A flood has washed away a key bridge linking Kebbi, Sokoto, and Zamfara States with southern Nigeria, in Kebbe Local Government Area of Sokoto and Shanga in Kebbi State. The bridge collapsed on Monday following heavy rainfall, leaving many travellers from Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara stranded on their way south. Also, travellers heading from the southwest to the northwest were left stuck, unable to ...

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has predicted thunderstorms from Thursday to Saturday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Tuesday in Abuja envisaged thunderstorms over parts of Adamawa, Taraba, Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara and Kaduna States during Wednesday’s morning hours. According to NiMet, thunderstorms are expected over parts of Bauchi, Adamawa, Kaduna, Katsina, ...

As the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, continues to linger, judges’ withdrawal from his case is raising concerns. The Nigerian Government has been prosecuting Kanu since 2015. He is standing trial for several charges ranging from treasonable felony to terrorism. In 2017, Justice Binta Nyako of an Abuja Federal High Court granted him bail in the sum of N100 ...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and state governors have been urged to invest massively in agriculture to tackle the issue of food insecurity in the country. Chairman of the Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG), Barr. Jesutega Onokpasa, made the appeal yesterday in Abuja, during the inauguration of their executives. MNJTF rescues 38 hostages, disrupts B/Haram’s supply chains in Lake ...

A former Nigeria Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has claimed that Israel has “finally got the war it wanted”. Fani-Kayode stated this in reaction to Iran’s ballistic missile attacks. “Israel has finally got the war it wanted,” Fani-Kayode simply wrote on his verified X page. On Tuesday, Iran launched at least 180 missiles into Israel. This is the latest in a series of escalating ...

The senator representing Bauchi South, Shehu Buba Umar, has said the socio-economic, security and other challenges facing Nigeria are consequences of the collective actions and inactions of the leaders and citizens of the country. He disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday to celebrate Nigeria’s 64th Independence anniversary. Gunmen abduct women, kill vigilante commander in ...