The implementation of the Federal Government’s CNG-powered transport initiative, a three-day warning strike by public workers, rising NNPC oil security claims, criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s prosperity claim and the cancellation of a planned Obi-Kwankwaso rally in Akwa Ibom are among the major...

US President Donald Trump warned on Thursday that Iran will be “hit very hard” if it is found to be linked to a pilot’s attack on a flydubai flight to Israel. The dramatic events a day earlier saw passengers help stop the plane from crashing, making an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia before the fl...

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have neutralised 16 terrorists in a coordinated ambush on a terrorist enclave in the Boima general area of Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa State. This is as the Nigerian Army said it also lost three soldiers in terrorist attacks that occurred concurrently at troo...

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria said it has secured an additional 10,000 slots from Saudi Arabia for the 2027 Hajj, raising the country’s total allocation from 50,000 to 60,000 pilgrims. The commission, in a statement by its Head, Information and Publications Division, Shafii Mohammed, on Th...

The Federal Government has said Nigeria’s free trade zones have attracted more than $200bn in foreign investment and over N900bn in domestic investment, while generating more than 100,000 direct jobs and over 500,000 jobs across supply chains, logistics networks and host communities. The Minister of...

There is a particular grief reserved for the Nigerian who discovers, too late, that the country he fled has simply reassembled itself abroad, wearing a different flag. He left in search of dignity and found servitude with better lighting. He left in search of safety and found himself chained to an a...

Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, on Thursday said his administration has cleared N32bn of the N48bn inherited backlog of gratuities and related liabilities owed to retirees, while also recruiting 2,037 health workers to address manpower shortages in public health facilities. Yusuf disclosed the back...

Akwa Ibom State chapter of the Nigeria Democratic Congress has expressed anger over the police cancellation of a two-million-man march organised by “Obidient Movement” scheduled for the presidential candidate of the party, Peter Obi and his running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, in Uyo. It was gathered that...

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has called for greater private and community support for organisations providing shelter and rehabilitation for women and girls affected by violence, saying the government cannot tackle sexual and gender-based violence alone. Sanwo-Olu made the call at a fun...

New IBF heavyweight champion, Filip Hrgovic, has declared himself the best heavyweight in the world at the moment and vowed to deliver a more dominant performance if a rematch with Moses Itauma comes to pass. Speaking to The Stomping Ground, Hrgovic reflected on the sacrifices behind his title win a...

Atiku Abubakar may have made one of the most consequential interventions of the emerging 2027 presidential debate. His pledge to restore fuel subsidy has done more than provoke controversy. It has reopened a fundamental economic argument, drawn a sharper line between his platform and President Bola ...

Lagos State Government has acknowledged failures in waste collection and operational bottlenecks across the state, even as it defended its management of the growing refuse burden. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, stated this while responding to criticisms of t...