As the crescent moon ushered in the 2026 Eid-el-Fitr celebration on Friday, March 20, millions of Nigerian Muslims gathered at prayer grounds across the country, but behind the vibrant displays of traditional Baban riga and Iro ati Buba, a sobering reality shadowed the festivities. There is a sharp resurgence in food prices that has left …
The directive by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu requiring political appointees seeking elective offices in the 2027 general elections to resign on or before March 31, 2026 has brought several ministers and top government officials with political ambitions under renewed scrutiny. The instruction, conveyed in a circular signed by George Akume and issued through the Permanent …
The implementation of a new cashless policy by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has led to significant traffic congestion at access gates of Lagos and Abuja airports in the last three days. Starting March 1, 2026, FAAN prohibited cash payments at all access gates, car parks, and executive lounges. While the policy aims …
For decades, the national grid has been the only affordable path to power for the average Nigerian, but it remains unreliable. Experts have pointed out that the power crisis has constrained growth, frustrated households, and inflated business costs. In the absence of a stable electricity supply, people have often resorted to expensive petrol and diesel-powered …
From sacred rivers in Osogboland to the Atlantic waves of Salvador, Brazil, the goddess Yemọja/Iemanjá unites faith, culture, and economic potential. Nigeria’s ancestral festivals could generate billions in revenue while connecting the diaspora to their roots. Long before colonial borders, the Yoruba people of southwestern Nigeria worshipped Yemọja, the divine mother of waters. Known as …
After months of heated legislative battles, street protests, elite lobbying and public outrage, President Bola Tinubu signed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2026 into law, setting the legal framework that will govern Nigeria’s elections heading into the pivotal 2027 general polls. The recently concluded FCT council elections on Saturday, February 21, marked the first polls …
Ahead of the Saturday, February 22, 2026 FCT area council elections, hopes were high and the energy vibrant when Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar, joined the campaign rally for one of their favourites, Dr. Paul Moses, popularly known as Dr. Mo, the chairmanship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), for the Abuja Municipal Area …
Entering the year 2026, Nigerians have faced unprecedented terror violence just barely seven weeks into the new year. From the Northeast to the North Central states, attacks have escalated both in frequency and lethality, leaving communities traumatized and families shattered. On 3–4 February 2026, heavily armed gunmen swept through Woro and Nuku villages in Kwara …
Nigeria’s already fragile healthcare system is facing a silent but deepening crisis: the rapid disappearance of its doctors. New data from the Federal Ministry of Health reveal that the number of practising doctors in Nigeria fell sharply from 66,241 in 2024 to about 55,000 in 2025, a staggering 16.9 per cent decline in just one …
The United States’ action of arresting Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, on January 3, 2026, has unsettled governments far beyond Latin America and reignited debate over sovereignty, international law, and the future of resource-rich states such as Nigeria. The operation, code-named 'Operation Absolute Resolve', has been described by international law experts …
