New Capital Threshold Exercise On Course As 30 Banks Meet CBN’s Requirements
BY COBHAM NSA - With about 24 days to the 31st March 2026 deadline, 30 banks have reportedly met the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s new minimum capital requirements applicable…
Tension In Rivers As Armed Thugs Attack Amaechi’s Convoy, Razed ADC Office
There was palpable political tension on Friday, March 6, 2026, in Rivers State ahead of the 2027 General Elections, as armed political thugs blocked and attacked the convoy of former…
Court Dismisses Kachikwu’s Suit Against ADC
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has dismissed a suit filed by a former presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Dumebi Kachikwu and others challenging issues relating…
Tinubu Posts 65 Ambs: Omokri – Mexico, Fani-Kayode – Germany, Yakubu – Qatar Jimoh – UN Among Others
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday, March 6, 2026, approved the postings of 31 career and 34 non-career ambassadors to various countries and the United Nations. The Senate screened and…
Alleged Perjury: Come Clean On Dep Speaker Kalu – Right Groups Challenge NYSC, Law School
Issue 72-hour ultimatum to occupy NASS BY COBHAM NSA - In the face of mounting public pressure, the Civil Society Groups for Good Governance (CSGGG) has challenged the National Youth…
2027: IPAC Threatens To Boycott Elections Over Electoral Act 2026
The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), on Thursday, March 5, 2026, vowed that opposition political parties will boycott the 2027 General Elections if the National Assembly refuses to amend certain provisions…
Israeli Army Strikes Hit Beirut’s Southern Suburbs
123 people killed, 683 injured - Lebanese authorities The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) early on Friday said their strikes are targeting what have been described as Hezbollah infrastructure in the…
Jigawa Women Commend DSS Over Walida’s Case
Hundreds of women in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital, on Thursday, March 5, 2026, staged a solidarity march in support of the Department of State Services (DSS) over what they…
Reforming Nigeria’s Policing: Learning From Federal Models Without Losing National Control
BY LANRE OGUNDIPE “Security institutions demand patience. When power outruns structure, protection can become oppression.” Nigeria’s worsening security crisis has once again revived the national debate over restructuring the country’s…
Alleged Religious Persecution: CJREN Accuses Gov Zulum Of Marrying Underage Christian Girls To ‘Repentant’ Terrorists
A human rights organisation on the aegis of ‘Centre for Justice on Religious and Ethnicity in Nigeria (CJREN)’, has accused Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State of allegedly superintending…
