Facebook, Instagram suffer global outage
Users worldwide reported difficulties accessing Facebook and Instagram on Friday, June 12, according to outage tracking sites and complaints flooding rival social media platforms. Many people in the U...
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Why we appeal court judgment on 2027 election timetable – Amupitan
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, has explained why the Commission filed appeals against two recent Federal High Court judgments that quest...
Kenya police fire tear gas, arrest ex chief justice at national park protest
Riot police fired tear gas to disperse scores of protesters rallying on Monday against plans to build on part of a national park in Kenya’s capital. Officers moved in and arrested at le...
Kwankwaso threatens to quit NDC over candidate replacement as party sticks to 60-40 deal
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has replaced several candidates earlier nominated by the Kwankwasiyya faction in Kano State over an alleged breach of a power-sharing agreement. In a document sig...
Senator Yari Commends President Tinubu on Security
Senator Abdul-Aziz Abubakar Yari has issued what is, by the standards of Nigerian political communication, a remarkably well-calibrated statement on insecurity. It is empathetic, non-tribal, theologic...
Troops rescue 360 Women, Children abducted by Boko Haram in Gwoza
The Nigerian military, under Operation Hadin Kai and in collaboration with Special Operations Forces, has successfully rescued 360 civilians — predominantly women and children — who were abducted ...
Babachir Lawal to ADC: Replace Atiku as your 2027 presidential candidate
A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has continued his war of words with ex-Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, urging the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to rep...
Police confirm rescue of abducted Adelabu’s sister and twin sons
The Nigeria Police Force announces the successful rescue of Mrs. Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul and her 12-year-old twin sons, Peter and Paul, who were abducted on June 3, 2026, in Ibadan, Oyo State....
Nature has been sending us signals. Our Farmers read them first
…As the world marks World Environment Day, the most consequential climate-finance decision Nigeria and much of West Africa can make is closer to home than Baku: how we choose to finance the land...
Governance Excellence: Lagos Tops National Rankings, Earns Exclusive Five-Star Status
Lagos State has emerged as the highest-performing state in Nigeria, securing the only five-star rating in the 2025 Phillips Consulting State Performance Index (pSPI), a comprehensive assessment of gov...
Court jails one for N2.9m crypto fraud in Maiduguri
Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri, on Wednesday, June 3, 2026 convicted and sentenced one Bukar Ahmed Shuwa to ten years imprisonment. The convict was arraigned...
US imposes sanctions on commanders over fighting in eastern Congo
The United States has imposed sanctions on commanders of armed groups it accused of driving the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where fighting has continued despite mediation e...
