October 9, 2026 For millions of Nigerians who have watched transportation costs climb, the prospect of cheaper petrol offers some relief. The Federal Government yesterday rolled out measures to lower the cost of living for Nigerians through fuel price modulation. The relief package includes a 30-day discount on petrol pump prices and a proposed ceiling […]
Standing beside Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu in this photograph is Lieutenant-Colonel Louis Austin Chude-Sokei, a Sandhurst-trained military officer who became one of the leading figures in Biafra’s attempt to establish an air force during the Nigerian Civil War. His wartime story involved a hijacked passenger aircraft, improvised military aviation, a desperate struggle for survival and a family […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to bar political parties that fail to comply with Section 77 of the Electoral Act 2026 from fielding candidates in the 2027 general elections. In a letter dated October 9, 2026, and signed by its National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, and […]
Owerri – Hon. Opara Chigaekwu Success has reaffirmed his unalloyed loyalty and commitment to the All Progressives Congress (APC), dismissing rumours of his defection to another political party. In a statement released on Wednesday, Hon. Opara said it has come to his attention that some individuals have been speculating about his political affiliation. “I […]
The Nigerian Air Force has said that one of its helicopters made a “precautionary landing” on a farmland in Benue State while returning from an operation against suspected kidnappers along the Enugu-Benue boundary Eyewitnesses said the helicopter landed on a farmland in Utur Tse-Igboji community, Bar Council Ward along Welfare Quarters to Mopol 13 […]
For those who claimed RAUF AREGBESOLA failed as a Minister of Interior, between 2019 and 2023. Wednesday June 10, 2020, was ‘judgment day’ for Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola. Incidentally, the day had broken with stories of denials of rift between him and his political mentor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former two-term […]
A humanitarian and field operations professional, Lydia Chinenye Nwankwo was k!lled in a bandits’ attack in Sokoto State. Her sister, Chisom Nwankwo confirmed the sad incident in a Facebook post on Wednesday, October 7, 2026. According to her, bandits attacked Lydia and her team while on their way back from back from the field […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Owerri Municipal Local Government Area of Imo State is reportedly embroiled in a deepening crisis, with aggrieved party members, leaders and stakeholders threatening mass defection and petitions to the state government and anti-graft agencies over alleged financial impropriety, abuse of office and marginalisation during the recently concluded tenure of […]
retired Deputy Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr. Kayode Olagunju, has mourned one of the victims of Monday’s ill-fated Nigerian Air Force (NAF) plane that crashed in Igbokoda, Ondo State, Flight Lieutenant M. Akintoye. Olagunju shared photos from Akintoye’s wedding in August 2025. “You had great hopes, you pursued your […]
When Nigeria returned to democratic rule in May 1999 after years of military government, the country entered the Fourth Republic with enormous expectations. But within weeks of the inauguration of the new National Assembly, one of its youngest and most prominent figures became the centre of a scandal that would dominate national conversation. His name […]
