Presidency has responded sharply to former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s recent comments questioning the Bola Tinubu led administration’s ability to protect Nigerians, describing the remarks as “hypocritical and ignoble.” Presidential Spokesman Sunday Dare took to X to set the record straight, saying the nation is facing terrorists of all stripes—local,...
Tom Chiahemen
A tense scene unfolded late Saturday at Kubwa General Hospital, Abuja, when a group of naval personnel stormed the facility, accusing medical staff of failing to save their colleague who had just been brought in from an accident. According to early accounts, the officer was rushed into the emergency...
In a renewed demonstration of her commitment to human capital development, the former Coordinator of Imoha Development Centre in Ezza North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Hon. (Mrs.) Rose Nwankwo, has sponsored the registration fees of 11 students sitting for the 2025 West African Examinations Council (WAEC) examinations...
Tiv highest decision-making body in Taraba State (Ijir Tamen) on Sunday commended Governor Agbu Kefas for what it described as decisive steps in confronting rising insecurity, especially the recent herdsmen attacks on Tiv communities in Chanchanji Ward of Takum Local Government Area. Rising from its 5th Ijir Tamen (expanded...
Bitcoin’s weekend turned chaotic after a sharp, unexpected drop wiped more than $4,000 off its price in just a few hours, unleashing a wave of panic across the digital-asset market. By the time the dust began to settle, roughly $140 billion had vanished from the global crypto market cap,...
Federal Government has unveiled a fresh list of individuals and companies accused of powering the financial lifelines of terrorist networks — a move officials said marks one of the boldest steps yet in Nigeria’s 2024 counter-terrorism drive. The designations, drawn from a far-reaching inter-agency security review, identified nine individuals...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing Alhaji Ibrahim Kabir Masari as his Senior Special Assistant on Political Affairs, describing the appointment as a well-deserved recognition of Masari’s integrity and service. Speaking in Malumfashi, Katsina State, on Sunday, where he served as Special...
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has declared Kaduna State the national benchmark for drug prevention and treatment, applauding the State’s sweeping reforms and innovative approach to addressing substance abuse and mental health. In a letter signed by the UNODC Country Representative, Mr. Cheikh Toure, and addressed...
Plateau-based clergy and convener of the Initiative for Better and Brighter Nigeria (IBBN), Prophet Isa El-Buba, has called on the the Federal Government to take decisive action to halt what he described as widespread killings and targeted attacks affecting communities across Nigeria. El-Buba made the remarks on Saturday during...
Arsenal had to dig deep to avoid a damaging defeat on Sunday, scraping a 1–1 draw against a spirited Chelsea side that played more than 50 minutes with 10 men at Stamford Bridge. The London derby exploded into life midway through the first half when Moises Caicedo was shown...
What should have been a day of joy in Chacho village, Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State, turned into a heartbreaking ordeal after armed bandits invaded the community in the early hours of Sunday. Residents according to Channels TV report, said the attackers struck at about 1:30 a.m.,...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered and dismantled a social media network used to distribute illicit substances packaged as imported Christmas cookies and snacks with two masterminds arrested and taken into custody after a raid on their hideout in Lekki area of Lagos. The...
Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), has re-echoed its commitment to the expansion of its risk management framework within the organization to ensure the Fund becomes more efficient and effective on delivery of it’s mandate on social security in Nigeria. The Managing Director and Chief Executive of the Fund,...
Gallant troops of Operation MESA comprising personnel of 3 Brigade Nigerian Army in conjunction with the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) and Nigerian Police Force (NPF) while on fighting patrol on 29 November 2025, at about 2300 hours, received a distressed call from Yankamaye Cikin Gari village in Tsanyawa Local...
Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) has pushed back strongly against a Sahara Reporters publication dated November 29, 2025, describing the story as a “dubious and ill-intended attempt” to tarnish the image of its Managing Director/CEO, Engr. Jennifer Adighije, and mislead stakeholders. The article, titled “Niger Delta Company Boss,...
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on 27 November 2025, decorated its newly elevated senior officers, following the recent approval of their appointments by the Nigeria Customs Service Board. The ceremony, held at the NCS Headquarters auditorium, marked the decoration of five newly appointed Deputy Comptroller-Generals of Customs: Baba Imam, Isah...
Troops of 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army, have neutralised four armed militia members and recovered weapons during a rapid and coordinated response to renewed communal violence in Usmanu Village, Karim Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State. Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 6 Brigade Nigerian Army, Lieutenant Umar Muhammed,...
In the complex architecture of the Nigerian state, few institutions command as much mystique or scrutiny as the Department of State Services (DSS). For decades, the Service embodied both fear and fascination. It operated in the shadows yet sometimes erupted into public display in ways that startled citizens and...
President Bola Tinubu has finally decided to wrestle with the ogre of insecurity. He has named the wrong and declared an array of measures to contain the scourge. The public has been incensed. The nation over which he presides is tethering on the brinks of avoidable unravelling. He has...