A security expert, Dr. Jackson Lekan-Ojo, has criticised plans by Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, to establish a 50,000-man regional security outfit, arguing that he lacks the professional competence to manage such a structure. Igboho,…
Former INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, has arrived in Doha, Qatar, to officially assume his new role as Nigeria’s Ambassador to the State of Qatar. Mahmood Yakubu was warmly received on arrival by Qatari government officials alongside members of the African…
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has expressed condolences to the Ekubo family following the death of Nollywood actor Alex Ikenna Ekubo Okwaraeke. Otti made the remarks on Thursday in Arochukwu, Abia State, during a funeral service held for the late…
The Headquarters of the 6 Brigade Nigerian Army and Sector 3 of Operation Whirl Stroke has refuted social media claims suggesting that the late Commanding Officer of the 20 Model Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Emmanuel Gabriel Okoye, was killed in a…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has revealed that Nigeria saved N61.58 billion through strategic fertiliser procurement efforts, while securing over 449,000 metric tonnes of fertiliser inputs despite disruptions in global supply chains. The disclosure was made in a statement shared on…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced that it will not participate in the forthcoming local government election in the state. The party made the announcement in a statement issued on Thursday in Ibadan by its Publicity Secretary, Wasiu Olawale…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Zamfara State has raised concern over the renewed wave of banditry in parts of the state, while also criticising the Federal Government over what it described as insufficient protection of lives and property. In…
A fresh legal dispute has emerged over the African Democratic Congress (African Democratic Congress) governorship primary in Benue State, as aspirant Chief Joseph Waya has taken the party’s candidate, Herman Hembe, to the Federal High Court in Abuja, challenging the…
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has attributed the fines, licence suspensions, and other sanctions imposed on broadcast stations in Nigeria to violations committed by the stations themselves. The South-East Zonal Director of NBC, Ijeoma Theo-Obodo, made this known on Wednesday…
A Bauchi State High Court has cautioned the Department of State Services (DSS) against taking any action that could breach an existing order restraining it from accessing a disputed parcel of land in Firo village, Ganjuwa Local Government Area of…
YIAGA Africa has alleged that food items are being distributed ahead of the upcoming Ekiti State Governorship Election 2026 slated for Saturday. The claim was made by YIAGA Africa’s Safiya Bichi during an appearance on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief…
The National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW), under the Office of the National Security Adviser, has intensified efforts to tackle the proliferation of illicit arms across Nigeria by strengthening collaboration with key stakeholders. As…
The Federal Government of Nigeria under the Tinubu led administration has formally released guidelines to steer Nigeria’s transition to a new tax returns regime. The Ministry of Finance on Thursday released the guidelines to guide taxpayers, revenue agencies, tax consultants…
A jury at Southwark Crown Court in London has cleared Diezani Alison-Madueke, Nigeria’s former Minister of Petroleum Resources, of all six bribery-related charges, bringing an end to a corruption trial that spanned over a decade. After more than 46 hours…
Party leaders, elected officials, and prominent chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Yagba Federal Constituency have expressed strong support for Leke Abejide’s emergence as the party’s candidate for the 2027 House of Representatives election. They said his victory…
