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A coalition of opposition figures gathered in Abuja on Thursday to denounce the Electoral Act 2026. Led by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), the group described the new law as a “death knell” for competitive democracy. President Bola Tinubu signed the Act last week, following a swift passage…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 19 suspects during a sweep of the Gezawa community in Kano State. Operatives targeted several notorious drug joints as part of a tactical effort titled “Operation Ramadan Mubarak.” The timing is intentional. Authorities want to ensure that the holy month remains a period of peaceful reflection…
A fragile sense of security in Kebbi State was shattered on Wednesday evening. Suspected Lakurawa terrorists attacked a mosque in Dadinkowa, Maiyama Local Government Area, killing five worshippers. Three others sustained gunshot wounds as the gunmen opened fire during evening prayers. This was not a random act of banditry but a calculated strike. The police…
Protests replaced the usual quiet of the Government House gates in Ilorin on Wednesday. Hundreds of protesters from Kwara North gathered to demand an end to a surge in banditry and killings. The Coalition of Kwara North Youths accused the state government of failing to protect Edu, Patigi, and Kaiama. Recent attacks in Woro and…
Legal proceedings against Nigeria’s former oil minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, moved into a digital arena this week. Four witnesses gave evidence from a Federal High Court in Abuja via video link to Southwark Crown Court. This cross-border cooperation follows a formal request from British authorities under mutual legal assistance laws. Justice James Omotosho presided over the…
Nigeria’s food safety regulator has issued a recall for several batches of Aptamil and Cow & Gate infant formula. The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) acted after Danone Nutricia flagged potential contamination with cereulide. This toxin, produced by Bacillus cereus, triggers severe vomiting and nausea in infants. Most of the…
The Central Bank of Nigeria gave its formal blessing to the seizure of Arik Air, according to evidence provided by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Minutes from a 2017 board meeting, chaired by former governor Godwin Emefiele, reveal a sense of panic regarding the carrier’s solvency. At the time, Arik controlled sixty per cent…
On February 20th, a 16-year-old girl allegedly used a razor blade to carve a message of ownership into the face of a 15-year-old peer. The motive was as ancient as it was petty: a dispute over a boyfriend. What began as a neighborhood “pandemonium” has now transitioned into a formal state prosecution, highlighting a society…
On Sunday morning, while the traders of Kugbo Furniture Market were at prayer, their livelihoods were reduced to charcoal. The fire, which razed fifteen shops and several homes, was not particularly sophisticated; it was fueled by the predictable cocktail of sawdust, varnish, and polyurethane foam. Yet, the real accelerant was not chemical, but administrative. The…
Mr. El-Rufai, a man whose career has been defined by a sharp tongue and an even sharper intellect, now finds himself ensnared by his own rhetoric. The DSS alleges that during a televised interview, he essentially confessed to tapping the phone of Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser. It is a charge that manages to…
