Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has spoken about the silence of friends, former colleagues and political allies as he continues to face legal and political challenges. In a statement titled “My Relationships and the Aftermath”, dated September 23, 2026, El-Rufai said he was aware that some people he had supported in the past had…
Nigeria’s Defence Minister, General Christopher Musa (retd.), has proposed that every Nigerian should undergo military training, saying the experience could help citizens understand the discipline, endurance and sacrifices involved in protecting the country. Musa made the comments during an appearance on the African Leadership Podcast with Ken Giami. He argued that experiencing military training would…
Nigeria has placed its public health system on high alert for Ebola as a major outbreak of Bundibugyo Ebola virus disease continues to spread in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) issued an interim advisory on September 23, 2026, following the worsening situation in the DRC. As…
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has rejected a claim by Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike that the Federal Government gave Oyo State ₦50 billion to support the upgrade of the Ibadan Airport. The disagreement, which emerged on September 22, has added another public dispute to the increasingly complicated political relationship between the two former…
Nigeria’s latest petrol price debate has shifted from whether President Bola Tinubu should reduce fuel prices to a more fundamental question: how much control does the Federal Government actually have over the pump price? Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri, said on Tuesday, September 22, that the Tinubu administration cannot directly increase or…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has defended President Bola Tinubu’s extended working vacation, insisting that there is no power vacuum in Aso Rock despite the President’s prolonged absence from Nigeria. Akpabio made the comments in Akwa Ibom on Tuesday, September 22, while commissioning projects by Governor Umo Eno. He said Tinubu remained in power and continued…
Plateau State is facing another wave of deadly attacks after a senior police officer attached to Operation Rainbow was killed in an ambush while responding to a security incident along the Barkin Ladi-Bokkos road. The September 22 attack came only a day after the Plateau State Government imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in Barkin Ladi, Bokkos…
The legal battle involving former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai and the Department of State Services (DSS) is now heading toward another major date. The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed October 26, 2026, to rule on El-Rufai’s no-case submission in the alleged wiretapping case. The case began with comments El-Rufai made during a…
Nigeria has moved closer to adding a major new capability to its military as the Federal Government advances the acquisition of 12 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters from the United States. The latest milestone came after Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, led a Nigerian Air Force delegation to a beam-signing ceremony with…
Nigeria’s latest petrol price increase has revived an uncomfortable question for an oil-producing country: why does fuel remain so expensive for Nigerian workers even as domestic refining capacity expands? Petrol is now selling at around ₦1,400 per litre in Lagos and Abuja, with prices reaching about ₦1,500 in parts of northern Nigeria, according to recent…
