As Nigeria joins the global community to mark this year’s Children’s Day on Wednesday, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, has sounded the alarm over the worsening insecurity in schools, describing the repeated mass abduction of students as a national disgrace and a collapse of basic school safety. In a statement posted …
As Muslims celebrate the feast of Eid-El-Kabir, Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shettima has called on Nigerians to embrace peace, unity and patience amidst challenges in the country. Shettima made the call while speaking to newsmen shortly after observing the Eid-el-Kabir prayers at the Ramat Square Eid Ground in Maiduguri, Borno State, Wednesday. According to a …
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged Nigerians to embrace tolerance, generosity, and peaceful coexistence, using the occasion of Eid-el-Kabir to reflect on the values that unite the nation. Speaking to newsmen on Wednesday after observing the Eid prayers at the Dodan Barracks praying ground in Lagos, the President admonished citizens to reject ethnic divisions, hatred, …
With less than 24 hours to Eid-el-Kabir, Abuja’s major livestock markets are gripped not by the usual festive rush, but by hesitation, anxiety and dwindling buying power as soaring ram prices force many families to scale back long-held Sallah traditions. Across major markets in Apo, Gudu and Kugbo, traders sit beside rows of unsold rams …
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has appealed a Federal High Court judgment in Abuja that nullified the timelines it set for political parties to conduct primaries and submit candidates for the 2027 general election. The commission filed a notice of appeal and a motion for stay of execution on Monday, May 25, seeking to …
Former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and emerged as its governorship candidate for the 2027 election in Gombe State. Pantami clinched the ticket through voice affirmation during the PDP governorship primary held on Tuesday in Gombe. The chairman of the PDP electoral panel, Gregory Yenlong, …
FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, says the impeachment process against Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, was discontinued based on an agreement that the governor would not seek re-election. Wike stated this on Monday after inspecting infrastructural projects in Abuja, while reacting to Fubara’s withdrawal from the Rivers State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary. Fubara had …
The African Action Congress (AAC) has adopted Omoyele Sowore as its consensus presidential candidate for the 2027 general election. The decision was announced on Monday by the chairman of the election committee, Kayode Babayemi during the party’s presidential primary in Abuja. Babayemi said the adoption reflected the party’s confidence in Sowore’s leadership and long-standing commitment …
Less than eight months after his resignation as the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has secured the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship ticket in Enugu State for the 2027 general election. Nnaji polled 7,424 votes to defeat his closest rival Samson Nnamani, who garnered 600 votes, in the PDP primary election conducted …
The Russia-Ukraine war, changing political decisions in the United States and rising global tensions are reshaping how Nigerian banks manage risk. This global turmoil is pushing the banks to rethink everything from loan quality and collateral values to cybersecurity and liquidity planning, Pinnacle Daily can report. A review of 2025 audited financial reports of 11 …
