Maiduguri Carnage: Timi Frank Knocks Tinubu Over UK Trip, Berates Britain

A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Tuesday, took a swipe at President Bola Tinubu, describing the President’s planned state visit to the United Kingdom on the heels of renewed bombings in Maiduguri, as “callous, indefensible and morally bankrupt.” In a statement on Tuesday, Frank said the coordinated explosions that ripped through Maiduguri on Monday evening – including near the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, the...

Plateau Govt Seeks Partnership With NCDC For Democracy Dividends 

Plateau State Government has pledged to partner with the North Central Development Commission (NCDC) to enable citizens of the zone to reap more dividends of democracy. Plateau State Governor, Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, made the pledge when the Board and Management of NCDC, led by the Chairman of the Board, Barr. Cosmas Akiyir paid him a courtesy visit at the New Government House, Little Rayfield, Jos, on Monday.‎ Governor Mutfwang, while, congratulating the leadership of the...

Federal High Court Grants UK-based Journalist, Badejo N50m Bail

…As CLOs Demand Her Immediate, Unconditional Release The Federal High Court sitting at Ikoyi, Lagos State, on Monday, March 16, 2026, granted bail to a UK-based journalist, Maureen Omorinola Badejo, in the sum of N50 million, with two sureties. Badejo, a UK-based Nigerian journalist and publisher of GIOTV, is being tried for defamation. Speaking to journalists, the Legal Counsel to Badejo, Dr. Yinka Owoeye, stated that aside the N50 million and two sureties, his client...

Kano State Govt Sacks Deputy Gov, Abolishes Ministry of Higher Education 

The Kano State Government has announced the removal of Deputy Governor Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo from his role as Commissioner for Higher Education and officially abolished the ministry and merged its functions with the Ministry of Education. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, who announced the decision on Monday, said it is part of a broader restructuring of the state’s education sector. He explained that under the new arrangement, all responsibilities for universities, colleges, scholarships, and other tertiary...

Niger State Govt Set To Resettle Over 500,000 Displaced Persons

Over 500,000 residents displaced by insecurity in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State, many of whom are scattered across Kebbi, Kwara, Kogi, Kaduna States, the Federal Capital Territory, and neighbouring Benin Republic are to be reunited and resettled by the Niger State Government, in collaboration with the Federal Government and development partners. Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago made this disclosure during a presidential initiative to distribute food, nutritional items, and essential drugs to vulnerable residents...

Alleged Persecution: CSOs Demand Justice For Maureen Badejo

The Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Lagos State has demanded justice for Ms. Maureen Omorinola Badejo, a United Kingdom-based Nigerian blogger and activist, and is also seeking an end to judicial persecution. The coalition, in a statement on Sunday, signed by Comrade Wale Ojo, Chairman, CDHR, Lagos Branch, and Comrade Ola Agboola Jnr., Chairman media, noted that on Monday, March 16, 2026, Ms. Badejo will appear before Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal...

ADC Announces Timetable for 2026 Nationwide Congresses, National Convention

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has announced the official timetable for its 2026 nationwide congresses and National Convention, setting in motion a process to renew the party’s leadership structures nationwide. In a press statement issued by the party on Sunday, the ADC said the congresses would begin at the grassroots level and progress through the party’s various tiers before culminating in a National Convention scheduled for mid-April. The party explained that the exercise forms part...

Tinubu’s Visit: UK Shuts Down Airspace, Roads 

Ahead of the state visit of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the United Kingdom, authorities have announced security measures, including temporary road closures and extended airspace restrictions. The scheduled visit is scheduled to begin on March 18 and will be hosted by Charles III, as the Nigerian president, Bola Tinubu, is expected to arrive with the First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, for a reception at Windsor Castle. Thames Valley Police, in a statement published on its website,...

You’re Actively Counting Down To Your Expiration, APC Mocks PDP

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has mocked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), saying that the main opposition party appears to be actively counting down to its expiration. The ruling party, in a statement on Thursday, titled “Endgame: PDP’s Long Walk to Oblivion”, signed by its Lagos State Publicity Secretary, Mogaji (Hon) Seye Oladejo, noted that what remains of the party is a political structure struggling to stay relevant while visibly edging toward institutional exhaustion. The statement...

6.4 Million Children In Northern Nigeria Faces Malnutrition 

No fewer than 6.4 million children under the age of five in northern Nigeria are battling acute malnutrition due to conflict, displacement, and food insecurity, particularly in hard-to-reach communities in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) revealed this information, published on the website, saying children, alongside pregnant and lactating women, remain the most vulnerable to the crisis, where insecurity and displacement have severely disrupted livelihoods and food production....

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