National News

    Michael Olumide Alabi     Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, has called on security agencies to urgently secure the release of Ahmed Zakka, who was reportedly abducted alongside his wife and infant child in Kaduna State. Atiku described the disturbing video of Zakka…

  Media Office of former Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo A. Adelabu, has dismissed a viral report alleging that he called on Nigerians to reject the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing the claim as false and misleading. In a press statement on the Special Adviser to President Tinubu on information…

Niger Deltans see the Chairman of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mr Chiedu Ebie, as a man of peace because of his leadership disposition, commitment to dialogue and emphasis on cooperation in addressing the development challenges of the region, Jerome Utomi, his media aide, has…

    Tony Okoh, Uyo Young entrepreneurs, professionals, business leaders and other stakeholders are set to converge on Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, for the 2026 Annual Leadership and Entrepreneurial Conference, aimed at promoting leadership development and entrepreneurship. The two-day conference, otherwise known as Ibom Ignite, will hold between…

      Tony Okoh Ibeno Clan Council in Akwa Ibom State has called for a sustained crackdown on sea pirates operating along the waterways and coastal communities of Ibeno, commending the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigerian Navy for rescuing abducted fishermen and a Ghanaian national. The council said…

  Stanley Ihedigbo A coalition of 12 civil society organisations (CSOs) has called on the Federal Government, telecommunications regulators and TikTok to urgently investigate reported disruptions to access to the social media platform in Kaduna, Kano, Kebbi and Sokoto states. The organisations, working on digital rights, freedom of expression, access…

Participants at the third annual meeting of the Network of Legal Experts on Migration in West and Central Africa (NoLEM), working to strengthen migration law and access to justice across the region. Photo: IOM / Moustapha Kalil Ouattara, 2026       Stanley Ihedigbo     Legal experts from across…

Michael Olumide Alabi     South-East traditional rulers have inaugurated the Lagos State chapter of Ndindu Ndigbo and presented certificates of authenticity and recognition to newly appointed Igbo diaspora leaders known as Onyedu Ndigbo, in a move aimed at addressing controversies surrounding traditional titles among Igbo communities outside the South-East.…

    Nkem Ukaegbu, Umuahia Foundation for Environmental Rights, Advocacy and Development (FENRAD) and the Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) have called for an urgent joint investigation into the pipeline explosion that occurred on June 10, 2026, at Umuololo, Igiriukwu Autonomous Community, Owaza, Ukwa West Local Government…

    Abel Lazarus, Abuja Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has put Nigeria’s registered voters at 110 million following the conclusion of three phases of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise ahead of the 2027 general elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja while providing…