The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Rev. Yakubu Pam, says Nigeria needs economic, social, moral and spiritually healing in 2026. In his New Year message on Thursday in Kaduna, Pam called on Christians to remain steadfast in faith, united in purpose, and hopeful in…
By Abdul Mahmud This new year scarcely requires a seer to reveal its gravity. It stands as a decisive threshold for both Nigeria’s political class and the country itself. As the final full year before the 2027 general election, it unfolds within an atmosphere markedly defined not by open contestation but by cooptation, not by…
Nigeria’s democratic system is facing a subtle but dangerous test. Recent controversies surrounding party registration, judicial intervention in electoral outcomes, and the steady weakening of opposition parties raise fundamental questions about political competition and institutional neutrality. While elections continue to be held, their meaning is increasingly contested. When courts overturn electoral outcomes and electoral bodies…
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman As Nigeria steadily approaches 2026, I find myself reflecting on the state of media freedom not as an abstract concept, but through the lens of lived experience. For more than thirty years, I have navigated this landscape, not as a distant commentator, but as a journalist who has felt the pressures,…
The Ogun state police command has said that a tyre burst caused the road accident involving world heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua. On Monday, the Lexus Jeep conveying Joshua and two members of the team crashed into a stationary truck around the Sinoma area near the Sagamu, Ogun state. Providing an update on the incident…
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has said that the newly recruited operatives of the Nigerian Forest Guard will be deployed immediately to insecurity hotspots across the country. The NSA spoke on Saturday at the graduation ceremony of 7,000 new forest guards who completed three months of training. Ribadu said the guards would be…
