August 27, 2025
Nigeria: Passengers Flee for Safety As Abuja-Kaduna Train Derails
A passenger train travelling from Abuja to Kaduna derailed, yesterday, leaving several carriages overturned and triggering panic among those on board. Read more »
Nigeria: PDP's 2027 Zoning to South Is Wike's 'Done Deal' for Tinubu's Re-Election - Dele Momodu
Publisher and politician, Dele Momodu has condemned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over its decision to zone the 2027 presidential ticket to Southern Nigeria, describing it as… Read more »
Nigeria: Northern Blocs Oppose PDP Zoning Ticket to South - Presidency
LAGOS -- The polity had a fore-taste of what to expect in the 2027 presidential elections, yesterday, as the Peoples Democratic Party's zoning of its presidential ticket to the… Read more »
Nigeria: ASUU Calls On NASS, Others to Intervene As Strike Looms
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has called on stakeholders, including the National Assembly, religious leaders, traditional rulers and students, to caution the… Read more »
August 26, 2025
Nigeria: Kaduna PDP Protests Detention of Candidate, Campaign DG, Demands Release
KADUNA--The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State has raised concern over the detention of its Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency bye-election candidate, Princess Esther… Read more »
Nigeria: Releasing Nnamdi Kanu Is Right Thing to Do - Gov Mbah
Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has reiterated his call for the Federal Government to release the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu,… Read more »
Nigeria: Why We Allowed APC Candidates to Contest Edo LG 2023 Elections - Chair
The Edo State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Jarret Tenebe on Monday said the leadership of the party allowed its candidates to contest in the 2023 local… Read more »
Nigeria: PDP Zoning to South Subtle Campaign for Tinubu's Re-Election - Olawepo-Hashim
Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has faulted the party's decision to zone its 2027 presidential ticket to the South, saying the move was a… Read more »
Nigeria: 'It Was Peaceful, Credible', APC Commends INEC Over Zamfara By-Election
The Zamfara chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) for what it described as a credible by-election in the Kaura… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Now a Killing Field With Over 10,000 Deaths Under Tinubu's Watch - Peter Obi
Abuja --The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi, has again bemoaned the senseless killing spree by non-state actors across Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: 2027 Polls - PDP Zones Presidency to South, Says APC Won't Play Fair
ABUJA - TO stand a chance of beating the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and President Bola Tinubu, the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, zoned its… Read more »
August 24, 2025
Nigeria: Free Nnamdi Kanu...,
As at this morning, dear reader of the Orbit, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) remains a political prisoner, and a prisoner of conscience in… Read more »
Nigeria: Obasanjo, Firebrand S/African Politician, Malema, Over 20,000 Lawyers Converge On Enugu for 2025 NBA Conference
Enugu, the capital of the old Eastern Region, is a beehive of activities as former President Olusegun Obasanjo, firebrand South African politician Julius Malema, and over 20,000… Read more »
Nigeria: Get Out of Edo, Okpebholo Warns Cultists, Moves Against School Proprietors' 'Excesses'
Governor Monday Okpeb-holo of Edo State has read the riot act to cultists and kidnappers, warning them to vacate the state immediately, or face the full weight of the law. Read more »
Nigeria: Nnamdi Kanu Explodes, Alleges Miscarriage of Justice, Petitions NBA
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, blew hot as he petitioned the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), seeking sanctions against three judges -Justices… Read more »
August 25, 2025
Nigeria: Govt Shuts 22 Illegal Colleges of Education
The Federal Government has uncovered and shut down 22 illegal Colleges of Education operating across Nigeria as part of its ongoing efforts to sanitise the country's education… Read more »
Nigeria: Protest Rocks NBA Conference Over Alleged Imprisonment of Bar. Bright Ngene
The second day of the ongoing Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) conference in Enugu was on Monday marked by protests calling for the release of Hon. Bright Ngene, a member of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Lady Going for Vigil Dies At Boyfriend's House - Police Order Autopsy
The mysterious death of a young lady, identified as Omole Bidemi, sparked outrage in the Oke-Esa area of Esa-Oke in the Obokun local government area of Osun State at the weekend. Read more »
Nigeria: NDLEA Arrests 29-Year-Old Man With 7,000 Tramadol Capsules in Kano
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano State Command, says it has arrested a 29-year-old male suspect with 7,000 suspected capsules of Tramadol. Read more »
Nigeria: No Resources Would Be Spared in Protecting Residents of Kwara, Says Gov Abdulrazaq
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara state has said that no resources would be spared in protecting the lives and businesses of residents of the state. Read more »
Nigeria: North Central Must Produce President in 2027 - Group Insists
The North Central Renaissance Movement (NCRM) has urged Nigeria's major political parties to zone their presidential tickets to the North Central region ahead of the 2027 general… Read more »
South Africa: Malema Condemns Xenophobia, Calls for Economic Collaboration Between Nigeria, South Africa
Fiery South African opposition leader and President of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Hon. Julius Malema, has condemned xenophobia often carried out in South Africa, saying… Read more »
August 22, 2025
Nigeria: PDP Governors Hold Strategic Meeting in Zamfara Ahead of National Convention
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, will host fellow governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Gusau on Saturday, August 23, 2025, for a strategic meeting aimed at… Read more »
Nigeria: Boko Haram - Joint Task Force Commanders Conduct Operational Visit to Lake Chad
To stem the tide of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorist groups, the Force Commander, Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Major General Godwin Mutkut and the Theatre Commander, Joint… Read more »
Nigeria: U.S. Court Jails Three Nigerians Over $520,910 Covid-19 Fraud Scheme
A United States federal court has sentenced three Nigerian men to prison for their roles in a COVID-19 unemployment fraud scheme that led to the theft of $520,910 from state and… Read more »
