A Nigerian woman, Olabisi Abubakar, 42, from Cardiff, is facing trial in the United Kingdom for two counts of manslaughter and child cruelty relating to the death of her three-year-old son, Taiwo Abubakar. Olabisi, accused of killing her three-year-old son through religious fasting, told police she had “locked herself away” during the COVID-19 pandemic. She is being tried before the …

Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan has urged all the opposition political parties to team up with the incoming government of the All Progressives Congress(APC) to jointly take Nigeria to the next level of development. Lawan said the elections were over and what was left is governance which is for everyone. While receiving a delegation of the Organisation of African, Caribbean …

The Director-General of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Mallam Farouk Salim has said that the country was too big for the organisation to have less than 5,000 staff. Salim, represented by SON Director of South-South Region, Mr Usman Mohammed, made the disclosure on Thursday in Calabar during a one-day stakeholders’ workshop organised by the agency. The workshop with the …

The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday joined President Muhammadu Buhari to perform the Friday Jumaat prayer, held at the Aso Rock Mosque in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The prayer session was led by the Chief Imam of the Mosque, Malam Abubakar Sulaiman. Muslim faithful in attendance includes the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila; Majority …

A student of the Yobe State University, Damaturu, Maryam Lawan Goroma has reportedly slumped and died shortly after writing her examination on Thursday. Disclosing this on his Facebook account recently, a classmate of the deceased, Bukar Maisandari said the deceased suddenly collapsed and was confirmed dead shortly. Accordingly, Maryam, a Chemical Engineering undergraduate, was alive and kicking until Thursday when …

The Federal Government on Thursday got permission from the Supreme Court to file nine fresh grounds of appeal to oppose the release of the Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, from detention. The apex court granted the Federal Government’s request to include the fresh grounds in its amended notice of appeal dated 28th October …

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor has said that Nigeria requires an all-of-society approach to curtail the various forms of insecurity facing it. At the opening of a two-day workshop on “Use of Broadcasting in Complementing the Military in Conflict Mitigation and Management” on Thursday in Abuja, General Irabor, who was represented by the Director of Training …

Oba Saheed Elegushi of Ikate-Elegushi kingdom in Lagos State has said that arrangements had been concluded to establish a research centre for the study of Lagos history at the Lagos State University (LASU). Elegushi, who disclosed this on Thursday at a news conference in commemoration of his 13th Coronation Anniversary, said that the project would be ready in 2025. The …

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that over 60,000 soldiers were recruited under his watch, and that his administration funded the military to ensure an increase in the fighting power of the Nigerian Army. At the Nigerian Army Trooping and Presentation of Colours Parade 2023 held at Eagles Square in Abuja on Thursday, the President Buhari told the dignitaries that included …

Some Nigerian students escaping the unrest in Sudan are currently trapped in the desert. Following the three-day ceasefire declared by the Sudanese armed forces and the Rapid Support Force, countries have been making efforts to evacuate their citizens. On Wednesday, the Nigerian government had said N150 million was released for hiring 40 buses to convey some Nigerians from Sudan to …