In a sustained effort aimed at consolidating on the operational successes recorded, troops of 6 Division have sustained the crackdown against oil thieves across the Niger Delta Region (NDR). In the latest operations conducted with other security agencies between 10 and 23 November 2025, several illegal refining sites were...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja-
Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday adjourned the trial of former Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswam, until January 20, 2026, for the adoption of final written addresses in his money laundering case. Justice Peter Lifu made the ruling after Suswam and his co-defendant, Omodachi Okolobia, the former Commissioner...
Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday struck out a high-profile corruption case brought by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) against Prof. Sani Malumfashi, chairman of the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC). Malumfashi, alongside the commission’s Secretary, Mr. Anas Mustapha, and Deputy Director...
Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, has raised the alarm that forces bent on destabilising Nigeria’s democracy may be behind the wave of violent abductions sweeping across the country. Idris made the remark on Monday when he received the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr. Abbas Tajuddeen, who led...
High Court in Ibadan has handed down the ultimate sentence to five men found guilty of killing a taxi driver during a violent confrontation in 2024. Justice Oyeyemi Ajayi of the Oyo State High Court, delivering judgment on Monday, ruled that Segun Taiwo (36), Kehinde Ademola (46), Yahaya Adeniyi...
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Monday laid out his financial roadmap for the coming year as he presented the 2026 Appropriation Bill — a sweeping N891.9 billion “Budget of Economic Expansion.” The budget, unveiled before lawmakers at the Oyo State House of Assembly in Ibadan, earmarks N502.8 billion...
A key witness in the ongoing trial of former Minister of Power and Steel, Dr. Olu Agunloye, on Monday admitted he could not confirm whether the controversial Mambilla power project award letter was forged. Testifying before an FCT High Court in Apo, Abuja, Assistant Commissioner of Police Umar Babangida—who...
Nigeria’s state-owned energy giant, NNPC Limited, has posted its strongest financial performance yet, announcing a profit after tax of ₦5.4 trillion for the 2024 financial year — a figure that places the company firmly among the world’s most profitable national oil companies. The results, shared during its earnings call...
A witness of the Socio-economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), Kolawole Oluwadare on Monday admitted at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory that he used some libelous words like “unlawful, invasion, intimidation and harrassment”in media publications to falsely depict the Department of the State Service (DSS) as...
The success of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, (NSITF), and that of its Employees’ Compensation Scheme (ECS), depends a lot on collaboration with financial institutions, labour unions, governments, and other stakeholders. The Managing Director and Chief Executive of NSITF, Barrister Oluwaseun Faleye made this known on Friday in...
Discussions and engagements held last week between a high-level Nigerian delegation and US officials will help strengthen security partnerships between the two countries and open new avenues for cooperation to protect Nigerian citizens. The delegation, led by the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, met with senior officials across the...
Bauchi State Government has ordered an immediate shutdown of all public and private schools amid escalating insecurity across the northern region, becoming the latest state to take such drastic action to protect students. The directive, announced late Sunday by Jalaludeen Usman, spokesperson for the state’s Ministry of Education, affects...
New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has told the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to stop “sitting on the fence,” insisting that the electoral body must immediately disown what it described as illegal congresses allegedly planned by the Kwankwasiyya faction led by Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. In a statement on...
Nigerian Army troops operating under Operation FANSAN YAMMA (OPFY) have intensified search-and-rescue operations for abducted schoolchildren in Niger, Kebbi and Zamfara states. A credible source at Army Headquarters informed the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that troops have in the last 24 hours, neutralised terrorists and destroyed their hideouts...
Federal High Court in Abuja has again put the brakes on the cybercrime trial of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, as proceedings scheduled for Monday were shelved due to the absence of the presiding judge, Justice Mohammed Umar. The case has now been shifted to February 4, 2025, for the formal...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Luanda, Angola, to represent President Bola Tinubu at the 7th AU–EU Summit. On arrival, he was briefed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. @YusufTuggar; Amb. Aminu Nasir (Charge d’Affaires, Addis Ababa); Amb. Faith Ekwekwo (Charge d’Affaires, Brussels); Amb. Maxy Ogbede (Charge...
By CLEMENT OMANIBE, Abuja Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, has charged senior officers to strengthen and demonstrate institutional discipline with a view to ensuring operational effectiveness in the Service. The CGC gave the charge during the just-concluded 2025 edition of the Comptroller-General of Customs’ Conference...
The Society of Nigerian Broadcasters (SNB) has conferred the Award of Excellence on Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum , for his contribution to the media industry. President of the Society, Professor Umaru A. Pate, presented the award at the 2nd annual national conference in Kano, stating that...
The sentencing of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to life imprisonment by a Federal High Court in Nigeria on charges related to terrorism, incitement, and organised violence, has elicited mixed domestic and international reactions. The court presided by Justice James Omotosho found Kanu guilty...
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), has confirmed investigations of a United Arab Emirates (UAE) company, John Crane Middle East FZE. This followed an appeal for intervention from an indigenous company, Cona Engineering and Technical Services. The investigation is to ascertain claims of Nigeria’s Cona Engineering that...