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The death of a public intellectual: Patrick Dele Cole, 1940-2026, By Reuben Abati

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- Death is a fact of life, no living thing exists forever, not even nature itself, for it is written that even the best and the brightest, shall pass to the Great Beyond, to become o... Read More


Uganda says no active Ebola cases after Nigeria confirms infection

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- Uganda's Ministry of Health has urged the public to remain calm and vigilant following Nigeria's confirmation of an Ebola case, clarifying that the infected woman's transit through... Read More


2027: Tompolo deploys 52 vehicles in Ondo, Gombe for Tinubu's re-election, inaugurates coordinators

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- The Grand Patron of the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement, Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, has asked the people of Ondo State to translate the state's two million regis... Read More


FSSAM: Strengthening federal and state cooperation for national security, By Chido Onumah

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- The third Federal and States Security Administrators' Meeting (FSSAM) of 2026, held in Yola, Adamawa State, from 14 to 16 October, offered an important opportunity to examine how N... Read More


EFCC, Emefiele differ over evidence in alleged fraudulent $6.23m CBN withdrawal, contract fraud trial

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- The FCT High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Tuesday, adjourned for a ruling on a no-case submission filed by former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele seeking the ... Read More


SSS arraigns five linked to kidnapping of 20 NYSC members in Imo

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- The State Security Services (SSS), on Tuesday, arraigned three persons allegedly linked to the kidnapping of 20 prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on 1 ... Read More


FAAN begins earning MMA2 revenue as 20-year dispute with Bi-Courtney ends

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has begun earning revenue from the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2) in Lagos following a settlement between the Federal... Read More


Taraba varsity strike over unpaid arrears enters ninth day

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- The strike by lecturers at Taraba State University (TSU), Jalingo, entered its ninth day on Wednesday, paralysing academic activities at the state-owned institution. The state gov... Read More


Oyedele links N30tn monetary financing to Nigeria's inflation pressures

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has blamed about N30 trillion in monetary financing for inflationary pressures affecting Nigerians,... Read More


Plateau Assembly approves state police bill

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- The Plateau State House of Assembly on Tuesday approved the constitutional amendment bill to establish state police in Nigeria, advancing efforts to decentralise policing amid pers... Read More