The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has inaugurated a General Court Martial to try 36 serving military personnel accused of breaching national security through alleged mutiny. The inauguration, which took place on April 24, 2026, follows an earlier statement issued by the DHQ on January 26, 2026,
As the 2027 general elections draw closer, political conversations across Okene/Ogori-Magongo Federal Constituency are taking a more serious turn. Beyond party lines and routine rhetoric, voters are asking a deeper question: who truly has the credibility, competence, and character to deliver effective representation at the Green Chamber? Emerging strongly in that
By Tunde Odesola (Published in The PUNCH, on Friday, April 24, 2026) Mother tongue is sweet. I know because mine is. The honey in the mother tongue oozes from its picturesque encapsulation of nature’s simplest wonders to life’s most complex pursuits, passing down wisdom from generation to generation, like no other tongue. The sweetness of […]
A fresh wave of armed violence in northeast Nigeria has forced more than 5,000 people from their homes in Ngoshe, pushing already fragile communities in Gwoza Local Government Area deeper into crisis. The international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) confirmed it has launched an emergency response in Pulka, where displaced families have
The U.S. Embassy Abuja has signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ilorin Innovation Hub, launching its first public-private partnership outside the American Spaces Network and signaling a strategic expansion of U.S. engagement in Nigeria’s fast-growing technology ecosystem. The agreement, formalized at a ceremony in Abuja, is set to deepen
A high-level United Kingdom trade mission on education and skills has concluded a week-long skills and schools trade mission to Nigeria, laying a solid foundation for expanded collaboration in education and workforce development between both countries. The mission, which ran from April 19 to 23 in Abuja and Lagos, brought together leading UK private schools, […]











