More than a decade after the abduction of 276 schoolgirls from the Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok, a new documentary is telling a different side of the story: that of the mothers who have endured years of waiting, uncertainty and quiet resilience. Mothers of Chibok, a feature-length documentary directed by Joel Kachi Benson and executive produced by veteran actress Joke Silva, screened on Saturday at Filmhouse Cinemas IMAX, drawing attention to voices that had long...

The Nigeria Police Council (NPC) has formally confirmed Tunji Disu as the substantive Inspector-General of Police (IGP) following its meeting at the State House, Abuja, on Monday. With the council’s approval, President Tinubu is expected to transmit Disu’s name to the Senate for screening and confirmation, the final constitutional step before he assumes office on a substantive basis. Mr Disu succeeds Kayode Egbetokun, who resigned in late February. President Tinubu had on 24 February appointed...

Following the defection of Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, from PDP to APC, the Presidency has advised former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar to consider retiring from partisan politics. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, said this in a post on social media on Friday. It would be wise for Atiku to relocate to his “second home in Dubai”, the United Arab Emirates. “With the presidential election less than a year...

The Kogi State Government has described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s commitment to establishing State Police as a generational reform that will fundamentally transform Nigeria’s security architecture. In a statement issued on Thursday by the State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, the State Government commended President Tinubu for reaffirming his administration’s resolve to decentralise policing during a high-level engagement with governors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to the statement, the President stressed that...

Hon. Benjamin Kalu, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, on Tuesday sought a strategic shift toward digital payment platforms and improved infrastructure to boost trade in the West African sub-region. The lawmaker stated this while speaking to journalists on the sidelines of the ongoing First Extraordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja, with a theme “Deepening Regional Integration through Infrastructure Development and Trade Facilitation”. ‘While we struggle with whose head will be on...