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DIANI, Kenya, 9 April 2026 — Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo issued a stark warning on Thursday about a “new scramble for Africa,” accusing external powers of fuelling instability across the continent while posing as peace partners. Speaking at the third Mashariki Cooperation

Aba Power, Nigeria’s newest electricity distribution company (DisCo), has blacklisted one of its major wire and cable suppliers for failure to provide it with wires at the weekend to resume immediate electricity supply to a community in Abia State which had been

Nigeria’s political landscape witnessed another dramatic twist as the Court of Appeal Nigeria sitting in Abuja nullified an earlier judgment that had recognised Dr. Sadiq Umar Abubakar Gombe as the National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). The ruling, delivered by

In a decisive move aimed at preserving the integrity of Igbo traditional institutions, the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, John Azuta-Mbata, has declared the conferment of the revered title “Eze Ndigbo” outside Igboland null and void. The pronouncement, made on Thursday during

The serene waterways and bustling streets of Bayelsa State are set to witness an unusual calm and coordinated excitement as the state government announces a work-free day and the closure of markets in preparation for the visit of Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘B’, has intensified its crackdown on endangered species trafficking with the interception of additional live pangolins along the Kano-Takai Jigawa axis. This is contained in a statement by Mohammad Balarabe, the acting

The Minister of Defence, retired Gen. Christopher Musa, has called on Nigeria’s intelligence agencies to enhance collaboration to improve operational effectiveness. Musa made the call at a meeting with members of the intelligence community on Thursday in Abuja. According to him, actionable

The Lagos State Police Command recently detained several officers from the Anti-Cultism Squad following a viral video showing them harassing youths and confiscating their mobile phones. The harassment occurred at the Ojuelegba Underbridge during a stop-and-search operation on Monday night, April 6, 2026. Officers were seen