Aisha Buhari Reveals Cause of Former President’s Health Challenges Former First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has revealed that rumours within the Presidential Villa alleging that she planned to kill her husband, the late President Muhammadu Buhari, created fear and mistrust that disrupted his feeding routine and, she believes, precipitated his prolonged illness in 2017. Her account…
Attah Wins Rukyatu Danjuma Prize at NMMA 2025 Comrade Aloysius Emeka Attah of The Sun Newspapers, at the weekend, emerged winner of the Rukyatu Danjuma Prize for Health Reporter of the Year at the 2025 Nigeria Media Merit Award (NMMA), held at the Lagos Continental Hotel, Victoria Island. Attah, a member of the Correspondents Chapel…
Supreme Court strikes out PDP states’ Suit on Rivers Emergency; Affirms Presidential Powers In a landmark judgment on Monday, the Supreme Court of Nigeria struck out a suit filed by Adamawa and ten other Peoples Democratic Party-led states challenging the constitutionality of the state of emergency declared in Rivers State, in a decision delivered in…
Police Foil Yuletide Robbery Attempt in Enugu, Arrest Suspect, Recover Imitation Firearm The Enugu State Police Command has recorded another breakthrough in its ongoing Yuletide security operations with the arrest of a suspected armed robber and the recovery of an imitation firearm and ammunition in Enugu metropolis. The suspect, identified as Oshim Lambert Chimuanya, 28,…
Private Jet Carrying 11 Nigerians Crash-Lands at MAKIA- All Onboard Safe, Investigation Underway A private jet operated by Flybird Aircraft Management Services Limited crash-landed at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) on Sunday morning, sending shockwaves through airport staff and travellers. The flight, originating from Abuja, touched down at about 9:30 a.m with 11 people…
MONEY, LAW AND SOCIETY By Onochiengwu Obuna In most ancient time primitive Social living, life was very simple People loved to live by good example Society was much close to nature When men and women were mature People then really had unique culture People live by hunting, by agriculture Agricultural products were minimal Agric products…
Ngige, EFCC and The Days Ahead By Adabo Omoja The dramatic arrest and arraignment of former Minister of Labour, Employment and Productivity, Dr. Chris Nwabueze Ngige (OON) by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has continued to generate nationwide debate. Ngige was last week remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre by an FCT High Court,…
Allegations Rock Defence Ministry as Activist Urges Tinubu to Probe Matawalle Fresh controversy has erupted around Nigeria’s security architecture following an open letter addressed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, alleging grave acts of collusion with bandits against the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle. In the letter, written by Abdullahi Abdullahi Shugaban Kingiya, the…
NAF Personnel, Aircraft Remain Detained in Burkina Faso Despite FG’s Release Claims — Detained Soldier Seven Nigerian soldiers and four airmen of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), along with their Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft, remain detained in Burkina Faso, contradicting official claims by the Federal Government and the Air Force that the crew had been…
Enugu: Of Gov. Mbah’s New Security Initiatives and Transport Reforms BY SAMSON EZEA Enugu State has long distinguished itself in the area of security architecture, particularly since insecurity escalated nationwide. When former Governor Sullivan Chime, confronted with rising security threats, banned commercial motorcycles (Okada) as a means of transportation, his decision drew mixed reactions. Yet,…
