Maryam Sanda Walks Free as Tinubu Grants Pardon to 175 Nigerians

The former death-row inmate was convicted in 2020 for killing her husband, Bilyamin Bello. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has granted pardons, commuted sentences, and reduced jail terms for a total of 175 convicts and former convicts, including high-profile figures, capital offenders, and dozens of illegal miners. The announcement was made on 9 October via a State House press release, with details of the beneficiaries of the pardon published on 11 October. The sweeping exercise of...

Tinubu Heads to Rome for Aqaba Process Summit on West African Security

President Bola Tinubu departs Abuja today, Sunday, 12 October, for Rome, Italy, where he is slated to attend the Aqaba Process Heads of State and Government Level Meeting beginning on 14 October. According to a State House press release, the summit has been convened with “special focus on the security crisis in West Africa.” The meeting will draw together heads of state, senior intelligence and military officials from across Africa, and representatives of intergovernmental and...

Kogi: Legacy Group Endorses Tinubu, Ododo For Second Term

A political group, Kogi West FGYB Legacy Group, comprising stakeholders from the seven Local Government Areas of Kogi West Senatorial District, has endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo for a second term in office. The endorsement was made in a Communique issued at the end of a strategic meeting held in Kabba, Kogi State, on Saturday, October 11, 2025. The communique was jointly signed and read by its Drafting Committee Chairman,...

Suspects Arrested Over Death of Arise TV Anchor in Abuja

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has apprehended 12 suspects in connection with the armed robbery that claimed the life of Somtochukwu “Sommie” Christella Maduagwu, a news anchor and producer with Arise Television, alongside a security guard. According to a police statement, the suspects have confessed to their roles in the crime. The Incident On 29 September 2025, around 3:30 a.m., about fifteen armed men invaded Unique Apartments, a 16-flat building in the Katampe (Gishiri) area...

Times Higher Education Ranks University of Ibadan, Nigeria’s Best in 2026

The University of Ibadan (UI) has once again secured its position as Nigeria’s leading university in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2026, placing in the 801–1,000 global band. This marks its return to the top slot among Nigerian universities, having last held it in 2023. The Ibadan-based institution advanced from fourth place in 2025, surpassing other prominent Nigerian universities. THE’s 2026 survey encompassed 2,191 institutions across 115 countries, assessing performance using 18...

NWC Dissolves APC Enugu State Exco, Constitutes Caretaker Committee

The National Working Committee, NWC, of the All Progressives Congress, APC, at the 179th meeting, approved the immediate dissolution of the APC Enugu State Executive Committee. A press release on Thursday, signed by the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Hon. Durosinmi Meseko, states that the resolution to dissolve the Enugu State Executive Committee was made following a comprehensive review of the state of the party in Enugu State. The meeting presided over by...

President Tinubu Grants Posthumous Pardon To Macaulay, Vatsa Others 

In exercising his constitutional power of mercy, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has granted presidential pardon to foremost nationalist and champion of anti-colonial struggle, Sir Herbert Macaulay; former Federal Capital Territory minister, Major General Mamman Jiya Vatsa, Former Reps member, Farouk Lawan and others. Others pardoned are the Ogoni nine: Ken Saro Wiwa, Saturday Dobee, Nordu Eawo, Daniel Gbooko, Paul Levera, Felix Nuate, Baribor Bera, Barinem Kiobel and John Kpuine. Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, and...

Management of Zara Stores Opens New Outlet in Onitsha

The management of Zara Stores, one of the major shopping malls in Awka, Anambra State, opened a new Zara Mall in Onitsha, Anambra State, on Thursday. The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Zara Stores, Chief Akai Egwuonwu, who keyed into the “aku luo uno” or “think home” mantra of the Obiano administration, has continued to expand his businesses across different parts of Anambra State. A reputable agro businessman with a major stake in rice...

NSCDC’s Prof. Audi says Nigeria Records 1,700 Pipeline Vandalism Points

The Controller General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps – NSCDC, Prof. Ahmed Abubakar Audi, has said that Nigeria has over one thousand, seven hundred and two spots for possible pipeline vandalization across the federation. This was disclosed by Professor Audi during his lecture presented at the maiden Strategic Security Lecture Series of the Institute for Peace, Security and Development Studies, at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, on Wednesday, October 8, 2025. Professor Audi,...

Council of State Endorses Tinubu’s Nominee Amupitan as INEC Chairman

The National Council of State has unanimously approved the nomination of Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). President Bola Ahmed Tinubu presented Amupitan’s name to the Council as his preferred nominee on Thursday, following the resignation of Professor Mahmood Yakubu, who led the commission since 2015. In a statement issued on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga,...

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