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5 days ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Nicholas Kalu |Alao Abiodun
A 43-year-old female make-up artist, Mary Adekoya, who claimed to be travelling to India for a fibroid surgery has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos after 2.20 kilograms of cocaine were discovered in her bag. Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters Abuja, Femi Babafemi, said the suspect was arrested on Monday based on credible intelligence.
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1 week ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Nicholas Kalu |Gbenga Omokhunu
As the rains return, residents of Abuja brace for yet another season of floods. Authorities have stepped up preparedness—mapping high-risk zones, issuing early warnings, and urging residents to take precaution.
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2 weeks ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Sanni Onogu |Tony Akowe |Bolaji Ogundele |Nicholas Kalu
Yesterday’s full posthumous pardon of Ken Saro-Wiwa and the eight other Ogoni activists by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has drawn wide acclaim from Niger Delta leaders. The President pardoned and honoured them with national awards nearly three decades after their execution by the Abacha military regime on November 10, 1995. President Tinubu announced the pardon while addressing a joint session of the National Assembly in Abuja as part of the events commemorating Democracy Day.
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2 weeks ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Sanni Onogu |Tony Akowe |Bolaji Ogundele |Nicholas Kalu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday conferred national honours on over 60 Nigerians – living and posthumous – in recognition of their contributions to the democratic journey and roles in the pro-democracy struggle. Among them are eminent Nigerians, who are leading lights of this newspaper. They are: The Nation Editorial Adviser Prof Olatunji Dare; Chairman of The Nation Journalism Foundation and columnist Prof. Adebayo Williams, board member Hon. Olawale Osun and ex-columnist Prof.
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2 weeks ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Sanni Onogu |Tony Akowe |Nicholas Kalu |Bolaji Ogundele
The leadership of the National Assembly has reflected on 26 years of unbroken democratic governance and resolved to double down on the delivery of democratic dividends to Nigerians. Senate President Godswill Akpabio and House of Representative Speaker Abbas Tajudeen spoke for the federal lawmakers during yesterday’s joint sitting.
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2 weeks ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Sanni Onogu |Tony Akowe |Bolaji Ogundele |Nicholas Kalu
There is no attempt to turn Nigeria into a one-party state, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu reaffirm yesterday. Confirming his commitment to a flourishing multi-party democracy, he said the fear of a single party system is premised on rumour and alarm. He said the perception that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) was scheming to dominate the polity to the exclusion of other parties would never happen under his leadership.
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2 weeks ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Sanni Onogu |Nicholas Kalu |Bolaji Ogundele
The National Assembly on Thursday urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to consider delivering the State of the Nation Address from the National Assembly every June 12 yearly. This followed a request by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen which the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio turned into a motion and seconded.
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2 weeks ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Sanni Onogu |Nicholas Kalu |Tony Akowe |Bolaji Ogundele
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a symbol of democratic resistance and a veteran of Nigeria’s pro-democracy struggle, describing his presence at the National Assembly on June 12 as both historic and deeply symbolic.
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3 weeks ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Nicholas Kalu |Precious Igbonwelundu
In a daring and surprise raid, tactical teams of the Department of State Services (DSS) with back up from the Military, have degraded about 45 bandits around Kuchi town, Munya Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State, The Nation gathered on Wednesday. The operation, which was carried out in a stealth manner, marks yet another victory in the sustained offensives against bandits in the area.
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1 month ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Gbenga Omokhunu |Nicholas Kalu
On a dusty street in Kubwa, Abuja, 14-year-old hunches over his phone, eyes fixed on a betting app. It was a mid-afternoon. He should be in school, but instead, he’s nervously watching a Spanish second-division match, hoping a last-minute goal will turn his N200 stake into N5, 000. He’s one of many children who have swapped notebooks for odds slips, chasing quick wealth in a country where dreams are often delayed or denied by poverty.
