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The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has officially declared Monday, May 18, 2026, as the first day of Zulhijja 1447AH, signalling the commencement of the twelfth and final month of the Islamic lunar calendar. The declaration was contained in a press…
The long-feared northern industry of mass school abductions has arrived in the South-West. A joint security force has trapped a gang of armed kidnappers within the Old Oyo National Park corridor. The gunmen had earlier launched a coordinated broad-daylight raid on three schools in the Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. The state government…
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate edged higher in April 2026, rising to 15.69 percent from 15.38 percent recorded in March, as persistent pressure from food prices, transport fares, hospitality costs, and healthcare expenditure continued to squeeze household budgets across the country. The National Bureau of Statistics disclosed this in its Consumer Price Index report released…
Thirty Chinese vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday night under Iranian naval management protocols, even as Washington and Tehran remain locked in a standoff over the strategic waterway’s operational status. Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency reported Thursday that a senior official of the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps confirmed the…
Nigeria’s Transmission Company of Nigeria has added 600 megawatts to the national grid following the official commissioning of a new high-voltage transmission line project in Edo State, offering fresh hope for improved electricity supply across the country. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of TCN, Sule Abdulaziz, made the announcement on Thursday at…
The Nigerian Army has severed a critical digital artery in the North-East. Troops of Operation Hadin Kai recently intercepted over 400 Starlink communication terminals destined for Boko Haram and ISWAP hideouts. These devices provided the high-speed internet necessary for insurgents to coordinate strikes from deep within the Sambisa Forest. Brig.-Gen. Beyidi Martins, Commander of Sector…
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has revealed that the commission will require over 1.4 million ad hoc staff for the 2027 general elections, with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) providing the overwhelming majority of that workforce. Amupitan made the disclosure on Monday during a courtesy visit…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of retired Major General Adeyinka Fadewa as Special Adviser on Homeland Security, a move the Presidency says is designed to strengthen Nigeria’s internal security architecture and improve coordination among key security institutions. The appointment was announced through an official statement from the Office of the Secretary to…
A former presidential candidate, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has described the timetable released by the Independent National Electoral Commission for the 2027 general elections as unlawful, unworkable, and insensitive to Nigeria’s political and religious realities. Olawepo-Hashim warned that the electoral schedule risks fueling unnecessary political tension and destabilising political parties ahead of the next general elections…
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has clarified that the recent judgment of the Federal High Court did not invalidate the NBA Stamp and Seal regime or aspects of its Continuing Professional Development policy, contrary to reports circulating on social media. In a statement released on Saturday and signed by its General Secretary, Mobolaji Ojibara,…