Southern Governors’ Forum on Wednesday praised President Bola Tinubu for what they described as his decisive and hands-on response to recent security threats across the country, especially the spate of abductions targeting schoolchildren. Chairman of the Forum and Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, set the tone at the regional...
Tom Chiahemen
Members of the House of Representatives, at a special plenary on Wednesday, proposed major reforms across military operations, judicial processes, recruitment systems and community engagements to curb the growing security challenges in the country. Leading the debate, a former Deputy Speaker, Rep. Idris Wase (APC–Plateau), noted that 52 per...
Edo State Government has moved into full security mode after a viral video surfaced online showing a self-proclaimed bandit threatening attacks around Ekpoma and neighbouring communities. In response, Governor Monday Okpebholo has ordered round-the-clock surveillance across major highways and vulnerable communities. His Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua, announced the...
The Mayor of Housing, My-ACE China, has alerted the governments of Rivers, Akwa Ibom, and Abia states to what he calls an emerging ‘Economic Triangle’ within their states. Mr China, a real estate success strategist who has won numerous local and international awards, has thus drawn the attention of...
Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, on Wednesday renewed his pledge to position Enugu as the nation’s unrivalled hub for skills, innovation, and human development. Speaking at the opening of the 2025 Agbaja Education Summit, hosted by the Agbaja Leaders of Thought (ALT) at the Amadeo Event Centre, Mbah...
In yet another sign of the deepening gunrunning crisis fuelling violence across the North-West and North-East, the Kaduna State Police Command has recovered a cache of live ammunition abandoned along the Zaria–Funtua Highway — a route increasingly exploited by arms couriers supplying bandits and terror groups hidden in forest...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has again pitched the state as one of Nigeria’s safest and most strategic destinations for oil and gas investment, assuring industry players that his administration is committed to protecting the sector’s assets and enabling growth. Speaking at an oil and gas summit in Port...
Former Bayelsa State Governor and immediate past Minister of State for Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva, has pushed back against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) decision to declare him wanted, insisting the agency’s action is both unfair and misleading. In a letter dated November 24, 2025 — but...
Former Nigerian leader, Goodluck Jonathan, has found himself unexpectedly stranded in Guinea-Bissau after the tiny West African nation lurched into yet another bout of political turbulence. Jonathan was part of a 36-member high-level observer mission drawn from the African Union (AU), ECOWAS, and the West African Elders Forum (WAEF)....
Emir of Lafiya, His Royal Highness Hon. Justice Sidi Muhammad Bage I (Rtd.), has praised Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, declaring that he “stands tall among his peers” in the country. The commendation was delivered on Wednesday when the royal majesty led a delegation on a courtesy...
Critical Youths Stakeholders Forum (CYSF) of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Borno State has taken a fiery stand, declaring that the party is done entertaining what it described as “political jobbers” attempting to infiltrate the party ahead of the 2027 elections. At a press conference held at the...
An operative of the Department of State Service, (DSS) on Wednesday told the Federal High Court in Abuja that the federal government did not a by time appoint Tukur Mamu to negotiate with terrorists who attacked a train on the Abuja -Kaduna corridor in 2022. Rather, said the DSS...
Edo State Police Command has opened a full-scale manhunt for one Timothy Gilbert, the man accused of brutally attacking his girlfriend, 40-year-old Angela Ogah, with acid in Benin City. Spokesperson for the command, CSP Moses Yamu, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), explaining that Gilbert...
Kebbi Government on Wednesday said medical reports confirmed that non of the 24 freed Maga schoolgirls suffered any form of sexual abuse while in captivity. Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education in the state, Dr Halima Bande, disclosed this during the formal handing over of the freed girls to...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced a sweeping security overhaul as he declared a nationwide security emergency and authorised fresh recruitment across key security institutions. In a statement personally signed by the president on Wednesday , Tinubu said the move had become necessary “in view of the emerging security...
Bayelsa State stepped into a new chapter of its history on Monday as the first of its newly acquired aircraft touched down at the Bayelsa International Airport—an event greeted with thunderous cheers, a water-cannon salute, and a deep sense of collective pride. The ATR-72/600 aircraft, loaded with about 50...
Guinea-Bissau was thrown into fresh uncertainty on Wednesday as senior military officers declared they had seized “total control” of the country, abruptly shutting all borders and freezing the ongoing election process. The announcement came just three days after citizens cast their ballots in tightly watched presidential and legislative polls....
President Bola Tinubu has nominated non-career Nigerian ambassadors for three countries: the United States, the United Kingdom, and France. The presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a state issued on Monday in Abuja. Mr. Onanuga said the postings will be finalised following Senate screening. The three nominees according...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has argued that his alleged moves to defect the All Progressive Congress (APC) to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) was a fabricated and malicious report. It was alleged that the Governor Alia was in a “secret meeting” with former Senator Iyorchia Ayu. The Chief...
An operative of the Department of State Service, (DSS) on Wednesday told the Federal High Court in Abuja that the federal government did not a by time appoint Tukur Mamu to negotiate with terrorists who attacked a train on the Abuja -Kaduna corridor in 2022. Rather, said the DSS...