By Shu’aibu Usman Leman The fragile calm that had settled over Maiduguri was violently disrupted on 16 March 2026, as the city once again descended into a grim theatre of senseless carnage. The explosions that tore through parts of the city struck at a community that has spent more than a decade striving to rebuild…
Ejikeme Mmesoma, a student of Anglican Girls Secondary School Nnewi, Anambra state, has dismissed allegations by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) that she manipulated her 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result. JAMB had in a statement on Sunday, dismissed claims that Mmesoma was the top scorer as claimed, adding that she actually got…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) has temporarily released former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai from custody following his mother’s death on Friday. El-Rufai’s son, Bashir El-Rufai, announced this on X on Friday, though he later deleted the post. “My beloved great legend of a father (@elrufai) is being released from…
A group known as Chalbak Supreme Council of Ngas Affairs (CSCNA) in Plateau state, has berated Yusuf Gagdi, a federal lawmaker for allegedly making inciting statements and ridiculing Governor Caleb Mutfwang. Gagdi represents Pankshin, Kanke and Kanam federal constituency of Plateau state in the House of Representatives. In a statement in Jos, the group lashed…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed January 16, 2027, as the new date for the presidential and national assembly elections. The commission also fixed February 6, 2027, as the date for governorship and state houses of assembly election. The National Commissioner and Chairman, information and voter education committee, announced the new election timetable…
The alleged ‘fake’ Christian clerics who attended the recent unveiling of the Vice Presidential Candidate the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kashim Shettima, on Monday, presented proof of their ministries and ordination certificates. Addressing a press conference on Monday in Abuja, they dismissed insinuations that they were sponsored by the APC Presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. Their…
