The paramount ruler of the Tiv nation, Tor Tiv, Professor James Ayatse, has told President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in clear terms that the bloodshed in Benue State must not be mistaken for ordinary farmer–herder clashes or communal disputes. “This is a genocidal invasion and a land-grabbing campaign by terrorists,” the monarch said on Tuesday as the President paid a visit to Makurdi amid growing insecurity in the state. Standing before a crowd that included security...

A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has granted former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, bail in the sum of ₦2 billion. The bail came on Monday in a fresh case involving alleged fraudulent control of over 700 housing units in Abuja. Emefiele, who served as CBN governor for nearly a decade, is facing an eight-count charge filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The charges centre on a...

No fewer than 66 inmates serving various prison terms at the Maiduguri Maximum Custodial Centre were granted state and partial pardons by Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum. The governor also commuted death sentences to life imprisonment and reduced jail terms for other inmates. Zulum made the announcement during a visit to the facility, explained that the decision followed recommendations from the Advisory Committee on the Prerogative of Mercy and pledged continued support for...

Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has reaffirmed his administration’s resolve to restore electricity supply to Northern Adamawa communities affected by insurgency resulting in disconnection of power supply from public source. Governor Fintiri who stated this on Friday in Gulak, Madagali local government area, emphasized that substantial efforts are already underway to reconnect affected local government areas to the national grid. The areas targeted for power restoration include Madagali, Michika, and parts of Hong...

In just two years as President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has seen a growing number of major public landmarks in Nigeria’s capital city renamed in his honour. Since taking office in May 2023, at least six prominent institutions in the Federal Capital Territory have either been named or renamed after the President. From military barracks and tertiary institutions to research centres and roads, the capital is quickly filling up with structures that now bear the Tinubu...

…Confers National Honours on Soyinka, Onanuga, 64 Others During a joint sitting of the National Assembly on Thursday to mark this year’s Democracy Day, President Bola Tinubu paid glowing tribute to the heroes of Nigeria’s democratic struggle, including Chief MKO Abiola, GCFR, Kudirat Abiola, Chief Anthony Enahoro, CFR, among others. The President also dismissed speculations of a one-party agenda under his leadership and conferred national honours on several late and living icons who played defining...

Eminent Nigerians, Governors, political leaders, leaders of thought, in collaboration with June 12 Pro-Democracy Movement of Nigeria will at its annual agenda setting national dialogue, deliberate on the future of Nigeria, under the Theme: June 12: Democracy Without A Democratic Constitution: Which Way For Nigeria?, to commemorate the 32nd Democracy Day Anniversary. A press statement on Wednesday signed by Prof Anthony Kila, on behalf of the Conveners, Nigeria’s Democracy Day Dialogue, noted that the event...