Panic gripped Kaduna on Saturday as a powerful explosion ripped through the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) factory in the Kakuri Industrial Layout, leaving one person dead and several others injured.The blast, which occurred in the early hours, sent shockwaves across the city, with residents in Chikun and Kaduna South Local Government Areas reportingContinueContinue reading “JUST IN: Deadly Explosion Rocks Kaduna Defence Industries Corporation — One Feared Dead, Several Injured”
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TINUBU SET TO MAKE HISTORY? SOUTHWEST EYES FIRST INEC CHAIRMAN AS YAKUBU’S TENURE WINDS DOWN
Nigeria’s political landscape is bracing for a major shake-up as the tenure of Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the longest-serving chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), comes to an end next month.Yakubu, first appointed in 2015 and reappointed in 2020, will bow out after nearly a decade at the helm, leaving President Bola Ahmed TinubuContinueContinue reading “TINUBU SET TO MAKE HISTORY? SOUTHWEST EYES FIRST INEC CHAIRMAN AS YAKUBU’S TENURE WINDS DOWN”
CPC BLOCS DIVIDED: Buhari’s Legacy Party Fractures As Chairmen Deny Endorsing Atiku, Reaffirm Loyalty To Tinubu
The long-simmering cracks within the defunct Congress for Progressives Change (CPC), once the political base of late President Muhammadu Buhari, have burst into the open as its Forum of State Chairmen has dissociated itself from the recent visit of some members to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.In a strongly worded communiqué issued in Abuja onContinueContinue reading “CPC BLOCS DIVIDED: Buhari’s Legacy Party Fractures As Chairmen Deny Endorsing Atiku, Reaffirm Loyalty To Tinubu”
Bishops Sound Alarm: Tinubu Government Accused of Steering Nigeria Toward One-Party State
The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has issued a stern warning to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, cautioning that Nigeria risks sliding into a one-party state if the ongoing suppression of opposition voices is not halted.This warning was contained in a strongly worded communiqué released at the end of the bishops’ plenary meeting, whichContinueContinue reading “Bishops Sound Alarm: Tinubu Government Accused of Steering Nigeria Toward One-Party State”
Bulldozers in Jimeta: Traders Count Losses as Fintiri Gambles with Political Future
By Philip Bradford Adams Over 2,000 Shops Demolished as Adamawa Governor Defends Market Cleanup The Dawn of DemolitionThe morning calm in Yola was shattered last week as bulldozers stormed the Jimeta Ultra-Modern Market, flattening more than 2,000 makeshift shops and attachments in a sweeping government operation. For Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, the demolition was aContinueContinue reading “Bulldozers in Jimeta: Traders Count Losses as Fintiri Gambles with Political Future”
Tragedy in Kano: Respected District Head, Alhaji Idris Dankabo, Dies in Ghastly Car Crash
KANO – Grief has enveloped the ancient town of Kabo in Kano State following the sudden death of its revered district head, Alhaji Idris Adamu Dankabo, popularly known as Sarkin Gabas, who lost his life in a fatal car accident on Thursday.The shocking incident has thrown the Kabo Emirate and neighbouring communities into mourning, withContinueContinue reading “Tragedy in Kano: Respected District Head, Alhaji Idris Dankabo, Dies in Ghastly Car Crash”
Wike Holds the Key: Primate Ayodele Says Fubara’s Second Term Still Possible Under One Condition
The political storm in Rivers State has taken a fresh twist as the Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, declared that Governor Siminalayi Fubara can still secure a second term in office — but only if he bows to a delicate balance of loyalty and divine guidance.This prophecy comes amid speculations thatContinueContinue reading “Wike Holds the Key: Primate Ayodele Says Fubara’s Second Term Still Possible Under One Condition”
₦3.9 Trillion For Lagos, ₦3.5 Trillion For 18 States: Mahdi Shehu Roasts Nigeria’s Democracy
Renowned social critic, Mahdi Shehu, has set off a storm of debate after lambasting Nigeria’s democratic system, accusing it of shameless inequality, nepotism, and deliberate exclusion of the majority.In a fiery post on his official X (formerly Twitter) handle, Shehu drew parallels between Nigeria’s governance and George Orwell’s Animal Farm:> “Even in the bush, someContinueContinue reading “₦3.9 Trillion For Lagos, ₦3.5 Trillion For 18 States: Mahdi Shehu Roasts Nigeria’s Democracy”
Brace for Deluge: FG Issues Flood Alert to Abia, Yobe, Kano, 11 Other States
The Federal Government has sounded the alarm over imminent floods, warning that torrential rainfall between September 19 and 23, 2025, could wreak havoc across at least 13 states of the federation.The National Flood Early Warning Centre (FEWS Centre) under the Federal Ministry of Environment issued the alert in a statement signed by Usman Abdullahi Bokani,ContinueContinue reading “Brace for Deluge: FG Issues Flood Alert to Abia, Yobe, Kano, 11 Other States”
Kwankwaso Opens Door for Return to APC — But Only on ‘Strong Promises’
NNPP Leader Warns Against Being “Used and Dumped” as Political Realignments Loom In a move that could reshape Nigeria’s political landscape ahead of 2027, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the 2023 elections, has declared that his party may consider rejoining the All Progressives Congress (APC)ContinueContinue reading “Kwankwaso Opens Door for Return to APC — But Only on ‘Strong Promises’”
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