An al-Qaeda-linked militant faction active across the Sahel has claimed responsibility for its first-ever attack in Nigeria, reporting that it killed a soldier during the assault. In a video posted on its Telegram channel late Thursday, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) said its fighters ambushed Nigerian troops in Kwara State in the early hours of […]

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s approval of a 15 per cent import duty on petrol and diesel, describing the decision as insensitive and economically damaging to millions of Nigerians already grappling with rising living costs. In a statement issued on Friday by its spokesperson, Bolaji Abdullahi, the party said

The authorities of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) may be in for a fresh crisis over the selection of a substantive Vice-Chancellor following the issuance of form 86 by the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Awka Judicial Division on the institution’s management, threatening to commit them to prison for contempt of court. The Form 86

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday reignited momentum in the trial of former National Security Adviser (NSA), retired Col. Sambo Dasuki, and three others, by tendering additional documentary evidence before an Abuja High Court.  Dasuki, who served under former President Goodluck Jonathan, is facing an amended 32-count charge bordering on criminal breach