The Federal Government says the Fund’s 2026 Article IV assessment independently confirms that two-and-a-half years of difficult structural reforms are paying off – even as poverty and food insecurity remain pressing concerns By: Ganiyu Olayinka The Federal Government has welcomed the International Monetary Fund’s 2026 Article IV Mission Concluding Statement on Nigeria, describing it as…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has deployed an aerial surveillance platform to support search-and-rescue operations following the kidnapping of teachers and students from the communities of Yawota and Ahoro-Esinele in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. Governor Seyi Makinde disclosed this on Friday during a visit by senior Air Force officials,…
By: Tunji Okunlola Brighton & Hove Albion have secured the signing of Nigerian winger Zadok Yohanna from Swedish club AIK Stockholm, with the 18-year-old putting pen to paper on a five-year contract running until June 2031. The Premier League club confirmed the deal on Saturday across their official website and social media channels, though financial…
By: Tunji Okunlola The Ilorin Emirate Political Advisory Council (IEPAC) has restated its endorsement of Senator Saliu Mustapha as its preferred candidate for the 2027 Kwara State governorship election, describing his ambition as a collective project of the emirate. The council also renewed its backing for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s second-term bid, declaring him the…
By: Olayinka Ganiyu The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced plans to publish the list of successful candidates cleared to purchase nomination forms today, as the party advances its internal processes ahead of future elections. The party said the approved aspirants will be officially unveiled following the release – a significant step in its candidate…
By Ganiyu Olayinka Nigeria’s police have rescued Mrs. Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul, younger sister of former Minister of Power Chief Adebayo Adelabu, along with her 12-year-old twin sons, Peter and Paul, following a late-night operation in Oyo State on Saturday. The family had been abducted on the morning of Wednesday, June 3, around 7:30 a.m.,…
By Tunji Okunlola Nigerian military forces have rescued two men from kidnappers in Kwara State, the army announced Saturday, as security operations against armed criminal groups intensify across the North Central region. Troops of the Joint Task Force North Central, operating under Operation Savannah Shield, freed the victims during a clearance mission along the Gidan…
By Tunji Okunlola The abductors of retired Major General Rabe Abubakar, a former Director of Defence Information, have released a video showing him and his wife in captivity and setting out their conditions for the couple’s release. Major General Abubakar and his wife were seized along the Marabar Musawa-Kafinsoli road in Matazu Local Government Area…
Former Senate Leader urges extension of road network to Maiduguri, Monguno, Ngala and Yola to deepen regional connectivity and bolster security operations By: Ganiyu Olayinka Credit: Kwaro1(Wikimedia Commons) Project value ₦1.245tr Highway length 125 km Corridor Gombe–Biu Former Senate Leader and Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
By Olayinka Ganiyu The federal government has officially commenced reconstruction of the long-neglected Gombe–Biu–Maiduguri highway, in what officials are billing as a landmark infrastructure project for Nigeria’s North-east region. The flag-off ceremony took place in Gombe on Thursday, with Minister of Works David Umahi describing the project as a central pillar of President Bola Tinubu’s…
