No fewer than 14 journalists sustained varying degrees of injuries following a road accident on Friday, February 6, 2026, along the Duguri–Yashi Highway in Bauchi State. The journalists were on official assignment covering the commissioning and inspection of projects executed by the North East Development Commission (NEDC) across the...
By AUSTINE TSENZUGHUL, Bauchi
Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for Kwara State following a directive from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to conduct an on-the-spot assessment of the recent deadly terrorist’s attack in Woro, Kaiama Local Government Area of the state. The visit underscores the Federal Government’s resolve to respond decisively to...
Nigeria Police Force INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), Abuja has successfully repatriated the sum of twenty-three thousand United States Dollars ($23,000) recovered from an international romance scammer to the victim in The Cayman Islands. The repatriation followed a request received from the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service seeking assistance...
All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed former Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, as Chairman of the National Convention Central Coordination Committee, replacing Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, ahead of the party’s March 27 and 28, 2026 National Convention. The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Friday...
Professor Luqman Zakariyah, the officiating Imam at the Wedding Fatiha of the children of the Minister of State for Defence, Mohammed Bello Matawalle, on Friday, described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a father of all and prayed that his tenure would restore hope to the hopeless in society. Prof. Zakariyah...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday held a closed-door meeting with the Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Uba Sani, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, to review the prevailing security situation in the state. The meeting centered on recent security developments, particularly the successful rescue of worshippers who were abducted...
Controversial social commentator VeryDarkMan and Afrobeat musician Seun Kuti were captured during a visit to the gravesite of legendary Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, where they paid their respects and offered two rams as sacrifices in honour of the late icon. The visit is coming barely few days after the...
The trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, continued on Thursday, February 5, 2026, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, with the Eight Prosecution Witness, PW8, Gabriel Ochoche, testifying how the sum of N46,505,000( Forty Six Million, Five Hundred and Five Thousand...
Justice J. K. Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, On Thursday, February 5, 2026, ordered the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, and the Department of State Services, DSS to investigate his court Registrar, Nasiru Onimisi Zubairu as well as the 2nd defendant in an alleged N10billion fraud, Daudu...
The trial of the former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, continued on Thursday, February 5, 2026 before Justice Abubakar Kutigi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Asokoro with the judge threatening to revoke the defendant’s bail for employing multiple antics to stall his...
Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas has said the level of infrastructural decay in most public schools in the state has gone to a level which domestic animals rearing is unacceptable in the structures let alone training of future leaders. Governor Kefas stated this in Jalingo during a 5-day training...
Abdullahi Lankai, popularly known as “Lantai Officer,” a repentant bandit leader earlier reported killed in a violent factional clash, has resurfaced alive and returned to his community, PRNigeria has reported Multiple community sources in Jibia and Batsari Local Government Areas of Katsina State disclosed that Lankai arrived home on...
APC slams Tambuwal over alleged neglect of his LGA, praises Sokoto Governor Aliyu’s grassroots drive
APC slams Tambuwal over alleged neglect of his LGA, praises Sokoto Governor Aliyu’s grassroots drive
By All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto State has taken a swipe at former governor and current senator, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, accusing him of failing to deliver meaningful development to his home local government area during his eight years in office. The criticism came on Thursday during a meeting...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has registered two new political parties, bringing the total number of registered political parties in Nigeria to 21. The Commission warned that persistent internal leadership crises within parties pose a serious threat to democratic consolidation as preparations for the 2027 General Election intensify. The...
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has confirmed the safe rescue of all 183 worshippers abducted from Kurmin Wali community in Kajuru Local Government Area of the state. Speaking on the development in government house while receiving the recscued Worshippers, the governor said 11 of the victims were released earlier...
Mr. Bassey Ewah has officially assumed office as the 46th Commissioner of Police in Plateau State, promising to consolidate peace and enhance security across the state. Ewah took over leadership of the Plateau State Police Command on Thursday, succeeding Mr. Emmanuel Adesina, who recently retired from active service. Addressing...
University of Jos (UNIJOS) on Thursday matriculated over 8,000 fresh students for the 2025/2026 academic session, including 75 international students drawn from 20 African countries, highlighting the institution’s commitment to globalisation and academic competitiveness. The Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Tanko Ishaya, disclosed this during the matriculation ceremony held...
Nigeria’s economic reform agenda receives global backing as key stakeholders affirm confidence in the country’s growth potential this week in Abuja when the Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Mr Wale Edun held strategic talks with Anna Bjerde, Managing Director of Operations at the World...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday strongly condemned the deadly attack on villagers in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, describing the assault as “cowardly and beastly,” while ordering the immediate deployment of an Army battalion to restore peace. The President disclosed this after a meeting with the...
Nigerian Air Force (NAF), through the Nigerian Air Force Institute of Administrative Management (NAFIAM), Kaduna, has inaugurated 30 students for specialised administrative and information management training, including a record 20 officers from the Ghana Armed Forces. The officers are undergoing the six-month Initial Personnel Administrative Management Officers Course (IPAMOC)...