Temitope E. Takon

Kano The political crisis triggered by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s dramatic exit from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) deepened on Friday with the resignation of a serving commissioner and a sharp escalation of rhetoric from the party’s national leader, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. Yusuf Kofarmata, the Kano State Commissioner for Science, Technology, and Innovation,

Abuja / Gusau / Maiduguri Nigerian troops have recorded fresh operational successes in coordinated counter-terrorism campaigns across the North-West and North-East, killing six terrorists, rescuing a kidnapped underage girl in Zamfara State, and arresting a suspected Boko Haram drug supplier in Borno State, in what the military describes as a renewed push to dismantle armed

Kano, Nigeria Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has restructured his political team, replacing his Political Adviser, Sunusi Surajo Kwankwaso, in a move that underscores the depth of the political realignment currently unfolding in Nigeria’s most politically influential northern state. The decision comes barely 24 hours after the governor formally resigned from the New Nigeria

Abuja A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has removed Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), escalating the party’s long-running leadership crisis and opening a new phase of legal and political confrontation within the opposition movement. The ruling, delivered on Wednesday by Justice Peter Lifu, recognised a caretaker committee led

Abuja, Nigeria  The Department of State Services (DSS) has taken former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), into custody over fresh allegations of terrorism financing, security sources confirmed on Monday. Malami, who was recently released on bail from Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja, following charges of money laundering, was reportedly

At least six people have been killed in recent attacks by bandits across Niger and Benue states, while authorities in Katsina defended releasing suspected bandits under ongoing peace agreements. The incidents underscore persistent insecurity in Nigeria’s North-Central and North-West regions, despite ongoing military operations and state-level efforts to contain armed groups. In Niger State, at

The Rivers State House of Assembly has raised alarm over alleged attempts by unnamed individuals to use High Courts outside Port Harcourt to derail ongoing impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Deputy Governor Professor Ngozi Odu. The warning was issued in a statement dated January 11, 2026, amid rising political tension in the state.