Nigeria’s failure to take a clear position on the unfolding crisis in Venezuela has drawn sharp criticism from the African Democratic Congress (ADC), which says President Bola Tinubu led administration has reduced the country to a silent bystander on the global stage. The party described Abuja’s continued silence as...
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Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olukayode Egbetokun, has ordered the deployment of the newly promoted Deputy Inspector-General of Police, DIG Mohammed Usaini Gumel and seventeen Commissioners of Police to strategic department, commands and formations across the nation. The IGP gave the directive in a statement issued by the Force spokesman,...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on Tuesday paid courtesy visits to former Heads of State, General Ibrahim Babangida (IBB) and General Abdulsalami Abubakar, as well as Governor Muhammed Umaru Bago of Niger State, reaffirming the commitment of Nigerian Army to operational excellence, enhanced security and...
Former President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has expressed satisfaction that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) remains alive, strong, and resilient, contrary to speculations in some sections of the media. Dr. Jonathan reaffirmed that the PDP remains a fundamental pillar of Nigeria’s democracy, noting that it is the only surviving...
Budget Office of the Federation (BOF) has firmly defended the repeal and re-enactment of the 2024 and 2025 Appropriation Acts, describing recent claims of constitutional breach, fiscal illegality and lack of transparency as misplaced. In a detailed clarification issued by the Director-General of the Budget Office, Tanimu Yakubu, the...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has issued a public warning over a fake and unauthorized online platform circulating as an “INEC Ad-hoc Staff Recruitment Portal 2026,” urging Nigerians to be vigilant and avoid falling victim to fraudsters. In a notice posted on its official X (formerly Twitter) handle, the...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr Olugbemisola Titilayo Odusote as the director-general of the Nigerian Law School. The appointment takes effect on January 10, 2026, for a four-year term. Dr Odusote, 54, is currently the Deputy Director-General and Head of the Lagos Campus and will...
By MIKE ABANG, Calabar Tension is brewing in Okoyong community, Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State, following allegations that non-indigenous persons have been inserted into the compensation list for the ongoing Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway project. The President of the Association of Concerned Indigenes of Okoyong Community, Ambassador...
Troops of Sector 1 Operation FANSAN YAMMA (OPFY) have recorded another operational success with the rescue of six kidnapped victims in the Kajuru/Kujama general area of Kaduna State. The rescue operation was conducted on 5 January 2026 as part of a wider, coordinated series of operations across multiple axes...
Super Eagles player, Ademola Lookman has moved swiftly to defuse tensions surrounding Victor Osimhen, insisting Nigeria’s emphatic 4–0 victory over Mozambique matters far more than any touchline disagreement. Speaking to reporters after the match, Lookman was asked directly about his on-field argument with Osimhen and whether the pair had...
Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has distanced himself from allegations surrounding an alleged missing ₦128 billion, insisting that the issues raised occurred before his appointment into office. Adelabu’s response followed a call by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), through its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, urging President Bola...
Police Service Commission has issued a stern warning to cyber cafés and recruitment agents allegedly extorting unsuspecting applicants seeking to enlist into the Nigeria Police Force. A statement by the commission said its attention has been drawn to disturbing reports of illegal charges running into Fifteen Thousand Naira and...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Tuesday inaugurated the newly constructed Government Secondary Schools (GSSs) Fikiyel and Balbaya. The governor also flagged off the construction of a new High Islamic College in Fikiyel Bayo Local Government Area. Speaking during the brief ceremony, Governor Zulum said the High...
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has firmly dismissed reports suggesting it is shutting down operations, describing such claims as false and misleading. In a press statement issued on Sunday, the management of the refinery clarified that production remains stable, ongoing, and completely uninterrupted, assuring Nigerians of continuous fuel supply. According to...
The UN Security Council remained sharply divided on Monday during an emergency session over the U.S. capture of Venezuela’s President, Nicolás Maduro, in a weekend military operation. The emergency meeting followed Washington’s removal of Maduro from Caracas, an action that has unsettled governments across Latin America and drawn global...
Troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH), Nigerian Army, have successfully rescued a retired senior army officer, Col. Joseph Ajanaku, who was abducted by gunmen in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. A credible Army Headquarters source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the retired officer was...
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) have challenged the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court in Abuja to entertain a suit filed by Aso Savings & Loans Plc and Union Homes Savings & Loans Plc over the revocation of their operating licences. At...
Heavy gunfire was reported near the presidential palace in Caracas days after the arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, according to posts circulating on social media. Videos shared online on Monday showed armoured security vehicles in the streets near the Miraflores presidential palace, while gunshots could be heard. The...
Venezuela, Russia, China, and the Uk have urged the United States to release Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. Following the U.S. attack on the South American country over the weekend, the UN ambassadors of Venezuela, Russia and China as well as UK lawmakers criticised what...