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Trump says Iran will be held responsible for Houthi attacks in Red Sea

Nigeria, July 23 -- President Donald Trump says Iran will be held responsible and punished for subsequent attacks carried out by the Houthis on any commercial vessel in the Red Sea. Mr Trump, in a po... Read More


Collapse after a landslide: Starmer's fall may not be the last, By Azu Ishiekwene

Nigeria, July 23 -- It was painful to watch him outside No. 10 on Monday. Despite his immaculate suit and well-groomed hair, British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer looked like he was facing a public ... Read More


Minority caucus walks out as Reps pass state police bill

Nigeria, July 23 -- The minority caucus of the House of Representatives on Thursday staged a walkout during plenary, protesting the manner in which the House considered and passed a bill seeking to es... Read More


Amupitan canvasses further review of Electoral Act to accommodate party dispute resolutions, others

Nigeria, July 23 -- The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan, on Thursday called for further amendments to the Electoral Act to address existing loopholes i... Read More


Senate panel questions CBN on inflation, bank recapitalisation, foreign reserves, other monetary policies

Nigeria, July 23 -- The CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, says in the first half of 2026, the bank witnessed further consolidation of the macroeconomic gains recorded in 2025 through coordinated policy a... Read More


Enugu Air aircraft veers off runway

Nigeria, July 23 -- An Enugu Air aircraft veered off the runway after landing at Benin airport on Thursday afternoon. The airline confirmed the incident in a statement, saying that all passengers and... Read More


Ondo Assembly Crisis: 21 lawmakers ask Speaker to resign or be forced out

Nigeria, July 23 -- Twenty-one members of the Ondo State House of Assembly have issued a notice to the Speaker, Olamide Oladiji, asking him to resign his position over allegations of corruption or fac... Read More


Nigerian military clears Nigerien camel rearer first reported as Moroccan ISIS suspect

Nigeria, July 23 -- The Nigerian military has cleared a Nigerien camel rearer who was earlier reported by a pro-military blog as a suspected Moroccan member of the Islamic State (ISIS), saying investi... Read More


CSOs launch Nigeria's forest, climate journalism fellowship

Nigeria, July 23 -- Policy Alert, in partnership with We The People, has launched the Nigeria Forest and Climate Journalism Fellowship, an initiative designed to strengthen investigative reporting on ... Read More


An intimate portrait of Babajide Sanwo-Olu as governor, By Kunle Ajibade

Nigeria, July 23 -- We live in an age of the camera. The camera as reporter captures the serious and the mundane, the beauty and the beast, the decent and the pornographic. Those who intuitively and c... Read More