In advance of the 2026 Lagos Fanti Carnival, which is set for Monday, April 6, the Lagos State Government, via the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture, has approved temporary traffic detours. Several roads that will be impacted by the planned closures were listed in the warning, which was distributed on Friday via the state … Read more
President Bola Tinubu’s recent visit to Plateau State in the wake of the fatal attack that killed over 40 lives has drawn criticism from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which characterises the trip as callous and devoid of empathy for the victims. Comrade Ini Ememobong, the PDP National Publicity Secretary, revealed this in a press … Read more
On Wednesday, the Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kano let Suleiman Yakubu, a driver for the wife of the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, out on bail for stealing jewellery worth N60 million. The court did not give Yakubu, Idris Uba-Musa, and Abdullahi Hassan’s addresses or ages, but they are all accused with conspiracy, … Read more
Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, has made his first public statement about Nigeria’s economy since his mother died on March 27, 2026. He said that the country’s ongoing poor performance is due to a “talent-allocation crisis.” El-Rufai is in a court fight with the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) at the … Read more
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) told its members at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH) on Tuesday to stop working right away because a female house officer had been attacked there. The association’s national executive officers spoke out against the attack, which happened at the hospital’s Accident and Emergency unit after a … Read more
Liya, whose real name is Abdulsalam Suliyat Modasola, is a prominent Nigerian singer who recently announced her departure from the Davido Music Worldwide (DMW) label in pursuit of greater artistic and personal freedom. Liya formally ended her relationship with Davido’s record label in 2023, after becoming the first female singer signed to the label in … Read more
Nurses in Ondo State have threatened to stop working the night shift unless immediate security measures are taken after a brutal attack on the Oke Ijebu Health Centre in Akure. On Saturday night, armed individuals broke into the facility, attacked staff, stole belongings, and abducted multiple health workers. This was confirmed by Felix Orobode, the … Read more
On Sunday, during El-Rufai’s mother Hajiya Umma El-Rufai’s burial in Abuja, former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai and current Governor Uba Sani seemed to put their disagreements aside. During the burial prayer at the National Mosque, former minister Isa Ali Pantami stepped in to mediate the reconciliation between the two leaders. Pantami demanded that the … Read more
Depending on Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso’s decision to defect from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), according to Bashir Ahmad, a former presidential assistant, the All Progressives Congress (APC) might perform differently in Kano State. On March 29, 2026, Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano State and NNPP presidential contender … Read more
The decision to temporarily release Nasir El-Rufai from the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) so that he may attend his mother’s burial was characterised by activist lawyer Deji Adeyanju as compassionate. El-Rufai was the governor of Kaduna State at the time. Proper legal backing is essential, Adeyanju emphasised. Since El-Rufai was detained … Read more