The United Nations has highlighted Nigeria’s rural electrification programme as a successful example of expanding electricity access through targeted subsidies and private investment. The recognition is contained in the World Social Report 2026, released by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs. The report identifies Nigeria’s Electrification Project as an example of how developing […]

A Catholic priest, Father Patricio Sánchez Molinari, has died after a large wooden cross fell on him while he was celebrating Mass at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The incident occurred on Saturday, during a service that was being livestreamed on social media, according to the Associated Press and Ecuadorian newspaper […]

For residents of Yelwata, a farming community in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, the visit of Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), was an opportunity to draw renewed attention to the killings, displacement and disruption of livelihoods that have scarred their community. But the humanitarian visit, scheduled for September […]

The Federal Government has faulted the World Bank’s assessment of Nigeria’s debt position, dismissing concerns that interest payments of N7.7tn in the first half of 2026 threaten the country’s debt sustainability. The Federal Ministry of Finance described reports that interest payments amounted to 124 per cent of Federal Government revenue during the period as misleading, […]

President Bola Tinubu has directed heads of security agencies to rescue all abducted persons and ensure that no terrorist or bandit camp remains anywhere in Nigeria, the Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa (retd.), said on Thursday. Musa, who spoke to State House correspondents after a security meeting presided over by the President at the […]

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has urged the Federal Government to address the increasing brain drain in Nigeria’s healthcare sector, improve working conditions of medical professionals, strengthen diaspora engagement and negotiate agreements with countries recruiting the nation’s health workers. Fayemi said Nigeria must move beyond lamenting the exodus of doctors and other […]

The Police Command in Benue State has “confirmed the abduction of Rev. Fr. John Otache, parish priest of St. Margaret’s Parish, Ajegbe-Awume, in Ohimini Local Government Area of the state.” The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Aondogu Orchia, confirmed the incident on Friday in Makurdi. Orchia said the command had commenced a “full investigation into […]

A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dele Momodu, has alleged that nobody trusts President Bola Tinubu to conduct a free and fair election in 2027, including his own supporters. Momodu also claimed that governors, judges and legislators were afraid to challenge the president, alleging that Tinubu had become a god that that the […]

A teenager shot and killed three children and a teacher on Thursday at an elementary school in the US state of Oregon, police said, adding the assailant was later killed by an armed bystander who pursued him into the building. Officers rushed to Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, a city of about 100,000 in the […]

President Bola Tinubu’s participation in the 2027 presidential campaign has become a point of political contention, with opposition figures challenging him to defend his administration’s record before voters, while the All Progressives Congress (APC) has unveiled a nationwide rally schedule that includes appearances by the President in several states. The Social Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, […]

The proposed constitutional amendment to establish State Police has suffered a setback, with only five of the 36 State Houses of Assembly having approved the bill as of Thursday, October 15, despite a 30-day deadline set by the National Assembly for the state legislatures to communicate their positions. The Assemblies of Edo, Osun, Oyo, Rivers […]

Ukraine on Wednesday accused Russia of wilfully flouting Donald Trump’s purported “energy ceasefire” and passing up an opportunity to ease hostilities, after a renewed wave of deadly strikes across the country that also hit vital power supplies. Kyiv in particular faced a barrage of powerful ballistic missiles and attack drones targeting energy facilities and critical […]