Special Reports

At the dawn of Aug. 8, 2025, the village of Babanla in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara stirred into the familiar rhythms of another day. Roosters crowed and the first call to prayer drifted across the settlement. Thereafter, traders lifted shop shutters while farmers prepared motorcycles for distant fields. Smoke curled gently from cooking fires. Then gunshots erupted. Saadat …

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has called for continued stakeholder engagement following the Federal Government’s executive order restructuring oil and gas revenue remittances. PENGASSAN President, Mr Festus Osifo, made the call on Thursday in Lagos during a news conference on the executive order and its implications for the oil and gas industry. Osifo said …

Migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers in Libya are enduring ruthless and systematic human rights violations, including killings, torture, sexual violence and trafficking, a new UN report has disclosed. The report, published on Tuesday by the UN human rights office, OHCHR, covered the period from January 2024 to December 2025. The report documents what it calls an “exploitative model preying on migrants, …

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has reaffirmed Nigerian Army’s resolve to decisively tackle terrorism, insurgency, and other security threats with renewed vigour. Shaibu stated this at the 75th Army Headquarters Departments and Commands West African Social Activities (WASA), marking the end of the 2025 training year in Abuja. He described the army as a professional, adaptable, and …

The Executive Director, CISLAC/Transparency International, and other members of the civil society organisations at the event on Tuesday in Abuja. Anti-corruption The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC)/Transparency International Nigeria says Nigeria’s anti-corruption drive stagnated in 2025, retaining a poor score of 26 out of 100. The 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) report was released on Tuesday in Abuja by …

  By Joan Odafe (NAN) Social media influencers are gaining traction among Nigerian youths, raising alarms among parents, religious leaders, and society at large. They are worried that flashy online presence is overshadowing core values in shaping the younger generation’s mindset. This concern stems from the fact that many young Nigerians now look up to social media personalities as role …

Stakeholders in Ondo, Osun and Ekiti States say Nigeria must urgently embrace state policing, describing its creation as a strategic necessity for addressing the multifaceted security challenges facing the country. They argued that the state police would reduce reliance on the federal and central command, thereby mitigating current security challenges such as banditry and kidnapping. The stakeholders stated that the …

New York – UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said the capture of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro and his wife by U.S. special forces in the early hours of Saturday is “a dangerous precedent”. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Stéphane Dujarric, UN Spokesperson, on Saturday in New York Guterres said he is “deeply alarmed” over the standoff …

The court filings confirm that Nnaji personally acknowledged not having been issued a certificate by the institution. The Minister of Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has admitted that the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), never issued him a degree certificate. According to PREMIUM TIMES, Nnaji made the admission in court documents filed before Justice Hauwa Yilwa of the Federal High Court …

•From regional giants to state midgets•How to regain ‘Paradise’, by top economists On October 1, 1960, Nigeria emerged from colonial rule with hope and ambition. It was a country of vast resources, youthful leaders, and a vision to rival the Asian Tigers. 65 years later, that dream has curdled into disappointment. The nation that once stood as a continental beacon …