After three years of challenging adjustments, Nigeria has reached a turning point, according to President Bola Tinubu, who has defended the economic reforms carried out by his administration. The President stated that the changes were implemented to solve long-standing economic imbalances rather than to cause the problems Nigerians have faced in his Independence Day speech. … Read more
According to President Bola Tinubu, he encountered Nigeria in 2023 as a sick patient who had just learned that he had cancer. During his nationwide broadcast on Thursday to commemorate Nigeria’s 66th Independence Day anniversary, Tinubu made the declaration. He claimed that by enacting strict reforms that previous leaders—including his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari—failed to carry … Read more
As part of events commemorating Nigeria’s 66th anniversary of independence on October 1, 2026, Plateau State Governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang granted a “absolute pardon” to 134 prisoners, exercising the prerogative of mercy enshrined in the Nigerian Constitution. In his speech commemorating the nation’s Independence Day anniversary, Mutfwang announced the pardon. Four death row convicts had … Read more
Tear gas is allegedly used by police to detain an OK Movement coordinator. Supporters of Peter Obi in Uyo Elijah Noah, the state coordinator of the OK Movement, was taken into custody by the Akwa Ibom State Police Command in Uyo following reports that tear gas was used on Peter Obi supporters during a scheduled … Read more
October 1: gives Tinubu and the governors a firm message President Bola Tinubu, state governors, and other national political heavyweights have received a stern warning from former president Goodluck Jonathan. In a statement released on his verified X handle on Thursday to commemorate Nigeria’s 66th anniversary of independence, Jonathan urged Nigerian leaders to take full … Read more
“You are incorrect,” Reuben Abati tells Umahi about Tinubu’s photos on the Niger Bridge. Reuben Abati, the anchor of Arise News, disagrees with Dave Umahi, the Minister of Works, about the directive to display President Bola Tinubu’s picture on the First Niger Bridge. Speaking on Thursday’s “Morning Show” on Arise Television, Abati claimed that allowing … Read more
Dino Melaye, a prominent member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has challenged the Nigerian government’s habit of assigning individuals to ministerial positions that do not correspond with their areas of expertise. Melaye claimed that in Nigeria, carpenters are performing the duties of tailors during an interview on the KAA Truths podcast. He emphasised how, … Read more
On Tuesday, those involved in the justice sector started working to improve laws protecting the rights and wellbeing of Nigerian children. Policymakers, lawmakers, judges, law enforcement agencies, representatives of civil society, and international organisations were among the stakeholders who demanded suitable, enforceable, and implementable laws to improve the welfare and development of Nigerian children. At … Read more
Just days after a peace conference with the governors of the Southeast states in Enugu in August 2017, the Indigenous People of Biafra, or IPOB, has questioned how its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, was labelled a terrorist. In a statement titled “Where Was the Terrorism Between August and September 2017?” IPOB spokesperson Emma Powerful posed the … Read more