Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has drawn a controversial comparison between Nigeria’s current political trajectory and that of Cameroon under long-serving President Paul Biya, warning that unless Nigerians act decisively in the 2027 election, President Bola Tinubu could emulate Biya’s decades-long tenure. El-Rufai made the remarks during a solidarity visit from former Vice President…
The European-American University has disowned a purported honorary doctorate degree conferred on popular Hausa musician, Dauda Kahutu Rarara, describing it as fake. The musician was awarded the degree on Saturday at a ceremony held at Nicon Luxury Hotel, Abuja, attended by dignitaries including the Governor of Katsina State, Dikko Radda. The event organisers presented themselves…
US President Donald Trump publicly urged his Justice Department on Saturday to take action against his enemies, the latest in a series of moves that critics say have shattered the agency’s traditional independence. In a social media post addressing “Pam” — apparently Attorney General Pam Bondi — Trump fumed over the lack of legal action…
President Bola Tinubu has celebrated his wife and First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu at her 65th birthday anniversary addressing her as the love of his life and steadying anchor. In a statement personally signed by President Bola Tinubu he says “Oluremi Mi, as you celebrate your 65th birthday today, I honour not only the love…
Nigeria joined 144 other members of the UN General Assembly to adopt a resolution allowing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to address the high-level debate by pre-recorded video. The decision followed the United States’ refusal to issue visas for the Palestinian delegation. The resolution passed with 145 in favour, five against (Israel, Nauru, Palau, Paraguay, and…
Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brigadier General Buba Marwa (retd), has said that what Nigeria needs to overcome its current challenges is citizens who embody discipline, loyalty, and resilience. Marwa made this statement on Saturday night in Abuja during the 38th-anniversary celebration of the Nigerian Military School Class of 1982, where he…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has denied long-standing allegations that he sought a third term in office when he was President, insisting that no Nigerian can produce evidence to support such claims. Speaking on Wednesday at the Democracy Dialogue organised by the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation in Accra, Ghana, Obasanjo said, “I think I’m not a fool….
A 13-year-old boy, Siraju Haruna, had been killed following a rock-blasting exercise at Hoy Quarry, Papa Oja, Odeda Local Government Area of the state. Sources told Zagazola that the incident occurred on Friday morning. The quarry Manager, Adeola Temitope, 36, who also serves as a blast man at the site, reported the incident. According to…
A fire broke out at a four-bedroom flat being used as a tailoring factory in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Saturday. The incident occurred in the early hours at Benjamin, Alabama junction in the Eleyele area of Ido Local Government Area. Equipment and properties worth millions of naira were reportedly destroyed in the blaze….
Nigeria’s upstream oil sector has recorded a year-on-year output increase, averaging 1.63 million barrels per day (bopd) of crude oil and condensates in August 2025, This represents an improvement from 1.58 million barrels of oil per day (bopd) in the same period in 2024, according to the Crude Oil and Condensate Production for August 2025…