The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has urged the South-East to overwhelmingly support President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections, warning that failure to do so could jeopardize the continuation of major federal infrastructure projects across the region. Umahi spoke, Wednesday, May 20, during an inspection tour of ongoing federal road and bridge…
Nigeria’s electricity metering gap remains a major concern, as new data from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission shows that more than 41 per cent of electricity consumers across the country are still without prepaid meters. According to the Commission’s January and February 2026 metering factsheet, about 5.1 million out of Nigeria’s 12.31 million active…
US President Donald Trump has declared that the United States will send an additional 5,000 troops to Poland, an apparent reversal following recent moves by his administration to reduce the number of US troops in Europe. The announcement comes one week after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stopped the scheduled deployment of a combat team…
Nigeria recorded a $480 million trade surplus in January 2026, driven by a 4.46 percent increase in export receipts to a record $4.68 billion, largely fueled by petroleum products. This represents a 220 percent month-on-month (MoM) increase in trade surplus when compared to $150 million recorded in December 2025. The Central Bank of Nigeria,…
The nursing student who was found with her throat slit in her room in Imo State has been identified. Wendy Achumba, a female student of the College of Nursing, Umuadara Umulogho, was found murd£red on Thursday, May 21, in her off-campus lodge in Umulogho in the Obowo Local Government Area of Imo State. Neighbours became…
US President Donald Trump has warned of possible military intervention in Cuba, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared that Cuba has been a national security threat for years. Trump said previous US presidents have considered intervening in Cuba for decades, but that ‘it looks like I´ll be the one that does it.’ …
The Defence Headquarters has said the kidnap incident involving students and teachers in Oyo State was carried out by terrorists displaced from other parts of the country following intensified military operations. In a statement signed by the Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj Gen Michael Onoja, the DHQ said the attackers behind the Oyo abduction were…
A Nigerian woman has been sentenced to six months in prison in Ghana for trying to obtain a Ghanaian passport with forged nationality documents. Franca Wilson, a 41-year-old welder, pleaded guilty before the Adabraka District Court in Accra on May 12, 2026. On Wednesday, May 20, she was sentenced to six months imprisonment with hard…
Former Head of State Yakubu Gowon has reopened some of the most controversial moments of the Nigerian Civil War, revealing how late nationalist leader Obafemi Awolowo intervened to save late military ruler Murtala Mohammed from losing his command during the war. The revelations are contained in Gowon’s autobiography, My Life of Duty & Allegiance,…
Air France and Airbus have been found guilty of manslaughter over a 2009 plane crash that k!lled 228 people. The Paris Appeals Court found the airline and aircraft manufacturer “solely and entirely responsible” for the incident, in which flight AF447 from Rio de Janeiro to Paris crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. The passenger…
