Fishermen in Mutumbiyu of Gassol LGA of Taraba State have been warned to desist from using chemicals and explosives to catch fish or face sanctions. The Chief of Mutumbiyu, Alhaji Sulaiman Muhammed gave the warning at his palace in Mutumbiyu shortly after the turbanning of Alhaji Bala Jambari as Sarkin Tarun (leader of fishermen) and Alhaji Tukura Julde as Danrimin Mutumbiyu. The monarch blamed fishermen for the sharp decline in fish populations and the extinction...

In a troubling development, 17-year-old Alabi Quadri, who gained national attention in 2023 after a viral photograph captured him standing with arms outstretched before the convoy of Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, has been detained since January on questionable charges. Human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong disclosed this information via a Facebook post following a visit to the Magistrate Court of Lagos, Apapa Magisterial District, on 9 April 2025. According to Mr. Effiong, Quadri was...

A former National Auditor of the APC, Sir Paul Chukwuma, who was a leading aspirant in the APC for the November gubernatorial election in Anambra State but resigned from the party before its primary last weekend, has joined the Young Progressives Party – YPP. This development has been received with open arms in many quarters, considering the circumstances that led to Chukwuma’s resignation from the APC, despite the huge resources he had committed to rebranding...