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Qatar Airways flight makes emergency return to Lagos after technical fault

A Qatar Airways flight on Friday night was forced to make an emergency air return to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, followi

Kano realignment: The winners, the losers

The age-long and popular phrase in Kano’s political lexicon, “Siyasar Kano sai Kano”, which literally translates to mean that Kano politics is unique

Scars that won’t heal 60 years after coup

In its Thursday, January 15, 2026 edition, Daily Trust published a report on the January 15, 1966 coup in which many prominent political leaders and m

Budget: FG abandons N7bn agric ministry building, sinks N11bn on new site

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, which was created in 1966, has undergone numerous name changes and modifications under various

60 years after the 1st coup: ‘My grandfather paid ultimate price for Nigeria’

Alhaji Abubakar (Billy) Tafawa Balewa is a grandson of the First Prime Minister of Northern Nigeria, Late Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. In this intervie