Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has underscored the critical importance of a unified and coordinated approach among security agencies as a cornerstone for addressing Nigeria’s evolving security challenges. He made this assertion while receiving the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Rilwan Disu, during his...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja
Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a village head, Chief Edet, over alleged possession of an illegal firearm in Asik Ubofa, a fishing settlement in Effiat Clan, Mbo Local Government Area of the state. In a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, Timfon John, the arrest...
United States (US) has moved to reinforce its military capacity amid the ongoing Middle East conflict, announcing fresh agreements with major defence contractors to ramp up missile production. The US Department of Defense disclosed on Wednesday that the deals are aimed at replenishing stockpiles depleted by sustained operations in...
Professor of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Pwaveno Huladeino Bamaiyi, has called for a coordinated national programme to tackle brucellosis in Nigeria, warning that the disease continues to spread quietly among both humans and animals. He made this appeal while delivering the University of Jos’ 119th inaugural lecture,...
The Nigerian Press is the unyielding torchbearer of enlightenment, dispelling darkness of ignorance and empowering every citizen to participate meaningfully in shaping our collective destiny. Across every epoch, the Nigerian Press has stood tall. Its place in history is assured as posterity will accord it as the fearless voice...
Weighed on the scale of the insecurity ravaging the entity he was entrusted with the responsibility of governing since May 29, 2019, the feats accomplished by Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State on the restoration of security as sine qua non for the recovery of the state from...
National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator David Mark, has called on party leaders to unite and reposition the party as a credible alternative to the ruling government, warning that Nigeria’s worsening insecurity demands urgent and decisive action. Speaking at the party’s 2nd National Executive Committee (NEC)...
The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of Osamudiamen Philip Ikilo for fraud of $19,400 bitcoin. The convict was arraigned on one count charge of stealing before Justice W.I. Aziegbemhin of the Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City....
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has positioned himself as a rallying point for unity within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), using the party’s North-West Zonal Congress in Kaduna to reaffirm internal democracy, welcome new entrants, and strongly defend the reform agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Addressing party...
A group, Concerned Arewa Youth Council, has cautioned Nigerians against spreading allegations capable of undermining national security. The group spoke amidst claims in some quarters that the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, is religiously biased in the agency’s arrest pattern. Addressing a press...
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has held a strategic engagement with a delegation from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat. The meeting which focused on advancing the implementation of the Simplified Trade Regime (STR) to support small-scale cross-border trade was held at its the Customs headquarters in Maitama,...
Nigeria has taken a decisive step toward health sector independence, announcing a major shift to domestic financing alongside the rollout of a breakthrough HIV prevention tool positioning the country at the forefront of global efforts to end tuberculosis (TB) and HIV. Backed by the President Tinubu led Administration, the...
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, March 25, 2026 granted an order of final forfeiture of the sum of $13 million linked to a business woman, Ms Aisha Achimugu and her Oceangate Engineering Oil & Gas Ltd, to the federal government. The Economic...
Federal Government of Nigeria has intensified efforts to mobilise private sector and global investment to accelerate education reform as a driver of productivity, innovation and inclusive growth. Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, reaffirmed this under the Renewed Hope Agenda of Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the CEO Breakfast Roundtable in...
President Bola Tinubu has extolled Mr Tunde Rahman, his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Special Duties, for his commitment to duty and loyalty over the years. President Tinubu used the occasion of his longtime aide’s 60th birthday to shower encomiums on him for his many years of unflinching...
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have arrested 18 individuals linked to the supply of logistics to Boko Haram terrorists (BHTs), highlighting a disturbing pattern of civilian involvement in support networks that sustain insurgent activities in the North East. The Army confirmed the development in a post on Wednesday via...
Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has strongly criticised the conduct of activist Omoyele Sowore at the Federal High Court in Abuja, warning that courtrooms must not be into platforms for media engagement or public theatrics. In a statement issued on March 24, 2026, the President of the NBA, Mazi Afam...
To address insecurity nationwide, the Federal Government has launched the National Conflict Early Warning and Early Response System (NCEWERS), a proactive initiative aimed at identifying potential conflicts early and enabling swift interventions before situations escalate into violence. At a briefing on Tuesday in Abuja, the Director General of the...
Jadon Sancho is approaching another uncertain spell, with his loan from Manchester United set to end in June and no clear decision yet on what comes next. The winger is expected to look at his options at the end of the season, and there’s already growing talk of a...
In contemporary Nigeria, an unsettling pattern continues to define political engagement among the elite: a preoccupation with control of party structures, often pursued with little regard for the lived realities of the people. The dominant conversation—who controls what, who leads which faction, who commands influence—has become increasingly detached from...