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1 week ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Sanni Onogu |Gbenga Omokhunu |Jide Babalola |Frank Ikpefan
There was outrage yesterday over the spate of killings in Benue State. Governors, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP) called for urgent action. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday mandated a reinforced security team to halt the killings. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said no fewer than 6,527 people have been displaced from the latest killings.
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2 weeks ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Kelvin Osa Okunbor |Faith Yahaya |Sanni Onogu
Release footage of incident, AON challenges FAANMinister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has directed aviation agencies to investigate the incident involving Senator Adams Oshiomhole and officials of Air Peace Airline at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. A row broke out on Wednesday at the domestic wing of the Airport Terminal 1 in Lagos between Sen.
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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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2 weeks ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Sanni Onogu |Kelvin Osa Okunbor |Ekaete Bassey
A row broke out at the domestic wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 1 in Lagos yesterday between and officials of Air Peace over the prevention of the senator from boarding a 6:30am flight. The airline said the Senator arrived after the boarding process had ended, and the plane departed. But, Senator Oshiomhole (Edo North) alleged that he and other passengers were victims of sharp practices by the airline staff members who redirected their tickets to other passengers at higher rates.
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3 weeks ago | 
newageislam.com | Patrick Quinn |Fidel Rahmati |Sanni Onogu
06 June 2025 Images of delegations led by Baijayant Panda, Shashi Tharoor, Kanimozhi & Sanjay Jha | Photos: ANI ---------- ------ India Arab World Europe Mideast North America South Asia Africa Southeast Asia Compiled by New Age Islam News Bureau URL: https://newageislam.com/islamic-world-news/trump-muslims-india-sindoor-delegations/d/135800 Trump Role, 'Rafale Losses' To Muslims In India, What Countries Asked India's Op Sindoor Delegations SHANKER ARNIMESH 06 June, 2025 Images of delegations...
