19+ hour, 2+ min ago   (514+ words) No fewer than 10,494 Nigerians are currently listed among staff in the United Kingdom’s National Health Service, a development that has renewed concerns over Nigeria’s worsening health workforce shortage and the continued migration of skilled professionals. The figure, released by NHS…...

15+ hour, 57+ min ago   (530+ words) …Says Borno invests N46.9bn in education in two years Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has disclosed that insurgency destroyed more than 5,000 school structures across the state and, at its peak, forced about 2.2 million children out of school. Zulum made the disclosure…...

17+ hour, 52+ min ago   (847+ words) The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has given the Independent National Electoral Commission seven days to account for more than N126.46bn in electoral funds allegedly diverted, lost, mismanaged or otherwise unaccounted for. SERAP’s demand was contained in a letter dated September…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (544+ words) The Independent National Electoral Commission has published the final list of presidential candidates and their running mates for the January 2027 general elections, with incumbent President Bola Tinubu, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and former Anambra State governor Peter Obi among the…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (362+ words) The Onigbesi of Igbesi Land, Oba Moses Oyinloye Iwedunmoye I, has died days after he was released from kidnappers who abducted him in Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State. The monarch reportedly died early Saturday following a brief illness…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (278+ words) The Nigeria Immigration Service has intercepted two persons in Adamawa State with N34 million in cash allegedly linked to a kidnapping syndicate. The suspects were arrested while in possession of the money during an operation in the state, the Adamawa State…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (222+ words) By Dr. John Adenekan There are many ways to measure the legacy of a leader; through physical infrastructure, economic policies, or legislative achievements. Yet, the most enduring measure remains the human dimension: the number of lives meaningfully improved through intentional…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (417+ words) …Says Obi, Atiku, others have been part of Nigeria’s political establishment The 2023 Labour Party vice-presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has declared that none of the major politicians challenging President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election has the capacity to transform Nigeria....

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (894+ words) Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a convicted cocaine trafficker accused of masterminding drug shipments to Saudi Arabia after allegedly disguising himself as a herbal tea businessman. The suspect, identified as 34-year-old Dunu Bethel Ebubechukwu, was…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (874+ words) Ogun 2027: Yayi’s Inevitable Victory And An Opposition In Disarray Platform Times Ogun 2027: Yayi’s Inevitable Victory And An Opposition In Disarray Ahead of the 2027 governorship election in Ogun State, a striking feature of the emerging contest is the unassailable electoral credibility…...