of Medicine and Health Sciences (AFCOM&HS), a dedicated military medical institution designed to simultaneously address the country’s catastrophic shortage of doctors and overhaul healthcare delivery within its defence forces a sector that, by official admission, currently…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has directed anti-corruption agencies to station personnel at polling units during Saturday’s Federal Capital Territory Area Council elections, with orders to make immediate arrests of anyone caught buying or selling votes. INEC Chairman Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, delivered the warning at a stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, describing…
The Kano State Government has directed the immediate closure of all entertainment centres across the state for the duration of the Ramadan fasting period, a move aimed at creating what authorities describe as a morally conducive environment for Muslim observance. The announcement was made on Tuesday by Abdullahi Sulaiman, Public Relations Officer of the…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned until April 30 the trial of Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, former Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, on charges of official corruption and abuse of office, following the presiding judge’s absence on Wednesday. The case, which is before Justice Mohammed Umar, could not proceed because…
Eighty per cent of the judgements handed down by the Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States cannot be enforced a damning statistic that the court’s own president laid bare before Nigeria’s highest judicial officer in Abuja, underscoring a deepening compliance crisis that has long undermined the legitimacy and operational…
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has declared that the United States will not succeed in destroying the Islamic republic, delivering the stark warning on Tuesday as a second round of nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington got underway in Geneva. Speaking in a nationally broadcast address, Khamenei directly responded to remarks made by United…
A tense and disorderly session gripped the House of Representatives on Tuesday as lawmakers moved to rescind and recommit the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2025, suspending ongoing budget defence sessions to address what Speaker Tajudeen Abbas described as matters that would fundamentally shape Nigeria’s 2027 general elections. The emergency legislative session, which drew members…
The West African Examinations Council has rolled out its new Digital Certificate Services System, known as WAEC DigiCert, across all five of its member countries, marking a significant shift in how examination certificates are accessed, verified, and shared across the sub-region. The announcement, made on Monday, February 17, 2026, through a statement issued by Demianus…
“Indeed, Allah will not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves.” (Quran 13:11) There’s something about Ramadan that feels like standing at the edge of a new beginning. Maybe you’ve been carrying heaviness for months, habits you can’t seem to break, patterns that keep repeating, a version of…
