A new national study has revealed a marked decline in girl child marriage in Nigeria, with the average prevalence across the country falling from 44 per cent to 28.6 per cent. The findings are contained in The State of the Nigerian Girl Report II 2025, compiled by consultant Austine Mamedu and supported by Save the …
Western nations have begun moves to evacuate their citizens from Mali as a deepening fuel blockade threatens to paralyse the country, ignite public anger, and weaken the ruling military junta’s grip on power. The United States on Thursday ordered non-essential embassy staff and family members to leave the country, joining Germany, Italy, and other Western …
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday declined to grant the request of former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, seeking to stop the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from holding its planned national convention. Lamido, through his counsel, Jeph Njikonye (SAN), had approached the court with an ex parte motion asking for an interim order …
The member representing Gumi/Bukkuyyum Federal Constituency of Zamfara State, Hon. (Engr.) Suleiman Abubakar Gumi, has been stripped of his political power of representing his people in the House of Representatives. This comes after the Federal High Court in Abuja sacked him for defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). …
The Anambra State Government has clarified that Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s recent comments promising rewards to political wards where the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) wins in the November 8 governorship election were intended to tackle voter apathy, not to buy votes. Governor Soludo made the statement while addressing APGA supporters at campaign rallies, urging them …
President Donald Trump has reduced the number of refugees to be admitted into the United States to 7,500 for the 2026 fiscal year which is the lowest cap in U.S. history, while giving priority to white South Africans, particularly Afrikaners, under a new Executive Order. The drastic reduction, announced on Thursday via the Federal Register, …
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja, has barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from giving recognition to the outcome of the forthcoming 2025 National Convention of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) slated for November in Ibadan, Oyo State. The court, in its judgement on Friday, based the decision on the …
The Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria (MEMAN) has called for massive investment in harnessing natural gas, stressing that it remains a critical transition fuel for Africa. MEMAN said natural gas, whether Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), or Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), provides a cleaner form of energy that supports industrialisation. MEMAN …
The Nigerian Senate has suspended further consideration of the Criminal Code Amendment Bill 2025, a controversial proposal seeking to impose stiffer penalties for abortion-related offences, following intense debate among lawmakers on 26 October 2025. The upper chamber’s decision came after heated disagreements over what should legally qualify as an “unlawful abortion” and concerns that the …
Former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa (retd.), on Friday declared that he is exiting military service with pride, honour, and a clear conscience after decades of service to Nigeria. Speaking during his Pulling Out Parade in Abuja, Musa said he gave his “all” to the defence of the nation and expressed gratitude …
