•Atiku Abubakar and Remi Tinubu Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned what he described as the deliberate weaponisation of hunger through the distribution of food items and palliatives across Northern Nigeria by President Bola Tinubu, saying the gesture amounted to political manipulation dressed up as compassion. The attack was co...
Four Nigerians were among 25 defendants convicted on April 24 for their roles in the fraud and money laundering scheme, commonly referred to as “business email compromise”. They included Emmauel Okereke, aka Omo Igbo, 42; Olalekan Bashiru, aka Ola Bash, 36; Jeremiah Agina, 29; and Ademola Balogun, 43 — were Nigerian nationals. According to the...
•Abike Dabiri-Erewa The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, yesterday urged the South Africa government to ensure the safety of Nigerians and other black immigrants. The plea followed ongoing xenophobia attacks in some parts of the country, reports The Nation. The lo...
•William Ruto Kenya’s President William Ruto has backtracked on his remarks on the brand of English Nigerians speak. He said a ‘’private conversation’’ he had with ‘’fellow citizens’’ was recorded, misrepresented, taken out of context and shared online. Ruto had faced backlash after saying Nigerian English was inferior to that of his homeland....
•Tinubu and Ruto President William Ruto has criticised Nigeria’s economic conditions and English usage, pushing back against comments by President Bola Tinubu that Nigerians are better off than citizens of other African countries. The exchange followed remarks by Tinubu during a visit to Bayelsa State, where he inaugurated key infrastructure p...
Industrial action by pilots and cabin crew at German flagship carrier Lufthansa has disrupted flights, leaving some Nigerian passengers stranded and forcing others to spend the night at airports. Passengers affected by cancellations were rebooked onto alternative carriers, including Royal Air Maroc, reports Sunday PUNCH. However, some reported...
•Repentant terrorists Retired military officers, human rights activists, lawyers and other concerned Nigerians have expressed outrage as they condemned the reintegration of repentant terrorists into the society by the federal government after undergoing six months of de-radicalisation and vocational training. The government announced last Thur...
•Amaechi and Tinubu Former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, has said many Nigerians are eager to vote President Bola Tinubu out of office in the 2027 general elections. Amaechi, who spoke in an interview on Channels Television, cited worsening economic conditions and rising hardship across the country. He painted a bleak picture of th...
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has urged Nigerians to be cautious and avoid falling victim to rising online recruitment scams. On its official X handle today, the Commission revealed that the scammers are using various communication channels, such as WhatsApp, emails, and personal phone numbers, to reach out to unsuspecting victims, ...
•Tinubu At the heat of a much-publicised robust national conversation on governance and economic reforms, the Presidential Adviser on Policy Communication, Mr Daniel Bwala has affirmed that Nigerians retain the constitutional right to express anger and frustration over the prevailing hardship under the Administration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Bwal...

