The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, has said that the 2023 elections will provide Nigerians another opportunity to reflect on the mistake they made. Kukah stated this on Wednesday in Abuja at an event jointly organised by the Kukah Centre and Open Society Initiative For West Africa (OSIWA). He said the tragedy that…
Bayelsa state governor Douye Diri, has resigned his membership of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Diri announced his resignation on Wednesday during a cabinet meeting at the Government House in Yenagoa, the state capital. The governor said he left the opposition party for “very obvious reasons”. He said, “Today, I have formally resigned my…
Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has approved the appointment of Kabir Yahaya Gusau as the pioneer Managing Director (MD) of Gusau International Airport. The appointment was announced in a statement on Wednesday by the Secretary to the Zamfara State Government (SSG), Abubakar Mohammad Nakwada. The statement explained that the appointment was part of the ongoing…
The federal government has said that over 22,700 Nigerians obtained fake degree certificates from Benin Republic and Togo. The minister of education, Tahir Mamman, disclosed this at a press conference on Friday in Abuja marking one year in office. The federal government had in January inaugurated a committee to probe private universities established in the last 15…
A suspected accomplice of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) has been reportedly arrested in Kaduna. The suspect identified as Nasiru Mohammed, was said to have provided secret accommodation for the terrorists escaping from the north-east. According to reports by Zagazola, a publication focused on the Lake Chad region, the shelter was used…
Tension is brewing in two Plateau communities following sharply conflicting accounts from the state chapter of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) and the Berom Youths Moulder-Association (BYMA) over a series of deadly attacks in Jos South and Riyom Local Government Areas. The attacks, which occurred on January 6, 2026, reportedly claimed six…
