Osun State goes to the polls on Saturday, August 15, for a governorship election that has become increasingly defined by security concerns. The killing of Dele Ayegbo, nephew of APC campaign Director-General Wole Oke, in Esa-Oke has intensified fears just days before voting, with the APC alleging political involvement in the attack. Those allegations have…
Nigeria’s military says terrorist surrenders in the North-East jumped 213 per cent in one week, a development it attributes to sustained pressure from Operation Hadin Kai. The military says intensified ground operations, attacks on terrorist positions and disruption of logistics are weakening the groups’ ability to operate and retain fighters. Two high-profile members reportedly surrendered…
Two viral videos involving Nigerian security personnel are reigniting a difficult question: what happens when citizens no longer feel they can challenge alleged abuse through formal channels, so they take the confrontation to the street and social media instead? In one video, a man confronts a Nigerian soldier at a checkpoint after allegedly being slapped….
A bullet-riddled campaign vehicle belonging to the Osun APC governorship campaign has become the latest flashpoint in an increasingly tense election, with claims that the vehicle was targeted in an assassination attempt against APC candidate Bola Oyebamiji’s convoy. Videos circulating online show several apparent bullet impacts concentrated along one side of the vehicle. However, the…
Two very different political moments in Nasarawa and Bauchi are raising the same uncomfortable question ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 elections: what happens when political competition becomes more about money and weakened institutions than the quality of leadership? A video circulating online shows Hajiya Maryam Wadada, wife of APC Nasarawa governorship candidate Senator Ahmed Wadada, distributing…
Fresh details from the ongoing investigation into Nigeria’s alleged 2025 coup plot have put Army Colonel Mohammed Ma’aji at the centre of the case. Investigators reportedly identified him as a key organiser of the alleged plan to overthrow President Bola Tinubu, with statements attributed to him naming other military officers allegedly involved. But the bigger…
Syria has sentenced former President Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia, alongside his brother Maher, while his cousin and former Daraa security chief Atef Najib also received a death sentence. The ruling is a landmark moment for a country still dealing with the consequences of the 2011 uprising and the war that followed. But the…
Air Peace operations were disrupted at the Lagos and Abuja airports on Tuesday after aviation unions, backed by the Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), picketed the airline over allegations that it prevented workers from unionizing and failed to remit ticket-related charges owed to aviation authorities. Passengers were left stranded as access…
Judy Austin has reportedly taken her long-running dispute with her former husband, Emmanuel Chukwuobasi Obasi, to court, filing a ₦1 billion defamation suit against Obasi and actress Rita Edochie. The case follows allegations made by Obasi during a June appearance on The Honest Bunch podcast, where he spoke about his former marriage to Austin and…
The second week of Big Brother Naija Season 11 has delivered something viewers did not expect: a double eviction, a first strike, emotional breakdowns and a house that already appears to be struggling with its own alliances. Martins Iyeh and Mercedes became the first two housemates evicted from the Show Ya Sef season on Sunday,…
