President Bola Tinubu is set to return to the United Nations General Assembly in person for the first time since 2023, with the Nigerian leader scheduled to address world leaders in New York on September 23, 2026. He is expected to speak between 11:30 a.m. and noon New York time, or 4:30 p.m. Nigerian time….
President Bola Tinubu’s recent decision to increase the salaries of serving military personnel was meant to strengthen troop welfare and recognise the demands placed on the armed forces. But just as the government celebrates the pay increase, retired military personnel are on the streets demanding to know why they were left behind. Military retirees gathered…
Nigeria’s 2027 election campaign has officially entered a new phase, but the first National Peace Accord signed by presidential candidates is already facing an important question: will politicians actually follow the rules they have just promised to respect? Presidential candidates and political party leaders gathered in Abuja on Tuesday to sign the accord ahead of…
Nigeria’s drug problem is becoming harder to ignore. In just a few days, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has announced a series of major operations involving cocaine, cannabis, opioids and other illicit substances across the country. The cases involve a social media influencer, a businessman who allegedly sold his legitimate business to finance…
Nollywood actress and African Action Congress governorship candidate Doris Ogala has made one of the boldest declarations yet ahead of the 2027 Abia governorship election. Appearing on the Clarity Zone podcast hosted by Nedu Wazobia, Ogala said she is certain she will become the next governor of Abia State because she believes her political ambition…
Abuja’s latest flooding has exposed a problem that goes beyond blocked drains. Senator Ireti Kingibe says the capital is gradually losing the very spaces designed to carry away excess water, as buildings and other developments spread into green areas, gullies, flood channels and flood plains. Speaking on ARISE News, Kingibe blamed developments approved under the…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency’s latest destruction of cannabis farms in Edo State has reopened an argument Nigeria has struggled with for years: is the country destroying an illegal drug problem, or destroying a potential legal industry before it has decided what that industry could become? On August 17, NDLEA operatives destroyed two cannabis…
The sudden exit of Blessing Agbebaku as Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly is raising a bigger question than who will replace him: why had lawmakers turned against a Speaker who had survived major political changes inside the House? Agbebaku resigned on Monday amid moves by lawmakers to impeach him. Reports later said…
The arrest of a 19-year-old woman in Kebbi State over the alleged theft of a newborn has raised a disturbing question that goes beyond the crime itself: how much pressure can young women face to prove that they are becoming mothers? Khadija Ibrahim, a resident of Rikoto in Zuru Local Government Area, was arrested on…
Plateau State’s cholera outbreak has reached 537 suspected cases and 17 deaths, but the latest figures also tell a more complicated story. While the number of people affected continues to rise, health authorities say active transmission has been brought under control in several of the areas that were previously hit hardest. The outbreak began in…
