Kano govt declares Eid-el-Kabir holiday for schools
The Kano State Government has announced that all public and private primary and secondary schools would begin the Eid-el-Kabir holiday on Friday, May 22, 2026. The Kano State Ministry of Education announced this via a statement issued by its Director of Public Enlightenment, Musbahu Aminu-Yakasai, on Wednesday. The ministry said boarding schools will go on holiday from Saturday, May 23, and...
‘Tankers exit Hormuz’: Latest developments in Middle East war
Three supertankers were crossing the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, carrying oil bound for Asian markets, after waiting in the Gulf for more than two months with 6 million barrels of Middle East crude on board. Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war on Wednesday, May 20, 2026: Pakistan minister in Tehran War mediator Pakistan's interior minister Mohsin Naqvi...
Gowon details last-minute move to save Ironsi in 1966
Former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, has revealed how he made last-minute efforts to save the life of his predecessor, Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, during the July 29, 1966 counter-coup. Gowon disclosed this in his autobiography, My Life of Duty and Allegiance, presented in Abuja on Tuesday. Recounting the events, he said he received a late-night call from an officer informing him of...
Atiku appears before ADC screening panel
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has appeared before the presidential screening committee of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Atiku arrived at the Transport Hilton Hotel in Abuja, the venue of the screening exercise, at about 12:20 p.m. He was accompanied by prominent associates, including former Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal, former Attorney General Abubakar Malami, and former Minister of Police Affairs...
NDC okays Obi for 2027 presidential race
Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has been cleared to contest in the presidential primaries of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) ahead of the 2027 general election. The chairman of the party’s National Screening Committee, Sam Egwu, announced the clearance in a video shared on the party’s official X account on Wednesday. Egwu said the committee was satisfied that Obi...
NDLEA busts Nigerian-Mexican meth cartel, seizes N480bn drugs in Ogun
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled a major Nigerian-Mexican methamphetamine cartel, seizing drugs and precursor chemicals valued at about N480 billion from a large clandestine laboratory hidden in a forest in Ogun State. NDLEA Chairman, Mohamed Buba Marwa, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja, describing the operation as one of the agency’s biggest breakthroughs against transnational organised...
Employers commit to youth hiring at NJFP Lagos forum
The Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme (NJFP) has secured fresh commitments from private sector employers to support youth employment and workforce development following its Employers’ Forum held in Lagos. The forum, themed “Building a National Workforce for the Future,” brought together leading companies, government officials and development partners to strengthen collaboration on graduate employment and skills development. The programme—an initiative of the...
‘Deeply traumatising’: Slain Oyo teacher’s family appeals against circulation of murder video
The family of Michael Oyedokun, the teacher killed by bandits after being abducted in Oyo State, has called on Nigerians to refrain from sharing graphic footage and images linked to his death. Oyedokun was kidnapped alongside other teachers during coordinated attacks on schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State last Friday. The attack also left an assistant headmaster, Joel...
How EFCC arrested ex-power minister Mamman
Details have emerged on how operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission tracked down and arrested former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, in Kaduna State after weeks of surveillance. Sources within the commission said the operation followed an intensive manhunt launched after a Federal High Court in Abuja sentenced Mamman in absentia to 75 years imprisonment over N33.8bn fraud...
NAF airstrikes destroy terrorists’ enclaves at Nigeria-Cameroon border
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its air component under Operation Hadin Kai has destroyed terrorist strongholds in the Southern Tumbuns and Mandara Mountains along the Nigeria-Cameroon border. The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. Ejodame said the precision airstrikes conducted on May 19 at...
